Fishing Charter

On Saturday Opa, John, Izzy and I headed out to do a little bit of fishing.  Micah and Victoria hung out with Oma enjoying the beach.

We enjoyed the various fowl heading out of the channel.  The pelicans were by far my favorite.

This guy joined us on the way out for a bit.

 It took us 45 minutes of traveling to get out far enough.  This was approximately 15 miles off of the shoreline putting us only in water ~40 feet deep.

 Napping can make any trip go by faster.

 One of our many Strippers.

 This was my favorite and most fascinating fish we caught; a Remora (aka sharksucker).  He could even suck onto our hands.

 Izzy working hard on reeling up her catch.

 Opa's Grouper

 John's Grouper (a different variety)

 Izzy enjoyed catching a Puffer Fish.  We puffed him up but he deflated before I could nab a picture.

The boys hard at work.

 Once we returned it was as if the birds knew we had fish with us.  Our friend that joined us on the way out came back but with company.  As our fish were fileted, these two would eat the scraps out of our hand.  The pelicans were hilarious. They swarmed the boat waiting for the scraps.  Below is our catch that we could keep and eat.  That evening we took our Strippers to Sea Critters where they will cook up what you bring in.  What a great experience for Izzy to be a part of catching the food we ate as a family.  Great life lesson.  And, just like fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh fish was so much more savory than what you buy at the grocery store.