Caddo Lake

May 21, 2010

Caddo lives up to its billing! We drove to Uncertain, TX where we rented a john boat for our fishing trip. The first glimpse from the store is a wide expanse of water lilies-beautiful.

I have been on a few lakes, admittedly not too many, but this is the first time I have ever seen one with marked "road ways." A map seemed like a wise investment! We ventured on to road A, M, MM, V and F, and were very glad for the marked posts as we made our way back to the store. The lake is really a network of bayous separated by islands and swamps. The Guadalupe River has cypress trees, but Caddo has CYPRESS TREES! I completely enjoyed our day on the lake, Russell would have liked it better if he had seen the bass a little closer to his hook. But we had a nice picnic and enjoyed the cruising and the sitting still. We saw a few birds, heron mostly, and heard a bunch more...one very vocal owl. We also saw a beaver and his lodge. This thing was bigger than most tents and would have made a great picture. Oh, Well. We did catch a little sun and cool breezes. Perfect!

No fish on the hook meant we ate out. Catfish that was caught, cleaned, breaded, and cooked without any help from me, my favorite kind.