Quick stop at Bowman's Beach 03/06/09

We had a gig Friday, March 3rd at the Mucky Duck out on Captiva Island. I had to be there by 4pm to load in. In order to be on time and allow for traffic on crowded roads on Sanibel, I had to leave home by 2:30 to be sure of arriving by 4pm. After my fun snooking experience Wednesday after loading in at Bert's Bar, I decided to toss my spinning rod in the van and leave early to allow an hour or so of surf casting enroute to the Captiva gig.

I left home in the early afternoon and crossed the Sanibel Causeway around 1:30.



It was a warm day, but the water was still fairly cool as I waded out on Bowman's Beach at about 2pm. Standing waist deep, I started casting my trusty Gotcha lure. The tourists were thick on the beach, but hardly anybody was in the water with me. Perhaps it was those signs they had posted at the parking pay booth that said "Warning swimmers! Sharks have recently been sighted here."?

I only stayed an hour and didn't get any pompano, spanish macs or bluefish as I'd hoped, but I did manage five little jacks...





and one whiting...



Left the water at 3:15, walked back to the van, did a quick change into dry clothes inside the van then headed down the road to Captiva Island...



We had our gear set up on the beachside stage by 4:30.



We enjoyed the local scenery while waiting for our 5pm start time.



Life is good! :)