Brazos River Trip Low Down - Part 2

When Roger and Josh got back from the store I shared our leech horror store with him and I noticed what he paid at the little quick stop for the sandwich stuff - which is a horror story in its own right! (Note to self - take lunch meat and cheese with you from home next time!!!)

Josh was ready to go fish so we all grabbed some towels to sit on (I was pretty sure none of us were getting in "that" water that night so we wouldn't need them to dry off with) and we headed back down the hill. Now for those of you who don't know, Josh loves to fish and always has.Now Kylie has been pestering Josh about taking her fishing for well..what seems like forever! So she is very excited to go. Josh helps her get a pole ready and helps her bait it.


Like most things around here...if you want to hang with the boys there is no acting girlie allowed! She had to dig her own worm out for Josh to put on the hook.


I think she handled it pretty well! lol We were informed that they let water out of the dam at night and that the water would rise quite rapidly and by as much as 4 to 6 feet. When we first got down there nothing had changed. But while we were there we began to notice the water moving. At first just barely..then faster and faster and faster. The problem with this was that it would take the line with it and "stuff" would collect on the weights on the lines resulting in...

MOSS MONSTERS!!!! This was one of the smaller ones. I had an amazingly funny video, but I am afraid it may have been deleted by accident. I will keep look for it and if I find I will post it. This was where the butt shaking came in...Roger and Kylie were shaking their bootay's on camera so I really really hope I can find it!

Fishing just isn't my thing. It is how do you say..BORING!!!! So the help his sister keep from having to hold her pole the whole time Josh took what was available to him and made her a pole holder.
This was made with a discarded grill from a small charcoal grill. He was fishing with two poles so he had to come up with his own solution.

Using a large spoon shaped spinner lure, he dug holes to put his poles in. This picture is also an example of the water continuing to rise. It was coming up fast!

Tune in tomorrow for Part 3 of our River trip...more on the leeches, more skipping rocks, muscle heads, and scenic shots