Cowboyfun

Bird · Nov 18, 2001

I know we have a number of members who are cowboys (or cowboy wannabees/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif) and I can't remember whether I've mentioned it before or not, but you might enjoy http://www.cowboyfun.com. I signed up long ago for e-mail notifications when they have something new, but I particularly like their "Rules to Live By" and "Range Rules".

Anonymous Poster · Nov 18, 2001

Bird,

That is a fun wholesome site... Thanks...

scruffy · Nov 18, 2001

Bird,
Thanks Sir!

njrqs · Nov 19, 2001

Hey Birds, how was the fishing trip ?

Was at the doctor's today, and they had some magazines in the waiting room. "Texas Highways" or something similar.

So now I reckon I really do know more about Texas than many or your contry folk !!

Cheers

Neil from OZ.

Bird · Nov 19, 2001

Neil, we had a pretty nice fishing trip. Water was too rough at the mouth of the ship channel to fish where we hoped to catch some bigger fish, but we caught some red drum (commonly just called redfish) and a flounder that were too small to keep, lots of trash fish (piggy perch, dogfish, etc.), but did keep 13 nice sheepshead. At least we had nice weather while we were there (temperature in the 70s), but drove home in a heavy rain. The fishing down there usually improves considerably after the first cold spell, which hasn't happened yet.

njrqs · Nov 19, 2001

Don't recognise any of those names except flounder. I noticed in those magazines some funny looking fish.

Then again I bet you think our fish look funny too !!!!

Gotta get my boat out. Since we had our first child I have only used it twice................

Cheers

Neil from OZ.

Bird · Nov 19, 2001

Yeah, Neil, I always enjoyed the Texas Highways magazine, and I'm sure a lot of the fish do look different in different parts of the world. Of course, sometimes the names are different, too. On the Texas coast, speckled trout are a very popular game fish, but on the east coast they have weakfish instead; same fish; different name.

I'll attach a snap shot of some sheepshead; not a very good picture because I had already cut their throats to let them bleed out, and when they do, they lose a lot of their color. There's one in the middle on which the vertical stripes still show fairly well. And they're not big fish; the bigger ones in the picture were about 18" long. Lots of fun to catch though, fight hard, pull strong, and very good eating besides. Of course, they got their name because their mouth and teeth look like a sheep's and you sure don't want to put a finger in their mouth; powerful jaws.

njrqs · Nov 19, 2001

Looks like someone has a proper fish cleaning bench !

Fish look OK. We have similar looking ones but I suppose the ocean is a big place and they can go where they like !!

Long way to swim to texas though.

Here are some Tailor we caught on Fraser Island (may have heard of it - Largest sand Island in the world)

Neil from OZ.

Bird · Nov 19, 2001

Hmm, the name of Fraser Island sounds familiar, but Tailor for a fish name is new to me. They look a little bit like Whiting, but not really the same. No, not whiting, those are "bluefish". I've seen only a very few caught on the Texas coast; never caught any myself, but I've eaten them in a restaurant on Long Island, NY.

I guess you can find almost anything on the Internet, if you look long enough in the right places /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif such as this link.

Edited by Bird on 11/19/01 05:38 PM (server time).

njrqs · Nov 19, 2001

Yes Fraser Island is an international tourist destination. All national park but still very popular. It is being loved to death unfortunately. It's main bech is over 100miles long and is a gazetted road.

We have whiting, I wonder if they are the same as your whiting??

Out whiting are long and skinny with small yellow fins.

Hey great site you found !!!!!!

Tailoer are a great sport fish on the Island, it is the mecca for beach fisherman.

Cheers

Neil from OZ.