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The things of the watery world; fish, water plants, the oceans, lakes and rivers have always drawn me and here is my fish page. I used to like fishing,but, since I became a diver, it has lost much of its enjoyment. In other times, Ted and I enjoyed drift-fishing, in West Galveston Bay for gaff tops and the occasional red fish. We also lure fished fresh water lakes such as Lake Sam Rayburn, Caddo Lake and Lake Houston. I could still fish for the table but the concept of sport-fishing escapes me. In the house are six large tanks which, currently, house varied Malawi cichlids. At one time, I was raising lots of julies but haven’t done that for some years. I've always had a special liking for them. In our living room hangs a mounted barracuda that I caught on 12 lb. test line; in a morbid moment, I hung him so that his jaw, full of teeth, catches your eye, as you come in the front door! Scuba diving is the finest way to enjoy them; on the Great Barrier Reef, I saw a large, splendid batfish that I've not seen described. Its head was patterned in black and white with undertones of pearly grey and a large, yellow plastron covered the forward part of its thorax. It was about five feet tall, although size can be tricky, at depth. It looked menacing, so I sheered off around the bommie; that's the Australian term for their characteristic reefs.  |
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