Those of you that frequent Port Mansfield might find this interesting..
I was looking thru some old work related files looking for something for an old friend and ran across a series of folders that I kept gags, jokes and misc crap in over the years.

I think the Redfish Motel was probably shut down by 1970....The Laguna Whatever across the channel was gone before that. The boat ramp at that time was on the south side of the marina.....There was enough parking space for maybe five.....and it was rarely full.....even on a weekend.

These maps were on pads at the Red Fish Motel counter....They predated any Hot Spot type maps and very few of the locations were named. The area around Marker 301 that is now called the Saucer or the Hole was called the Bombing Range due to a number of bomb targets. I started fishing south of the target area on the west side around 306.....one of my all time best fishing spots out of PortM....now known and named for a local....Peyton's Bay.

The other was the west side of 223 prior to entering the land cut. My all time best spot....now known as Gladis. You might see another boat in there once a year.

I bet a rookie can take that map and go find fish today....



[This message has been edited by sunchaser (edited 11/22/2009 10:09a).]

I thought that I had destroyed all those...


Wow. Hard to believe how much things have changed, but then again they are very much the same. That is a cool find...tight lines to you, bud.

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress...But then I repeat myself."
-Mark Twain

I don't see Mud Hole on that map.

I remember those maps. We used to have a slip at Port before the current docks were built, before Hurrincane Allen. The boats backed into the slip and each one had a boathouse, one of those maps was tacked up in either our boathouse or our neighbors. Here I am about 71 or 72 in our boat "Osito" in the slip. That is valleyratag's dad on the boat with me.

Here I am with Dad, looks like we are coming in the East Cut. You know your Dad is COOL when he can rock those red, white, and blue deck shoes.


[This message has been edited by Centerpole90 (edited 11/22/2009 8:23a).]

Nice Center Pole....

I updated it for you Fatty......I have been into schools of oversized reds there...scared to move and gradually sinking up to my knees. I would have given $50 for a 2x2 square of plywood.