Short stories about fishing and a summer vacation surf fishing in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Family short stories. If you've never been surf fishing, Grand Isle is the place for it. One of the best days of my summer vacation of 2012 was spent on the Grand Isle beach behind the Blue Dolphin Inn. While I didn’t fish because I didn’t have a license, I so enjoyed watching my husband and oldest son enjoy the day together surf fishing. Best of all, my young granddaughter surf fishing in her hot-pink lifejacket brought back memories of my father taking me fishing when I was four, when I watched her fish with her daddy. I thank God for those precious memories I’ll always treasure.