Thread: Saturday Crappie Trip

As the sun warmed in the morning, I was undecided in the morning, but as the sun warmed, I decided to go. The waiter was high and very stained from the storms of the previous week, and despite a few days of really cold ambient air, the water temp was 67 when I put in and 70 when it tailored. The fishing was pretty slow but I managed to boat 13 and a ditch pickle. All were returned. Most were shorts anyway.

What is interesting that I would be remiss if I did t tell you is my encounter at the end of the day. There was this dude and several children in a big wake boat. At some point I pulled in my poles and decided to scan the larger south end of lake Tholocco. I found several promising structures in 13-15 feet of water and mapped out a route to drag jigs over. This turned out to be a good idea as this is where I landed the majority of my fish. Meanwhile the wake boat was doing laps around the markers, right where he was supposed to be. While the wake was a small annoyance, he was following the rules. Until he pointed his boat straight at me while pulling a skier. He passed within 20 yards while I was waving my arms to get his attention. As he passed me he yelled “you are not supposed to be here - fishing is at the north end of the lake. I replied with a a couple of choice words, which prompted him to come alongside for more discussion. Of course he was wrong - the only restrictions on the lake pertain to pleasure boats, jet skis, and kayaks and canoes. Fishing can be done on any part of the lake. I told him so, and suggested he revisit the marina where the rules are posted. I told him pointing his boat at me at power was aggressive and dangerous - he replied that I had my boat pointed at him. My boat was powered by the trolling motor at the time with lines out. They are out there folks.


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