got up on time this morning. I was down at the ramp by 6:30 AM. I was the first boat in the lot, but not for long. Before I finished staging the boat, two more boats pulled into the parking lot. By the time I launched the boat and parked the truck, there was a third boater. I was getting on the water before sun up.

I made the run to the old power plant and stopped to set up. The wind was wrong, coming out of the NE, pushing me towards the shore. I tried it for a little bit with no luck, then decided to re-position to the other side to go with the wind. That did a better drift but no better on the fish. Pulled the rods and ran back to OPP.

I set up around the can buoy and dropped the trolling motor. The other boats must have had the same plans, there was a group of us now.

I didn't take long before the first fish was in the boat. It was slow but steady action the rest of the morning. I circled around the area about three times before heading in.

The count for the morning was 8 specks and one sunshine. I was off the water by 11 AM.

What a great way to spend the morning.