Troutski
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Made it to Waldo before sunrise this morning....not sure what is more beautiful the boat ramp being empty or the fish rising in the bay. Then I got out of the car...first mistake; it was like a fog came over me...SKEETERS. A gazillion of them, and they could have cared less that I was armed with pure deet and the modern electric repellents. These critters were hungry and they wanted blood, luckily the launching went off without a hick up. I did a second gasp " did I remember to put the plug in ?" I look down and - sweet no water gushing in, now to out run the cloud of blood suckers and get to the west side of the lake where the sun was just starting to glow on the trees.
Such a great lake, Brookies, Kokes and wild life abounds in this wilderness. I watch a school of Brookies working what looked like small fry along one of the points on the west side in the main body of the lake this after noon. Talk about learning experience, watching them take turns darting in and out...those fish can literally turn on a dime at full speed; absolutely amazing - sat there for almost 45min watching with my binos, took a picture and left them to their breakfast.
Tried to get a picture but my skills are not in keeping with most photography on this site, any way I spent the morning exploring and fishing and did rather well on both counts. Three hooked and two to the boat, one in the fridge for lunch tomorrow...Yummmmm Brookie on the BBQ. The water temp was 64 degrees at the ramp and I found a new spring in this little cove; the water was actually making the lake surface boil. It was 59 degrees in that cove...made a GPS entry on my unit...good to know when the lake really starts to warm up. Tons of people camping and more kayaks and canoes than one could count...there was a dive team putting in as I was taking out...teased one woman about not taking at least a bang stick with her. She looked at her partner and looked back at me very puzzled
I'm sure I will be paid back for that one...:naughty: Here are a few pictures hope you enjoy them...
Chuck
Such a great lake, Brookies, Kokes and wild life abounds in this wilderness. I watch a school of Brookies working what looked like small fry along one of the points on the west side in the main body of the lake this after noon. Talk about learning experience, watching them take turns darting in and out...those fish can literally turn on a dime at full speed; absolutely amazing - sat there for almost 45min watching with my binos, took a picture and left them to their breakfast.
Tried to get a picture but my skills are not in keeping with most photography on this site, any way I spent the morning exploring and fishing and did rather well on both counts. Three hooked and two to the boat, one in the fridge for lunch tomorrow...Yummmmm Brookie on the BBQ. The water temp was 64 degrees at the ramp and I found a new spring in this little cove; the water was actually making the lake surface boil. It was 59 degrees in that cove...made a GPS entry on my unit...good to know when the lake really starts to warm up. Tons of people camping and more kayaks and canoes than one could count...there was a dive team putting in as I was taking out...teased one woman about not taking at least a bang stick with her. She looked at her partner and looked back at me very puzzled
I'm sure I will be paid back for that one...:naughty: Here are a few pictures hope you enjoy them...Chuck
. Funny the looks we get with our motors, but when the wind kicks up and they get stuck on the wrong side of the lake and can't make it back until night fall...well I am all ready home and finished my shower. I have been using this lake for almost 13 years and in all that time I have never seen a oil slick from a motor, and the water purity hasn't degraded one bit in all those years...it is estimated that only 5% of all visitors use outboard motors on this lake...sure is a lot of litter and trash on the bottom of the lake from that small group, so it appears that all those purist are responsible for there fare share.
