03-02-2006, 02:49 AM
Better make reservations if you plan to fish the pump house from the shore. After work I grabbed my poles, waders, and minnows and headed out. When I walked up to the channel I said "beeeeep!!" I couldn't believe how high the water was. There is enough room for maybe five people side by side, the rest was covered in water.
That was pretty neat, but I was headed to where it opens up to the lake. The trail I usually follow was under water and usually next to where it "drops off". To be on the safe side I took a trail that was farther back in the reeds. I'm glad there's no alligators in there because I was doing some bushwackin'. The water started at my knees and about 300' later when I made it to the open water it was above my waist.
I found out I must have worn a hole from sitting in my kickboat. Not a problem though, I caught my first walleye of the year and forgot about everything else. I released it thinking I wasn't going to catch anymore and maybe give him a chance to meet some ladies. That was the only one. One more hit on a grub at dusk and my toes were freezing. I meant to bring my camera, but forgot, good thing because I set my backpack on a clump of reeds and it rolled into the water. I'm rambling because I'm excited, but next time I'm taking my 'toon or the boat.
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That was pretty neat, but I was headed to where it opens up to the lake. The trail I usually follow was under water and usually next to where it "drops off". To be on the safe side I took a trail that was farther back in the reeds. I'm glad there's no alligators in there because I was doing some bushwackin'. The water started at my knees and about 300' later when I made it to the open water it was above my waist.
I found out I must have worn a hole from sitting in my kickboat. Not a problem though, I caught my first walleye of the year and forgot about everything else. I released it thinking I wasn't going to catch anymore and maybe give him a chance to meet some ladies. That was the only one. One more hit on a grub at dusk and my toes were freezing. I meant to bring my camera, but forgot, good thing because I set my backpack on a clump of reeds and it rolled into the water. I'm rambling because I'm excited, but next time I'm taking my 'toon or the boat.
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