Stroud's Run State Park (Dow Lake) 7 MAY 2017

[CybrSlydr]

As promised, we went to Dow Lake today - AND WITH BOTH OARS THIS TIME!!!

 

 

Absolutely gorgeous day today - but windy as hell!  Despite this, we decided to give it a go.

 

Had a bit of a mascot come with us this time!

 

 

Her name is Fleury - with the weather the way it is today I couldn't say no, so she got to come with us! 

 

First, my brother got on the pontoon and gave it a go.  Got a good ways out there due to the wind and made it back after about an hour or so.  I couldn't fish because I had to keep the dog under control - she's not good with strangers or other dogs.  Despite this and telling them, a family decided to plop down about 30ft away and had another dog.  Fleury was not impressed.  lol

 

So, my brother came back over and I decided to give it a go.

 

 

Oars worked nicely - but the wind was too strong.  Just getting blown all over the place. 

 

 

Tried a Rapala joined minnow, tried a chartreuse chatter bait, etc.  Didn't get any hits.

 

After a couple hours, we called it a day.  It was just too darn windy.

 

So, it was a gorgeous day and we got outside.  Can't really argue with that. 

[Preytorien]

Yea wind in an inflatable is a tough time (to put it lightly). I had a Sea Eagle SE8 and if the forecast called for anything above about 12-15mph I didn't bother. It just drafted so shallow the water didn't provide enough resistance to keep it from tracking off. Even with a 10lb anchor it moved pretty bad. 

[Sam]

Good report.

Show us the pics of what  you catch on your next trip out.

[CybrSlydr]

1 hour ago, Sam said:

Good report.

Show us the pics of what  you catch on your next trip out.

 

Don't worry - if we catch anything, pictures will be shown!

 

The problem is we just don't catch many fish, if at all.

 

The most we've ever caught on a trip is one and most of the time it's zero.