well.......

after driving in circles all week trying to find an open still body of water in my general location....I had to drive 40 miles east to find a lake without ice a top of it....first kayak outing of the year.....beautiful day, nice paddling, I'm going to hurt in places I didn't know existed by morning I'm sure.....not a one fish......new lake, second time there....I heard stories that fish live there.....couldn't even see a sign of fish.....people on the water....not a one of them caught anything either.....my understanding now is that it is heavily stocked, heavily fished, and most people do not practice catch and release that fish it....it's a shame.....beautiful setting....all in all....a great fishless day out....