The Rowboat Report
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:14 pm
I'll be fishing in the Adirondack Rowboat again for a little while. The outboard motor on the beloved Alumacraft is having trouble starting and nearly stranded us in the lake Sunday. I need to heed that warning and get it fixed before taking it out again (rather than saying "it started eventually, I'm sure it will be fine...") Best guess is the fuel pump is going. It may be a couple weeks depending on how long it takes to get the part and if that guess is right...
Meanwhile, back to trolling the way I started. I'd originally gotten the rowboat because I need exercize or I go crazy, so the silver lining is a much needed workout.
Put in at South Slang this morning to sneak into Town Farm Bay the back way, trolled over past Kingsland Bay. There were a few big marks on the fishfinder just outside Kingsland Bay and off the point to the west (does it have a name ? there's McDonough Point on the east and no-name point on the west ??). Whatever its called, most of the fish were there anywhere from 10 to 30 feet down in about 50 FOW. No takers except one hit on an orange/green mottled honeybee that didn't stay hooked. Rowed around the other side of the point, circled a few times, then had to head back and get to work. Near Gardiner Island right after reeling in a couple colors of lead to avoid catching the bottom, immediately a fish was on the line ! Finally ! A feisty fish put up a long fight and eventually a fat two-foot laker was in the net. Lots of fun reeling that one in, it fought well. Easily revived and released in the 43 water.
At the end of the day, it was 9 miles of rowing in about 4 hours, 1 laker, my butt is sore, my back is tired, I'm tired, and it feels great !
Meanwhile, back to trolling the way I started. I'd originally gotten the rowboat because I need exercize or I go crazy, so the silver lining is a much needed workout.
Put in at South Slang this morning to sneak into Town Farm Bay the back way, trolled over past Kingsland Bay. There were a few big marks on the fishfinder just outside Kingsland Bay and off the point to the west (does it have a name ? there's McDonough Point on the east and no-name point on the west ??). Whatever its called, most of the fish were there anywhere from 10 to 30 feet down in about 50 FOW. No takers except one hit on an orange/green mottled honeybee that didn't stay hooked. Rowed around the other side of the point, circled a few times, then had to head back and get to work. Near Gardiner Island right after reeling in a couple colors of lead to avoid catching the bottom, immediately a fish was on the line ! Finally ! A feisty fish put up a long fight and eventually a fat two-foot laker was in the net. Lots of fun reeling that one in, it fought well. Easily revived and released in the 43 water.
At the end of the day, it was 9 miles of rowing in about 4 hours, 1 laker, my butt is sore, my back is tired, I'm tired, and it feels great !
