Thanks. Now you have ME worried, since I'll be fishing in such a lake in 3
weeks. It's not like I didn't have enough to think about, ya know?

Fish finders are fascinating because of their ability to *sometimes* find
fish, and to remind you that no matter how much technocrap you put on your
boat, fishing is still very much a random thing. There are places where fish
will park 9 times out of 10, but sometimes....not, and who the hell knows
why? Other times, the device does nothing but let you see all the fish that
you cannot catch on a certain day. Frustrating, until you remember that your
main purpose in being there is not to catch fish, but to have a beer and try
to convince your significant other to remove her clothes.

"Bryan" wrote in message
.. .
I have a couple of man-made lakes nearby. They were natural canyons until
they were dammed. Consequently the lake is filled with submerged trees and
rocks.
I'm wondering how useful a fish-finder would be to visualize below the
surface in order to avoid submerged trees including dropping an anchor
into a tree instead of mud. I'd rather not buy a new anchor and rode
everytime I drop the hook in some quiet water.
Has my imagination created a problem that doesn't exist and tree filled
reservoirs aren't really anchor-thiefs?

Thanks
Bryan