Well, now that I have wasted a day it's time to update my boating last
week. Went one night to Crystal, had a great night, caught some
smaller fish, after dark sat on lake and played guitar till I got
tired.

Went to Mashapauug lake in Union Ct. What a great place for families,
best place I've seen up here in this hell hole since moving back. Nice
boat launch, however it is a narrow cove to run if you are trying to
sail out from the dock to the lake. Being a state park there are
facilities and lots of trails to walk. Plenty of beaches and points to
walk or boat to for a very quiet private day in the sun. Islands too,
one had a "we hate people" (no tresspassing) sign even though it was
undeveloped, I did not notice signs on other islands. Steep sides and
lots of structure make this a great fishing lake, as well as the no
wake speed limit, all the time. No water mosquitoes or water skiers
either, nice for fishing.

Went to Coventry lake the other night. Nice launch, dock, friendly
folks local. Had one asshole with a couple of skiers cut me off about
40 yards from shore as I was trolling along at about 5 mph. He could
have gone behind me (500 or more yards open water), but he kept
heading for my nose from a quarter mile out and cut me off, shrugging
his shoulders as he went by as if to say "so what". I had to come
about or I would have taken out his kids on the skis. I just don't get
it with these viagra boaters, they think it's funny to mess with the
smaller boats, makes them feel cool. Of course, never thinking it can
lead to an incident like the murder of a sailboater by a drunk viagra
boater on the CT river the other day. If I were her family, he would
already be in the tread of a Harley. Anyway, I found some great
structure and lots of rock bottom on the NE side of the lake, got some
bass, have not checked out the rest of the lake yet cept for a quick
run around the edge on the way in.

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway. I miss the shoreline. Getting more satisfied with the boat I
am stuck with too, it is a good tool for what I do. Me and my mutt, my
meds and the Martin... What a great day it will be..