Very Interesting Monday Up Here

[rps]

The day started early and simple. Two dinks on the spook with a couple of slap ats. Just as I was thinking topwater time was over, a good fish crushed my bait at the mouth of Haddock Creek. We argued for a minute or two, and I was beginning to think I might win when the line broke. The drag had already proved its worth in the fight, so I have to think a nick just decided to give up. I didn't see more than a side flash, but I know the fish was larger than the 5 pound fish I caught Saturday.

Switched to a football jig with a Berkley sabertail in pumpkinseed and caught one nice 16 incher and missed two other bumps.

Then I decided to engage in a guilty pleasure. I took a boat ride upriver, ducked under the Beaver bridge, and ran up to the 62 bridge. The water is brown, 70 degrees, and has about one foot of visibility. I trolled a couple of flats in the 14 to 18 foot range on the way back. A reliable local had told me the walleyes were on the flats at that depth. He was right. Caught three. All together they might have weighed two and a half pounds.

As I came around the Holiday Island point on the way to the marina, I spotted what appeared to be a capsized canoe in the water next to the flooded trees. Another boat saw it as well. We converged on it a found it was a small kayak and a elderly woman was in the water. What with the cross wind, the trees, and the inability of the woman to help herself, we were having a devil of a time trying to figure how to help her. The other boat driver went over the side and swam into the trees for the lady. I rigged a cushion to a rope and threw it in to them so I could pull him out as he held her up. The two of us were able to get her up my emergency ladder. About that time her elderly husband came barreling across the lake in his boat. He had seen her go over and had been calling 911. There was no way we could put her in his boat safely - he was understandably rattled and not handling the boat well. We convinced him to go back to the other side where he beaches his boat and we carried her back to her yard. Just as we got her feet on land, the EMT boat arrived.

She was disoriented and bruised but otherwise ok when we left. I took the guy back to his boat.

I think the guy that went in the water for her deserves some recognition, but I never got his name. He drives a white and aqua runabout. Maybe I can track him down and get his name in the paper.

I'm tired. It's time for a nap.

[denjac]

Well done RPS. You deserve the hero award too!!!

[Bill Babler]

BRAVO to the both of you. Ouick thinking and great work.

[powerdive]

Good to know there are people like you two out there, rps.

[Danoinark]

rps...My hats off to you and the other rescuer. Well done.

Dano

[captmac]

Great job!!!!!!!!!!

[techo]

I still wave at all of the other boats. I often stop to visit. It is because of people like you that make the lake fun. If I was ever in favor of cloning, it would be to clone the good feelings that kind of story invokes.

[Whack'emGood]

Top notch, rps!!! You are probably humbly thinking that everybody would have done the same... no big deal... It IS a big deal though. I bet you would be surprised how many people wouldn't have given the overturned boat a second look. Way to go!!

[Don House]

Hat's off to both of you!

Good Fishing and God Bless You!

Capt. Don

[Quillback]

Good on you!