Quick afternoon jaunt to Wawayanda

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Made a late afternoon trek up to Wawayanda on Friday to see if I could tease up some cold water and warm water species in the same outing, one of my favorite things to do from the yak. It was surprisingly not very crowded. In my haste to get out on the water, I left my paddle leash behind. Oh well. Had to paddle out straight into the wind. I got halfway across and my rudder line snapped, oh well, no rudder. Thankfully the wind eased up a bit and the sun was out and I had the place all to myself. It never ceases to amaze me in this ultra-crowded Garden State, if you pick the right water at the right time, you can be rewarded with beauty and solitude. Drifted back with a light paddle, two lures at depth and dragged a minnow to keep it interesting. The minnow was down around 40 ft in a 70 ft column of water and it got hammered. After some savage pulls, I brought this nice landlock to the net. Pound for pound, always a great fight. I was planning to stick around for more deep water action but the wind picked up again and I couldn't manage a good troll so I headed for the shallows. Picked a number of small bass and pickerel on the way in, none really photo bragging material but lots of fun to catch and I completed my goal of a cold water and warm water species in the same outing. The LL tasted great too!