Saturday at Prospertown, smoke on the water

[Ol Pedro]

Got up around 5am, got dressed, and started out the door. Had a belt malfunction and had to go back in the house to replace it. Drove to Prospertown and it was just me and the Eagle. He was in the same tree. There was a dense fog on the water and some frost on the plants. It was dead calm with the birds singing. A Red Winged Black bird seemed to take offense to me being too close to his displaying bush calling and flying around not leaving his bush more than a few seconds.
I set up in my spot, put my gloves, and watch cap on as it was cold. Got a dink Crappie right away on a mousetail. Caught a small Trout on powerbait that had battle damage. A bite towards the tail. It must have escaped a Pickerel. Had a couple bites that didn't come tight. Got one on a mousetail. Saw a wake coming up the bank. It was a Beaver. It swam through my lines as if it was checking me out. It turned and swam towards 6 flags. The fog lifted and left glassy conditions. got two quick fish on mousetails. The sun started to warm things up so I shed my jacket and watch cap. Got a decent fish that pulled drag and jumped on powerbait. Finished up with another on powerbait. I was still alone when I left the lake around 7:45.
I missed some on mousetails. Ordering larger mosquito hooks. The powerbait fish all hooked deep. When I left there were fish boiling all around the lake. What a peaceful morning. Time to take a nap !