I like getting my boat checked and the sticker added asap every year so when I saw the watercraft officer checking boats at Catawba State Park I got excited and waved him over knowing I had everything in order so it should be a quick and easy check. Wrong! What is the first thing you should say when you are approached by any officer of the law when you are a CCW permit holder? Identify yourself as such immediately, not well into a friendly conversation. This act of stupidity could have landed me in jail and ruined a perfectly good day of fishing. Fortunately for me, Jason Beard, the state watercraft officer I am referring to, let me go with a stern warning, well deserved, and I apologized to him profusely and with this post, I would like to do so again. Gentlemen, know the law, act accordingly and don't be stupid like Dr. Ed.
Now on to my report. I trolled from "E" can north toward "D" can. I didn't limit out but the fish I caught came off DDRR CheapSunglasses and Pink Lemonade back 55' at 1.6 mph. It sure felt good to see walleye coming to the Holly Lucas again. I'm still looking for clean water. Any help?