Point Lookout mini-report
The predicted severe thunderstorms never came in today, but the wind did. It was quite a blow this afternoon.
We took a ride out to the mouth of the river around 3pm to look at the waves, and got there just in time to see a couple of Jet Ski’s get rescued. It seems that the young couple had decided to take the Jet Ski’s out in the big water for a spin (the DNR officer present, said they looked like 6 foot waves!!) Anyway, they got just beyond the mouth of the river and both ran out of gas! There they were, with 4 maybe 5 ft waves, getting ready to grind them and the Jet Ski’s against the rocks. Fortunately there were a few fishermen out in the big waves and one crew had decided that it was time to come in. He radio’d for help and threw them a tow line, after a few tries, they got both Jet Ski’s attached and he towed them to saftey. The DNR showed up, but it turned out to be just for moral support. They rescue fisherman and both Jet Ski’s were well within the saftey of the river channel, by the time, the official help showed up. (I guess the luck is with the young!)
Evening has brought a calming, and it’s pretty quiet now. From what I’ve been told, the last couple of day’s should have moved the Walleye out to the clear shallow waters near Charity Island. That’s a couple of warm days with choppy water,, and the Walleye supposedly head for the clear shallows.
Fish on!
~~>GreyBeard