Wissota observations and business case 4 boat wash

Got out for just a lil bit yesterday mid-afternoon. Really haven’t been in out a month or perhaps longer. I picked a neighbor boy as part of a bribe to get my 5-yr old to go. Hit some locations that are usually good for the dinks but really had no luck. It was only for an hour and half or so, so we really didn’t move around much. So, got a bit of work to do to figure out what is happening out there. The neighbor boy did have a big fish (assuming a musky/pike) on for just a little while before breaking the line.

We did a slow cruise afterwards and boy is there a-lot of debris floating around. So if you get out make sure and take it slowly. Sticks, stumps, whole trees, just a lil bit of everything. Some of shorelines and tree on the shorelines have been washed out also, so that was interesting. Your boat may also get a temporary paint/coat job so be prepared for that. Rod-n-gun could make some money with a boat wash on days like yesterday.

Looking forward to decent fall fishing…

Raap

Thanks for the report!

I forget when exactly, but there was someone from I think Beaver Creek at the Rod and Gun landing passing out invasive species info and I thought he mentioned something about investigating a boat wash staion and would we use it if they had one.

I fished Castle Rock this summer and we put in at the Castle Rock County Park on the East side of the lake (I think Adams County, there is also a Castle Rock County Park on the west side of the lake, I think Juneau County, but I may have my counties mixed up). They had a garden hose set-up at the top of the landing for a boat wash. The water there was about as bad as Wissota gets, so it was a nice feature, to be able to wash of most of the scum and slime before it dries on. I think the last time I was on Wissota(probably a couple months ago), I stopped at one of the do it yourself car washes and tried to get most of the green and blue off the boat, so I would agree that there is an opportunity here, either as a service, or as a pay per use arrangement.

Dave

That would not be a bad idea considering the fine you could get for not cleaning up! Yep Dave, I was on the Rock this summer and experienced some very green water that stuck to the side of your boat. I put in at the Dirty Turtle, and luckily they had a hose too. It would be nice to have one on Wissota, but would cost some money to get going. But hey, it’s a great business op if somebody wants to take it up!