We set out Tuesday evening to hit the late day bite and the early (and I mean early) morning bite.  When we got to Glendo and tried to drive to Bennett Hill ramp we were turned back by a road closed sign.  Apparently only 3 ramps remain open with the water as high as it is and still rising.  Many roads and camp sites are deep under water.  We put in at Reno Cove and made the long journey to Muddy Bay.  No one was on our favorite spot so we hit it right off the bat.  The first fish brought to the boat was a 12″ bonus perch. We fished from 5:30 to 8:45 landing 9 walleyes and several perch. On the way back to the ramp we noticed the engine cooling system wasn’t working. We made it back without the engine overheating but couldn’t solve the problem and not knowing if we should try to make it back out in the morning or head for home. At 4:30 a.m. we heard the birds chirping and the wind calm, we decided against better judgement and put the boat in the water and made our way back to Muddy. We fished from 5:30 to 7:00 a.m. landing 4 walleyes and several more jumbo perch. We made it back to the ramp without any overheating issues but  need to get the motor impeller fixed before the next trip.

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