Donegal

Went to Donegal today. My brother caught 3 trout and a bunch of gills. Another guy with us caught 5 trout and I caught 3 nice bows, 6 gills and a 14 inch Largemouth. It was a pretty good day. A little hot though. Seen a good many reptiles. A bunch of water snakes and the scariest one was I was sitting on the ground and heard a noise. A foot behind me was  3 foot milk snake striking at me. Not afraid of snakes but, that takes you by surprise.

Call up Jeremy Wade, he'll figure it out

There was a guy swimming multiple laps of keystone lake on Friday, dam to the bridge. I saw him do it 3 times each way before I left

It could have been a person. I didn't know if anyone is allowed in the water. That is unfathomable to me because if it doesn't have chlorine in it, I wont swim in it. Lakes and rivers have never been my choice of swimming water. Didn't know if anyone has ever seen fish come out of the water for a couple seconds. Would have had to be a carp because the size.

There are very large Carp & Musky in there & also some large Snapping Turtles which also can cause surface disturbance. BTW a friend of mine caught a Crappie there this year that measured 18" long with a 15" girth. We had been doing well on Crappie there but nothing that big before.  sam

Nessie

Sometimes our mind plays tricks on us and we think we see things that aren't really there. Like when your deer hunting and you swear you see antlers moving and it's only some branches. The mind can create just about anything if we let it loose long enough.

You know walleye jigs, I have thought about that. Not in this case. I just have thought about what if someone would dump a big gator in a small lake like that. It could live all summer and into fall. Like I said, I don't think that is what I have seen but, you never know what some loonies will do.

There definitely are musky in Donegal. I watched one take a small duck last summer. It was intense. There are a few beaver at Donegal too. Maybe that's what you saw?

Beavers might surprise you with where they hang out.  
 
I saw one last year on a creek with no beaver dams/lodges, very little sign (pointy stumps, etc.).  Just noticed a tree limb floating upstream...and this massive ball of wet fur dragging it.  Right near a highly populated part of town too.

flyingmoles

There was a beaver dam there last year. It was in 4 mile run, just before it enters Donegal lake. They're definitely around the area.

Oh, the one I saw wasn't anywhere near Donegal...idk if that's what you were thinking...but that's pretty cool.  I know they can be destructive little creatures, but I think it's cool that they're around.

Cold

flyingmoles

There was a beaver dam there last year. It was in 4 mile run, just before it enters Donegal lake. They're definitely around the area.

Oh, the one I saw wasn't anywhere near Donegal...idk if that's what you were thinking...but that's pretty cool.  I know they can be destructive little creatures, but I think it's cool that they're around.

 
 
Oh. Nope, I was actually replying to bcain. I just somehow didn't see your post after his.

was at donegal a few weekends ago nightfishing on the wooded side.  bout 10pm i start hearing this loud sound, the sound of something being dragged over dry leaves.  it was pretty close and seemed to be getting closer, my first thought was somebody/something is dragging a body through the woods.  sound seemed to be getting closer.  then i happened to think, i saw a tree earlier in the day that had been cut down by a beaver.  i'm betting that sound i heard was a beaver dragging tree limbs through the woods.

Cold....you serial killers think the world is your dumping ground.

I was at Bridgeport last year. In the grass at top of the hill before the boat ramp there was a snapper sitting in the grass. I looked around a bit and when I left he was still there. There was some little kids playing not far away so I figured I should move it into the weeds so no little kid goes sticking their finger near it. Well lets say, they can bring their head farther out of their shell than I thought. He almost got me when I grabbed the sides of his shell. I them tried putting him in a crate. He got turned around in the crate and he struck so fast, I felt his nose hit my fingers. I dumped him in the weeds. I like my fingers and that will be the last time I mess with one.

There are muskies in Donegal.  That was where I caught the only muskie of my life.