Today is the day to test out Kent’s new outboard.  It is a fourstroke so there is no icky, stinky smoke and it is a whole lot quieter than the old one so I am pleased with it. Kent is too but it’s all still conditional since he is having to baby it until it gets some hours on it.  In the next day or so we will get to see what it is able to do at full throttle.

This is our first visit to Raystown. The lake is tucked in between deep green mountain ridges and the surface lay glass-still as we headed out this morning.  Hundreds of boats rest in the marina slips but we share the lake with only a few today.  The sun was toasty and the breeze cool.  It was a perfect day to be out.  We didn’t find the hot fishing spots today, maybe tomorrow?