It is cool but sunny and with a light breeze.  Looks like a good day to be out on the lake.  Launching goes smoothly and we set off to explore.  A loon floats just out past the ramp. I am always surprised to encounter them this far south.  I associate them with our trips to Canada.  The wind is light but blowing the length of the lake creating wind waves a bit rougher than we anticipated.  We elect to limit our exploration to our shoreline where it is somewhat sheltered. A Bald Eagle perches regally in a towering lone pine then glides seemingly effortlessly out across the lake.  Nice.  We float fish with nightcrawlers and troll with a handful of artificial bait options but not a single bite.  They tout record blue catfish and bass out of this lake but if it is to be for us, it will be another day.   We float past the Park cabins, some on piers and others back a lovely bay.  There are private homes back here too.  It is the kind of location we sometimes image having a place.