Rough Day at Devils Lake

Fished NW end on Minnewauken not too many boats. Zero bites. Firetiger countdowns and jigs worked slow.  Water temp was 49.0 - 50.8 F.  Everyone I talked to was having trouble with the walleye.  Water is ultra clear and too cold from this weeks weather.  As soon as we get some nice 65-80 degree days and a little wind to stir up the shallows it will start up again.
 
Before we even got on the water is when the day got interesting...

Sat on the highway a few miles West of Grahams Island entrance East of the bridge to observe a guy loading a boat up from a submerged road to see how deep it was.  He proceeded to back his trailer across the highway to the submerged side and didn't see the traffic coming down the highway.  My kids and I saw the whole thing happen 200 feet in front of us. Holy smokes... I don't think I have ever seen trailer parts 50 feet in the air before.  The trailer "sling-shotted" around the otherside of the pickup slamming into the passengerside of the truck it was attached to... trailer wheels flattened to the ground.  The truck that ran it over had trailer chassis lodged under it 200 yards down the road.  Both guys were ok.  I decided I would be better off putting in at Grahams Island.  That highway stuff is a little dangerous.

So... :)  When we drove out to Grahams Island the Sherrif was just coming from there...we got to the boat ramp 10-15 minutes after seeing that highway accident and saw the dive crew and a tow truck pulling a new pickup and tracker boat out of the lake.  Water was running out of the cab and the leather seats were a little soggy.  One of my kids said, "We should probably go home."  :)  It was quite the day.  After that the day on the lake went well other than no fish to be had.  Stizo :)