We haven’t had much time this year, so far, to go. Went to Lake Ouchita in Arkansas for the eclipse. Carried 200lbs of gear or so and used my boy’s old sit on top child-size kayak for cargo.
Glad there are bluegill, we eat some pretty small ones so maybe it will be alright. Big cats will make my wife and myself happy.
Believe it or not, Alabama has a lot of clean rivers and I’m not used to worrying about pollution. There are some areas of the Tennessee River where it is a concern but that’s big water and we haven’t gone there. I’ll have to look into it. Thanks for the heads up.
Water moccasins aren’t a problem, used to them, there’s a 10’ gator in one of my favorite ponds.