Billy Goat Lake fishing at Old Angler's Inn at C&O canal in MD -12noon-4pm

Billy Goat Lake fishing at Old Angler's Inn at C&O canal in MD -12noon-4pm

I went to billy goat lake fishing. I saw police cars at the lower parking lot when I got there just before lunch. There was a BMW with the driver side back windows broken. People stole stuff from the BMW. Police were taking finger prints. That was the first time I saw something like this happen. The cop told me it happened a few times this year during the summer time, so don't leave anything valuable in the car.

A policeman on his horse came down to my canoe launch site and told me the electric motor was not allowed in the canal. I was very surprised to hear that but I didn't want to break the rule so I hauled my 70 lbs heavy deep cycle marine battery for 50 yards back to the parking lot. Luckily, the policeman decided to check on his smart phone, and he realized he was wrong. The gas motor is not allowed and the electric motor is not allowed in white water area. So, he quickly apologized to me for lugging the heavy battery back for nothing. whew! I was just happy that I was able to use my trolling motor to get into the lake through the narrow canal, because it was a good 100 yards pedaling without the trolling motor it was going to be a chore. Especially on my way back after a long half day fishing. I saw a lot of fish on my new Raymarine Dragonfly fish finder and GPS combo. I was also able to catch a big bass near the drain tower.