I fished Dogwood lake one time and got a few bass
I fished it from the shoreline. If the lake is not too big then they should limit the speed of gas engines to idle speed only and enforce it. We have some small strip pit lakes that the IDNR purchased from AMAX or Someone else and turned these 26 different strip pits into a fish and wildlife area called Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area. And they use to be trolling motor only and it was really nice and quit out on the lakes. The lakes were not full of people and boats each and every day back then. Now that IDNR FWD has allowed boats with gas motors the have an idle only speed limit. I guess they enforce this but still there are people that speed too fast in their gas motored boats. But it's the rule so I go slow myself when I'm fishing the bigger strip pits in this fish and wildlife area.
The guy who runs the Fish and Wildlife Division at the INDR use to be the property manager of Glendale and dogwood lake so he's familiar with this area. He's the director of the Fish and Wildlife Division these days. I should have gone up there after college and fished but back then it was trolling motor only or you had to have a motor less than or equal to 10 HP. And for that reason I didn't go to that lake. I have a 35 HP gas motor on my boat. I could not fish Hovey's lake either because of the 10 HP limit back in the 1970/80's.
Good to see you out fishing and having some fun Geo. Good post.