Night time striper fishing on Cumberland, and didn't bother to check the weather report. Came out of Jamestown about 30 minutes before dark and tried to head up to Lily.
Got on our bank as dark hit, and started to cast. About 5 minutes later, the thickest fog I've ever seen rolled in. You could barely see the front of the boat from the back of the boat.
Not a thing we could do except guide the trolling motor toward the direction we *thought* the bank was and tie up. That took us about an hour LOL.
Let me tell you, I've been in sub-zero cold many times but there is *nothing* more miserable than a 40-degree night with everything covered in the moisture from dense fog. No heater, no blankets, not a thing we could do but huddle up and shiver and wait it out.
Dawn breaks, great. But the fog doesn't lift. It was after 9AM before we could see enough to move, and even then it was stop and start, all the while afraid some nut was going to bust through us at 70 mph.
Worst. Night. Ever.



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