What a difference a week makes
This time last week, I was enjoying some late autumn fishing for bass, bluegill, and even brougt in a crappie. They were hitting gurgle pops and a soft hackle dropper about 18" below. The fishing was amazing with strikes on most casts and about half of the strikes brought fish to hand.
Then, on Sunday, something wicked this way comes. The nights have been cold for a couple weeks now but the days warmed up and fishing was still strong in the late afternoon.
Well, it turned to winter the past few days. Highs in the 40's lows in the lower 30's. If the weather warms up for a few days, there may be one or two days left, but pretty much fly fishing for warm water species here in northern Kentucky is over for the year.
One can fish with other types of gear late into winter if you can get the lue/bait deep enough to find fish in the creek channels and off deep water points. However, fly fishing from shore is pretty much over.
From now until late March / early April, it's pretty much tying flies, reading about fishing, and a couple trips to the tail waters chasing winter trout.
Jeff
