Today wasn't the first time I got out this year, and the fish we caught today weren't the first for the year, either. But it was the first REALLY good day of the year. My dad and I were fishing the inlet creek above one of the local city lakes and absolutely hammering the crappie. We didn't count, but we must have caught at least 100 apiece. None of them large, but we were fishing pretty light rods, so that's okay, too. The whole purpose of the trip was to test fish some minnow patterns I'd tied over the winter for white bass. I'm taking this as a good sign . Next week my fiancee and I are heading out to feed the same flies (hopefully) to the white bass and hybrids in the Manhattan/Junction City area of central Kansas. We'll let you know how it turns out. I'm buying a digital camera (finally!) so maybe there will even be pictures!