I'm at a loss when people tell me they can't wait until the season opens since our best 'season' is the months of March through May on a number of the world's most famous rivers. No crowds, great hatches (skwala, March Browns, BWO's, midges, midges, midges...), and superb water conditions. Granted, the waters I fish most are tailwaters, so the water conditions should be fairly good to great, but this is agricultural country and summer time really has some high flows, comparable to runoff on freestone streams. I catch many of my outstanding fish of the year during these three months and wouldn't trade them for anything.
Thanks for the great article.
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"