Finally, the first real signs of a Florida spring…
The weather’s kicking in around 80 degrees this weekend, the mallard mom and dad came out Sunday sporting eight new babies, there are a few fuzzy little peaches on my experimental tree, the orange blossoms are just about to open and I get a whiff of that perfume every once in a while. And if the wind ain’t blowin’ this weekend, I’m hittin’ the flats! (and if’n it blows, so what! I’ll be working on the landscape ideas for the new pool).
So, what y’all gonna do? G
I was sick the last 2 weekends in a row. I’m going fishing come Hell or high water!
Bill
Bill, I’ve been wondering where you went…hey, get ready to plan a trip up here…I’ll take you to “The Hell Hole”.
Glad you guys are having spring. I’m having 6 inches of fresh snow that fell last night and possibly another 3 today.
jed
…7 1/2" when I shoveled 2 hours ago… still coming down 
Hell Winter is just starting here!luckily we dont lose fishing time becuase of it.
I mean “because of it”
Spring on a slightly different scale of that in Florida, but spring has definitely sprung here.
View outside my office window
Going fishing this weekend!!
JME
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Grrrrrr, just finished Blowing and Plowing the driveway and a few nieghbors today. We had a good 8" inches last night and today its hitting 40 and melting thank God. I don’t mean to get spiritual on this 
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Good luck wetting the lines and save some for me. I’ll be at honeymoon Isl. on the 31st and 1st. Talk to the fishing Gods and put the word in for an old geezer will ya. Michele has enough luck on her own 
Philip
I look into… my fly box, and think about all the elements I should consider in choosing the perfect fly: water temperature, what stage of development the bugs are in, what the fish are eating right now. Then I remember what a guide told me: ‘Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown and fuzzy and about five-eighths of an inch long.’ - Allison Moir.
I wonder if he ever fished Saltwater 
C’mon Jed. At least it’s fresh snow and not that yellow kind.
Yep, spring is definetly here. I have soft green fuzz all over my yard; the beginnings of my first real lawn. My yard was a barren landscape after major septic work had been done earlier this year. My wife and I tilled in 5 gallons of lawn seed and it’s payback time. Wooohoo.
As far as fishing goes, I’m waiting on the spring mullet run to hit the surf. Oh, that’s going to be fun.
Ed Mercado
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Gary, i’ll be ready for the “Hell Hole” soon! I was sick as a dog for a whole week, ready to go now.
Give me a call geezer, I’ll go with you!
JME, that does look like spring!
Bill
FFlyer,
With all the dogs around here it will be yellow again in no time. I guess I’ll survive. I’m expecting about a dozen friends to come visit this weekend. That should pick me up until I get outside fishing. So far I’ve fished for 30 minutes since I saw you. That sure does not feel like alot.
jed
Spring came the first of the week with temperatures in the upper 40’s & lower 70’s. Summer came 3 days later as the temperatures went into the 60’s for lows & mid 80’s for the highs. It was a really very short springtime!
oooooooohhh. I like the sound of “fuzzy little peaches” and “the first real signs of spring” in the same post. Does not apply only to FLA.
giddy up.
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To qualify the plowing and blowing the nieghbors I use an old ford 3000 tractor with a 6 ft. blower, or the ranger with a blade. The women in the area love it, they say it gives them a break
I plowed 1 driveway today and it cost me 14.00 for a new 100’ extention cord, grrrrr
How was I to know it was running to the house under the snow from the garage
Still a nice day in the nieghborhood.
Philip
I look into… my fly box, and think about all the elements I should consider in choosing the perfect fly: water temperature, what stage of development the bugs are in, what the fish are eating right now. Then I remember what a guide told me: ‘Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown and fuzzy and about five-eighths of an inch long.’ - Allison Moir.
I wonder if he ever fished Saltwater
Installin a CB in my Merc. Plans to put in new exhaust, maybe lifts and mudtires. Needs new paint, dark green, new motors for the windows, as only one goes down, the fuel injection sounds dirty, might be runnin a little rich too. It’ll be nice eventually…
Headin on down to Bass Pro too, I could spend hours wanderin around around in there. I turn into a little kid in shops like that.
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Had to earn my day out with a rod, running through a list of varying chores and cooking Sunday lunch.
Headed to the south coast; some sea mist all day, no sign of fish, but had a great time.
View from the top of the cliff looking down at the cove that I fished.
JME
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Wow, beautiful spot JME!
Bill
Have to agree with you Bill.
I had to tear myself away from the scenery to make my way down the steep path to the water. I must have sat there for at least 20 minutes drinking it in. Later on I stopped on the way back up for a refresher (okay ? I was out of breath and needed a rest).
This bit of coastline is in a county called Dorset.
JME
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