Can you believe it? One month from today is Ground Hog Day. Then it’s just 6 weeks till Spring (if we’re lucky). I can deal with those time line constraints as long as the weather and fish can too. I guess what I’m saying is whether you’re ready or not, Spring is getting closer and closer. So, with that in mind, what are your plans for early Spring (shake the shack nasties) fishing expeditions? I’m going to explore the possibilities of enticing the local Crappy population of my closest lakes. As soon as the ice is (Off The Pond) I’ll be plying my flies toward the neighboring Crappies. Wish me luck. I wish you the same. So, what are your plans?
I’m hoping to head back out to Montana in April to help monitor Sage Grouse habitat and breeding activity (being run by Montana Audubon this year), and then hit a tailwater or two, maybe some lakes up by Glacier, maybe some streams I’ve been meaning to fish for years; love to fish the skwala hatch, too.
Regards,
Scott
Montana here I come. I will fish a three day stretch on the Missouri River in the Craig area very early in the year, before all those weeds start to grow. I will also be fishing the Clark Fork River fairly early in the year before the snow starts to melt.
Larry —sagefisher—
Larry,
Think pink (and trail a zebra).
Regards,
Scott
Joe thanks for reminding me I need to finish a couple of bluebird houses to ensure my welcome at a local lake that was drained and restocked about 5 years ago. I think all I need to do is get out the green paint and repaint the roofs. Before the county drained it it was the best bream lake in the county, IMHO. One Sunday afternoon using a 5 wt. and a popper/dropper I pulled 106 bream of decent size and 5 bass from the water. The next Sunday afternoon at one shellcracker bed I had 8 consecutive doubles on the popper/dropper. The last fish to break my line with size was a LMB in that lake. And then the county drained it to rebuild the levee.
With a little luck and fair weather I will be fish a section of the Chattahoochee River this weekend. No real excuse to get the shack nasties.
Not to be a jerk, but we don’t really care about what Pennsylvania rodents see, as it’s in the 70’s down here and the reds are bitin’ …
However, I haven’t made it up to Glacer since '71, and I’m sure that Scott will have a marvelous time!
What really scares the groundhogs isn’t seeing their own shadow. What really scares groundhogs is seeing the shadows of all those fly tyers who need a patch of groundhog tail to finish tying for Spring.
Ed