One week ago, Mother Nature had just gotten started depositing what would total 16 inches of heavy, wet snow on my place in Trout Creek. Today is a whole different story. Today will feature temperatures in the 50s for the third consecutive day and, with more than two feet of snow still left on the ground, the results are predictable … rivers area wide are blown out.
As late as Monday, many rivers were still sporting a layer
of ice. Now the ice has become ice flows and ice jams and the red clay soil
which predominates here has helped turned the rivers into mud flows. Needless
to say, there is no fishing to be had unless you want to venture out onto the
still-frozen lakes and drill some holes. Exactly how long the run-off will last
is anyone’s guess. Rain is forecast for the weekend followed by another stretch
of cold, snowy conditions.
With opening day just two weeks away, we may be looking at a
repeat of last year when those gathered at fishing camps caught more Zs than
fish. Those who are a bit more optimistic simply look at the current conditions as an indicator
that better days are ahead.
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