This morning was the first time I heard the robins sing. Granted it was only for a few minutes, the temperature was in the low teens and yesterday was punctuated with snow squalls. But it was unmistakable and a sure sign that warmer days will be here soon. The snow has melted back to the point where I should be able to pull the Lund out of its winter parking spot and take it for the annual checkup. I am hoping that by the time it is finished there will be some open water to use it in.
When I attended the sportsman’s show in Suffern at the beginning of the month I talked with one of the local fisheries biologists and he told me that the best time to catch really big pike is right after ice out. So I am planning to spend a little time looking around to see if I can find some. After having two caught last year I expect that there are more to be found and that a change in the local fishery is underway.
Actually looking for them makes a great excuse to get out on the water as soon as I can this spring and doing a little fishing.
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