Its been a long, cold, cloudy January. I've been looking forward to today since last spring. That first above-freezing, sunny, calm weekday of the year. There's nothing like it for the rest of the season. Nobody on the river and eager fish rising to any bug floating by them. Midges and BWO's, constant, all day. The fish feel it. They're hungry.
Yea, its still cold, and there was ice in the rod guides for a while. But the sun has been shining for three days now, and two of them got above freezing. Not a breath of wind in the air, so today was the day to get it started. It's not spring yet, but this is a hint, a glimmer of hope, a break-out of sorts. I lasted about 4 hours, feet frozen in the icy water, and hands going from frozen to useable because I was intent on "keepin' 'em wet." Never-ending heads to target. Maybe 5 degrees warmer in a couple days, before the next round of shit.
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| I could see heads as I approached from 200 feet away! |
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| It was full of 'em |
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| Of course . . . |
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| For the Baetis eaters |
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| The only 'Bow |
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