Normally Winter doesn’t bother me. This year though, especially the last month, has been a royal pain in the ass. Record cold, freezing rain and Cyclone Bomb winds have played havoc with my fishing. I don’t mind some bad weather but this is getting ridiculous. I’ve been tying all these flies but I haven’t had much of a chance to try them out. I’ve run out of boxes to fill so tying has taken a back seat for now. I did pull out all my old reloading stuff though. Figure I’ll load up every round and casing I have and then sell all my reloading equipment. I need to start minimizing all my stuff so I figured this would be the best way to start.
I did take a break Saturday afternoon and took some time to go swing some flies for a bit. I drove by the river earlier in the day out the level and it appeared to be dropping. So far so good. A few hours later though and it had started to rise. but the time I was done the level was up enough to where I couldn’t wade my usual. Even worse was the fact that one of my spots had filled in with silt during the winter. Instead of a firm sand bottom I was now wading in about 6 inches of muck. I figure it is all the run off from the golf course. Even though the visibility was good upstream the creek flowing out of the golf course was pure mud. I am leaning more and more towards getting my boat or kayak rigged up so I can better access some runs and holes. We’ll see how the Spring run goes. I may not bother if I’m doing well on the Ohio tribs. I currently have a trip scheduled for the North Shore of Lake Superior come April. If all goes well I will be able to check another lake off the list.
Until then here are some of the new patterns I have been tying up.
Muskrat Adventures 