Weather app shows flurries at the moment. Snow will be gone by mid-morning, and with temps just above freezing, none is likely to stick around. Still, the day’s high is forecast to remain in the 30s, and the 10-day holds much of the same.
Nothing in the outlook is too dreadful. No ice storms or hard fronts. Thats said, overnight lows appear just low enough to negatively impact fish activity in most local waters, and precipitation in the forecast seems just enough to keep stream conditions a little off following major rainfall a week or so ago.
Add the shortness of January days, and prospects for productive local fishing trips don’t look too promising for the next week or so. It might be a good time to sneak South to Florida and pretend it isn’t winter or pack the ice gear and go north. Neither plan works for me right now, though, so I either need to work on my patience or accept subpar conditions and keep my expectations in check if I go..
In truth, it probably would be a great time to try to gain order in a messy fishing gear basement and do other tackle work that would make me more productive when fishing conditions are better. Maybe I will?
But, hey, trout are cold water fish. They should want to bite. Right? Only one way to find out!
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