Fish Should be Biting

 

Two things about today's weather have me distracted this morning. First, the temperature is weirdly warm for January. We're in the high 40s right now, an hour before first light, and the forecast says we'll hit mid to upper 60s before the day is done. The same forecast tells of major storms that will arrive tonight, which tells me that the pressure will drop through the day. All that suggests that the fish should be biting this afternoon and makes me think that I might need to find a way to get out there and get after them.

I have fish story work that needs to get accomplished today, so my ability to focus and be productive this morning will impact my capacity to get out later. And there are other practical factors that could get in the way of an afternoon outing. Still, given Sunday's discovery that Nathaniel's boat will fit in the back of my truck and what the weather reports are telling me, it seems like this afternoon might be a better suited for fishing than for organizing the fishing basement.

The basement, by the way, is coming along really nicely, with better order than it has ever seen. However I think that's really another blog for another day. For now, I'd better get to writing fish stories in hopes of sneaking out this afternoon.