Yesterday afternoon I stopped on the way home from work and took a walk down to the water at Walden pond. The water was open to ~ 20 feet out in the corner by the trail from the parking lot, with the ice sheet starting to crack into large sheets.
Now the fun part. As I was looking at the small patch of open water I heard the slurp of a trout hit something just below the surface. Immediately running back to the car I grabbed the 4 weight, license & fanny pack of tackle, rigged up with trembling hands and spent the next half hour fishing that small patch of water. Results were the expected skunking to start the year out, but it felt good to be fishing again. If the rain holds off today I may give it another try.
Now the fun part. As I was looking at the small patch of open water I heard the slurp of a trout hit something just below the surface. Immediately running back to the car I grabbed the 4 weight, license & fanny pack of tackle, rigged up with trembling hands and spent the next half hour fishing that small patch of water. Results were the expected skunking to start the year out, but it felt good to be fishing again. If the rain holds off today I may give it another try.