Early Season

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The weather has been absolutely fantastic the last two days.  High temperatures around 65 degF and beautiful sunny skies.  The water in the river is still cold, but it has cleared a lot.

So far, my 'fishing' adventures have consisted of poking around the river, looking for underwater structure and other features.  I was surprised how many lures and floats I found in the brush and trees!

I decided to head into the shallow marshy area upstream.  The water there is relatively still.  I expected it would warm a little more than the river.

The marsh is small, really only good for a few casts, but I was rewarded both days with a few strikes and a couple of bass.  They are out of season, so I promptly returned.them (I catch and release anyway).

The march was teaming with the sounds of redwing blackbirds and frogs.  As I poked into the cattails around the edges I was amazed to the dozens of eastern painted turtles.

A great start to early season fishing.