Are we there yet?

March 4th (opening day for the 'early' trout season in Wisconsin) is only three weeks away. Three very long weeks. But considering that we currently have snow flurries, and the temperature is a balmy 25 degrees outside, I think I'll be able to hold off.

Ironically, I was out geocaching yesterday, and one of the caches was located right beside a Lake Michigan tributary popular among steelheader and lake trout fishermen. As I was about to get into my car after successfully locating the cache, another car pulled off the road right behind me. A friendly-looking guy, probably in his mid 20s, hopped out and grabbed a fly rod out of his trunk. After quickly introducting myself as a fellow fly fisher, he smiled and said "I can only tie just so many flies. I had to get out today, even if I don't catch anything." I nodded in understanding.