Fishing Opener

The fishing opener was a cold one.  Temperatures have gone to 28F overnight.  The load on the lake was tiny.  It might just be too cold or too early.  I was out for an hour and had no nibbles.  A fellow trolling the lake seemed to just be trolling.  The two loons in-between us seemed to be finding plenty.  They were diving away.  With three layers on, it was ok, at best.  The sun was bright and did warm my jeans so I could warm my hands.  The black handle on the fishing rod also seemed to warm nicely.

Weed growth seems early and very spotty.  The usual weeds fish can go in on Mud are just not growing yet.  And the water is just a bit high, but only a few inches.

Daisy on tour: Potato Lake

 

Daisy has been restless about checking out the boat landings.  Those squirrels and chipmunks have been up to their evil, along with piles of other creatures.  Potato Lake has a beautiful spot in the Northeast.  Looking down the lake to the East it almost has that mountain appeal at times.

Daisy was most concerned with what some creature did by a dead stump.

Ice Out II

 

And the ice is out once again.  It never covered most of the lake.  We have heard of other lakes doing the same thing.

And Now Lake Ice 2

 

Temperatures only down to the teens brought some thin lake ice back this morning.  Gone since Easter, the ice is very thin and covers only the more south end of the lake.  A set back to Spring.

White Snow Again

 

The snow roller-coaster continues.  Yellow but greening one day and covered in white the next.  Another light layer of shite snow blanketed us over night only to melt on the roads, then roofs, and still needing time on the forest floor.  Still it is good for fire prevention.

Thick Snow

 

A thick light snow came today.  Things are coated, except most of the road.  It was hard to see the distance as it came through, and it was wet for sure.  The nature crowd seems to have finally located the bird feeders.  We even suspect deer are getting some seed from the cabin type feeder.  Squirrels have been to the sunflower seed sunflower feeder, for sure.

Them Deer!!

Damage has hit the tops of some of the Tamarac plantings.  Deer have been wandering around the last two days and suddenly some tops are gone.