IT'S APRIL 1st AND I'M NOT FOOLING.
With a week of below average temperatures, rain, and snow in the forecast it's hard to be enthused about the fishing prospects. We came home early in part because the record breaking warmth of winter gave promise of an early start to the dry fly fishing. Turned out the joke's on me. I've been able to get both the Lordville Estate and our home in Lafayette up and running and the winter detritus removed from both yards. There is a steady stream of migrating birds at our feeders and the blue birds are back in Lordville and in the process of deciding if they like the new house I put up or if they will use the slightly larger one they have nested in in prior years. It's spring for sure but the hoped for early start to the fishing season now seems to be just so much wishful thinking. UPPING YOUR GAME - Finally finished the book which is a recap of the 2022 season. I have shamelessly included your comments in hopes of encouraging those who contributed to buy the book. If you