This is always fun.  I'm going to guess last week of March around the 26th!

Just in time for fireworks, July 4th!

(In reality, March 31st)

I was on the water March 9th in 2013  These brutal Februarys need to stop!

I was on the susquehanna on March 13 of last year. It wasn't until the second week of April until the lakes opened. I'm thinking it's going to be later for the river this year but about the same for the lakes. I hope so, we have a tournament scheduled for April 11!

I'm really hoping its late March.  I have a tourney on the 5th and the 11th also in North Jersey.  Last year we had one the first weekend of April and we made ice out by literally one day and it worked out.  This year is going to be another nail biter but the long range looks promising.

Extended forecast is showing 50s and above freezing lows for 5 straight days beginning the 11th! Just what we need. Once we get rid of the snow pack on the ground, things will start to happen quickly.

This weather needs to warm up real soon, how many times must I reconfigure my tackle?

8-12in projected for thurs...

Over the weekend, Coplay News Agency posted that there is 17" of ice on Leaser Lake. I'm imagining it's similar or more on Beltzville, Nock, etc. I hope this forecasted warm up comes to fruition.

Today its going to snow, tomorrow is gonna be 50 degrees,  then Thursday snow again.

 

I'm hoping late March /early April the waters will be fishable. I remember two years

ago catching bass in late January. No matter how long it is, its gonna seem like forever.

No matter how long it is, its gonna seem like forever.

Absolutely. In this case a little hope is worse than no hope.

My buddy and I will be fishing Lake Norman near the end of March. I hope the ice has melted here by the time we get back, because I won't be able to stand coming from an area with fishable water to an area with hard water.

Extended forecast is showing 50s and above freezing lows for 5 straight days beginning the 11th! Just what we need. Once we get rid of the snow pack on the ground, things will start to happen quickly.

That's what I have seen in extended forecasts for the past three weeks. Then it turns to highs in the 20s and 30s with snow

Will have to buy more tackle then

Will have to buy more tackle then

Word is because of the bad weather, Wacky Worm extended its Spring Sale through March 15. 20% off all rods & reels, 30% off all Quantum rods & reels, 10% off pretty much everything else. I've made the trip twice in two weeks, a third may be in order. 

Word is because of the bad weather, Wacky Worm extended its Spring Sale through March 15. 20% off all rods & reels, 30% off all Quantum rods & reels, 10% off pretty much everything else. I've made the trip twice in two weeks, a third may be in order. 

 

First days are the best though, free food

My buddy and I will be fishing Lake Norman near the end of March. I hope the ice has melted here by the time we get back, because I won't be able to stand coming from an area with fishable water to an area with hard water.

Hear that! Just got back from NC, Lake Willey & Norman, weather sucked and so did the fishing, but at least we were on OPEN WATER! It's depressing coming home to this crap weather and hard water.

Will have to buy more tackle then

And more rod upgrades! 

Feels like never!  I hope first week of April though.

I'm still waiting for all of the backordered stuff I ordered from tw to come. Just got an email this morning that stuff I ordered in December shipped. At this point I don't even remember everything I ordered!

On brighter news, my new boots for rain/snow fishing work

And more rod upgrades! 

 

Too funny, this will never end! The drive to find better and more comfortable gear for conditions shouldn't be put down or envied over, I hope we don't run into bad seeds again like that this season.

 

 

Woke up to a soggy snow 

The long range is looking awesome if it holds true.... .First week of April should be no problem!

i'm going with the 21st of march.  with this warm weather coming up will melt all this snow and blow out the rivers, hopefully taking the ice with it.  Till the beginning of this month i was still catching trout.  once the water is open the fly rod will be on the water!  

It would be to long now boys!!   First week of April is looking real good if not sooner