Snow is rapidly disappearing. The hull of the small 12' boat (turned over on it's trailer) is actually snow free for a change. And the heavy carpet of snow is vanishing from the back yard. I suspect that the ice covering the ponds & lakes will be leaving just as fast. Hopefully, we'll be wetting a hull in the next two to three weeks! Hope you all have all your gear cleaned, prepped and ready to go!

Not sure about you fellas in the Northeast, but here in Chicago-land we are being told more snow next weekend.

I can see my driveway already. Soon ...

A few spots that were frozen over a week ago are open running water now. The quarry by my house had 24" of ice last Friday today it's open along the shoreline. Seen 3 robins yesterday as well in a field that had some grass showing definitely won't be long.

Got this guy yesterday in one of the spots that I ice fished just days earlier but it's open now

Just got a report on the Quabbin Reservoir; Windsor Dam still has 18" of ice and Gate 43 has 23" of ice. I'm afraid it's going to be a very late season opener there.