Its Meelllttiinnggggg!!!

[GRIZZ]

Finally, the ice and snow is melting here and the forecast isn't calling for any more. Pretty soon I'll be out getting my own crappie instead of looking at all your pics of them. In fact I'm gonna run around today to all the spots where ice typically melts first and see if there is some open water. Up north here sometimes they school up in the warmer water of those little holes even when the whole rest of the lake is still frozen. Microjig time.

Tapped my maple trees a couple days ago. I am getting about 2 gallons of sap per tap per day. I'll keep boiling till I have about 3 gallons of syrup. Crocuses and daffodils are starting to pop up. Phew finally spring is here!!!!!!!!

[DRPEPPER]

Congradulations!!!
Back in '93 I moved from 110 degree days in Houston Tx. to Pittsburgh. I thought I had found the paradise; to imidiately go to a high of mid 70. But, I didn't think the trees would ever grow anymore leaves the next Spring. Now here in Little Rock, I think this is the place to be. Trees are already greening up and the dogwoods are starting to bloom. I had to take my cap off and wipe the sweat away too.
DP

[Team_RamRod]

I know GRIZZ, we finally began our iceout this past week as well. I looked at the forcast for the next 10 days and it looks like temps. in the high 50's to the low 60's. Hopefully next weekend I can get out onto my pond and do some fishing!

[LIL' Joe]

In fact I'm gonna run around today to all the spots where ice typically melts first and see if there is some open water.

The first thing I thought of when I read this was a little dog being let out the front door, and him running to all his spots in the yard just a sniff'in.

[skiptomylu]

Good for you GRIZZ, glad to hear you can soon go out and catch some!

[FisherMike]

I'm with you Grizz.
We had a heck of a rainfall and warm weather on Wed. Almost all the ice is gone now except for the north side of the lakes. Quite a lot of wind from the south blowing it up.

This really sucks!
I just found out. On Sunday I have to drive about 70 miles for an MRI on my neck. It really looks like a hurry-up surgery. You wouldn't believe the expletives I want to use!
It wouldn't help though.:o

Anybody like to take an old cripple on a charter???

I'm just jokin,,, I'm not really old.:rolleyes:

Go get um guys!!!!

[GRIZZ]

The first thing I thought of when I read this was a little dog being let out the front door, and him running to all his spots in the yard just a sniff'in.

Thats exactly what its like, except its like medicine for me after the wretched end of this winter. I actually did find some open water at Allegany state park at the spillway. One of the spots I do so well on walleyes, smallies, white bass and crappies. The water was roarin over the spillway and the reservoir was up about 15 feet from when I was there a week ago, and the ice was mostly gone from below. I knew there wasn't any fish there but I fished for a couple hours anyways. Sure felt good!

[slabbandit]

Dogwoods bloomin' and big crappie spawnin'...that's Arkansas!

[backtocrappie]

The last of our snow melted several days ago. The trees are budding, the ground hogs are digging, the robins are foraging and I am heading to the bait shop in 15 minutes!