If the rivers weren’t running over the banks and flooding everything in sight, normally during these warm spells are a good time to turn your attention towards the local steelhead fishing in the Huron River. Right now the water is just a little to muddy after taking a trip through Flat Rock yesterday. Even thought about going to Luna Pier last night to see if the walleye were still holding close to shore, but thought I would save the gas in the tank because the water down there was sure to be muddied up as well.
For the true fish head, this weather is not ideal one way or another. One bright spot is that a warm up like this tends to drive the retail stores insane. Prices will soon be slashed on the ice equipment, if they haven’t been done already. These little warm-ups send them into a panic and they start thinking about clearing inventory in preparation to loading the floors with spring gear.
Must admit I have been turning my attention to any new spring gear that I might need to pick up in getting ready for some April and May walleye fishing on the lake. Some new components for building harnesses are on the list. Some of those hot custom colors from Frank’s went on too.
Anything that needs to be done with the boat can be taken care of as well. For me, its going to be installing the RAM mounts into the boats for using a new Lowrance I picked up last fall. Also have to put on the transducers and run the cable back to the unit and get it wired to the battery.
Lots more I am sure will come up, but you can always come up with something to get ready for the next season.