Most of the winter I had high hopes of an early spring. Hell, we barely had any snow
on the ground on January 31st. Then February happened. From day one this February month has
been a bitch. The area received 12" of snow on Feb. 1st., followed by sub-zero temps which
ran the entire month all the way to today. I'm about sick of February.
On a good note, I met up with fishin' pal, Jim, for some breakfast and a run out to
Gander Mountain. Jim gave me a fly box he picked up that had an image burned onto it that
Jim thought looked like me with my Rushmore hat on. Thanks, Jim!
I was able to get away to Apalatchicola Florida for a few days of warmth. I didn't do any fishing
while down in the little oyster town, just had a few drinks and as much fresh shrimp as I could stick in my mouth. While visiting some of the shops, my wife picked me up a nice fishing journal.
I plan to use this journal as a written log on my search for Brutus.
I'll be glad to see this month of February in the past. Needless to say my
"high hopes" for an early spring have just about diminished, along with my hopes of topping my 1st. smallie catch of 2014 on April 19th. You can bet your ass I'll be trying, but I gots me a feelin' we are heading for high waters for most of the
spring.
