This weather has got me feeling rather pessimistic about this season. Last year the places I usually fish where mostly dead. With the exception of the stocked trout the fishing was really off.
Brookline reservoir apparently had a fish kill in late May last year. Brookline res is usually not a very weedy place to fish but over the summer the water weeds simply just took over. I couldn't fish anything but a weedless spoon in there.
Chestnut hill reservoir which is usually a moderately weedy place had weed abatement which seems to have left the waterway "dead" I couldn't even see sunfish.
Now with all this "historic" snow I fear that many other water ways will have reduced fish stocks to due winter fish kills.
I may have to take up surf fishing just to have reasonable chance to catch any fish this year. On the other hand maybe I will just get a 2nd job to make money instead.
Brookline reservoir apparently had a fish kill in late May last year. Brookline res is usually not a very weedy place to fish but over the summer the water weeds simply just took over. I couldn't fish anything but a weedless spoon in there.
Chestnut hill reservoir which is usually a moderately weedy place had weed abatement which seems to have left the waterway "dead" I couldn't even see sunfish.
Now with all this "historic" snow I fear that many other water ways will have reduced fish stocks to due winter fish kills.
I may have to take up surf fishing just to have reasonable chance to catch any fish this year. On the other hand maybe I will just get a 2nd job to make money instead.
yeah, season will be way off for small lakes/ponds. but for bigger lake, it wont be major changes. probably one or two weeks delayed. But for shore-fishing people, yeah, definitely prepare for crappy season this year. Unless you can hone them from your knowledge then you are lucky.
