Amen. But that’s what makes them all the more rewarding to net. That’s by far my favorite fish to catch on a fly. A big brown and a smallmouth are close behind though.
Love it! We’re on the north side of lake hickory. For years I had grown to hate summers and then boating completely changed it. Fell back in love with that stretch of the year and even the heat to a degree. Access to water recreation really does make or break summers in the south imo.
Ice everywhere and several wrecks in Caldwell County. Rained in the mid 30s last night but almost everywhere in the county dipped into the upper 20s by sunrise.
I’m not going to sweat weeklies or any model run past 5 days. The models haven’t even been in the ballpark at 100 hrs this winter, so there’s no need to think about a forecast that’s 13+ days out.