2025 foothills Thread

[wncsnow]

Terribly blown forecast today. Yesterday NWS was forecasting a high of 49 and drizzle most of the day with a wedge. Instead it was a nice sunny 60° day. 

[WNC_Fort]

Took a break from here and doesn't look like I missed much other than a day of hope that was quickly washed away. Winter is over folks. Other than the late frost and freezes we will see in March/April. We blew it this year.

[BooneWX]

Get that pre emergent down boys! Don’t wait or you’ll be regretting it come April. I think an early spring is coming for once. I don’t personally see this flipping to extended cold with an established and strengthening La Niña in March/April.

edit: except we’ll absolutely have a wedge for opening day of trout season. Absolutely given lol.

[wncsnow]

50 minutes ago, BooneWX said:

Get that pre emergent down boys! Don’t wait or you’ll be regretting it come April. I think an early spring is coming for once. I don’t personally see this flipping to extended cold with an established and strengthening La Niña in March/April.

edit: except we’ll absolutely have a wedge for opening day of trout season. Absolutely given lol.

I'm afraid trout fishing wont look the same for many years. Probably going to go west more this year. Most streams in McDowell, Yancey, Mitchell and Avery are still a mess. Fishable yes but it almost feels wrong fishing areas with debris piled 20 feet high and houses gone. 

[CentralNC]

21 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

I'm afraid trout fishing wont look the same for many years. Probably going to go west more this year. Most streams in McDowell, Yancey, Mitchell and Avery are still a mess. Fishable yes but it almost feels wrong fishing areas with debris piled 20 feet high and houses gone. 

My nephew works/worked for the Armstrong fish hatchery (Marion) run by the state.  Was basically washed away during Helene.  They are trying to build it back but he said it's going to take a long time.

[BooneWX]

1 hour ago, WNC_Fort said:

Took a break from here and doesn't look like I missed much other than a day of hope that was quickly washed away. Winter is over folks. Other than the late frost and freezes we will see in March/April. We blew it this year.

 

19 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

I'm afraid trout fishing wont look the same for many years. Probably going to go west more this year. Most streams in McDowell, Yancey, Mitchell and Avery are still a mess. Fishable yes but it almost feels wrong fishing areas with debris piled 20 feet high and houses gone. 

I’m afraid of this as well. I’ll be hitting blue line creeks in higher elevations targeting specs and splitting my other time for crappie and bass on the lake.

[jburns]

8 hours ago, BooneWX said:

Get that pre emergent down boys! Don’t wait or you’ll be regretting it come April. I think an early spring is coming for once. I don’t personally see this flipping to extended cold with an established and strengthening La Niña in March/April.

edit: except we’ll absolutely have a wedge for opening day of trout season. Absolutely given lol.

If I put down pre-emergent nothing at all would emerge.

[Jmoon]

10 hours ago, WNC_Fort said:

Took a break from here and doesn't look like I missed much other than a day of hope that was quickly washed away. Winter is over folks. Other than the late frost and freezes we will see in March/April. We blew it this year.

I agree. We blew it big time with all the cold we had. Nothing new. Just another winter here in the foothills. 

[wncsnow]

That's some huge rotation in east TN. February is the new April. 

[wncsnow]

Nice heavy thunderstorm.  First since December.