first fish of the year

slick · Post by **slick** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:52 pm

despite this unseasonably cold spring here in new england, i caught a nice little 12" brown at a stream up in NH. water temp was in the 30s i'm sure, all the ponds and lakes are still frozen even down here in boston.

Glen Smith · Post by **Glen Smith** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:13 pm

Congrats for the first fish! If this were April 1st I wouldn't believe you.
Was it catch & release or catch & eat? Caught on spinner bait, fly or other?
I won't be able to fish around here until about mid-may and the lakes will still have ice until June!

slick · Post by **slick** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:25 am

i almost always catch and release.
i think i was pushing the envelope a bit by trying so early, but cabin fever got to me. i figured if i got skunked it would convince me to wait a few more weeks. got him on a tiny spoon and he was so cold he barely put up a fight. think i'll give the fish a few more weeks to warm up anyway.