This morning is the first to feel like spring. Warm, robins singing and no frost. My thoughts are turning to getting back to the things that fill my summers and fall. All outdoor activities of course and I am one of those lucky folks that has a job that he would do even on a day off! As a working guide I am truly fortunate to spend most of my summer and fall outdoors.
OK it is April and spring has been officially here for a couple of weeks but you would not know it by spending some time outside today. A stiff northwest wind and morning temperatures in the teens were really not what I had in mind. This afternoon the wind is still blowing and temperatures have only risen to the middle thirties. Not exactly warm even with the spring sunshine and clear skies.
April 1 was the opening day of open water fishing season in this part of Maine. That changed a short while ago and we can now fish through the ice until it melts and then in the open water 
right away. This change was of course unrecognized by nature. The ice is still in on most lakes and ponds and with rain last night the streams and rivers are high, cold and the water dirty.
