Come On Spring!

[Ham]

I'm really looking froward to the pre-spawn jerkbait bite, 4 inch grubs for smallies, finesse grubs for crappie, sluggos for shallow bass, and the post spawn top water bite.

Hurry up Springtime !

[ozark trout fisher]

I'm really looking froward to the pre-spawn jerkbait bite, 4 inch grubs for smallies, finesse grubs for crappie, sluggos for shallow bass, and the post spawn top water bite.

Hurry up Springtime !

Well, it's the third week of February now and all of the highs in our 10 day forecast are in the 50s...I'd say we're definitely headed in the right direction. I bet we have one more little cold snap before spring comes on for real, but then again we may not. Given our milder than usual winter this year, I could see the warm-water fishing getting started as soon as 2-3 weeks from now, which would be a lot earlier than last year. I am looking forward to it, but all in good time.

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[Mitch f]

I've already "broke the ice," so to speak. Got these from a small lake nearby a couple of weeks ago.

I'm ready for a white bass run too, and spawning bluegill, and camping, and float camping, and trying new stretches of old favorites and...come on spring.

Headed for the Ouachita River in Mt. Ida for some good white fishing next month! I'll post some pics

[MoSportsmen]

Been fishing more this year than I ever have before March 1, trained for MR 340 last year and went accross a lot of water and didn't fish, so I got in the mood. Looking forward to a big increase in time on the water......fishing this year.

Still working on tackel and boat and plans.

Tom

[Greasy B]

I haven't heard any peepers yet but this weekend will be my first overnight gravel bar camping trip. Its a bit of a stretch but yea spring has arrived.

[Al Agnew]

Well, I think that as I get older, I begin to savor each season. As much as I love spring, I don't really want to hurry it along. I hope to get out on the river a few more times this month to get the last of the winter smallie fishing and the beginning of early spring fishing.

[Feathers and Fins]

Sure felt like spring today on Beaver. Beautiful Sunset temps were nice and company was good... Dont say hurry up spring we are in it and Summer might hear you.

[ozark trout fisher]

Yes, the sunset was beautiful today. I spent it on a little central MO smallmouth stream. Given the high flow and low water temps, there was no real chance of catching fish, but what an evening to be out on the water. Once we get a good long stretch with highs in the upper 50s and night-time temps that aren't getting much below freezing they ought to start waking up.

I'm pretty hesitant to really start thinking too seriously about that this early on though...I bet we still have some winter in for us, which I'm more than okay with. Given our lack of cold weather this year I could sure go for a little more. It wouldn't feel right if spring came after no real winter!

[kevthebassman]

Wouldn't hurt my feelings if we got one more really cold snap. I have a bad feeling that if it keeps up like this it's going to be a banner year for ticks, chiggers, and skeeters.