Ice out occurred on the Rangeley area lakes last weekend on April 13-16. This is among the earliest on record. I actually caught a 13 inch trout on Kennebago Lake on April 14 – must be one of the earliest catches on the lake ever.

Since Kennebago Lake did not freeze until late December, Kennebago was ice covered for less than four months. This all feels like global climate change to me. Rivers and streams in the area are very low – at mid-summer levels. The Rapid River is running at below minimum levels. With the lack of rain and snow, the dirt roads are all in good shape. People have been able to get to # 10 bridge from all directions. Sporting Camps are going to have to open earlier in the year if this keeps up. On Monday, April 16th it was 82 degrees at Kennebago and I was being bitten by mosquitoes.

People have been asking me about timing of hatches and things and I believe everything will be at least two weeks early. We hopefully will be getting some much needed rain this weekend. We could use 3 or 4 inches. Here is another excerpt from my book…
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