First things first. The Maine Sportsman Show is the first weekend of April – March 31, April 1, April 2. I will be presenting on Friday at 3 pm in Piscataquis 2nd Floor, and Saturday at noon in Washington 2nd Floor. My presentation is: Fly Fishing Tactics and Flies that Catch More Trout All Year. I will be signing and selling books after each presentation. I will be at the Maine Sportsman Booth Friday evening so stop by and say hello.

Opening day is also this upcoming weekend and colder March weather this year means fishing options will be more limited than the last few years. Ice is breaking up in southern Maine and the only snow left is in shady areas so water temperatures should start to warm up soon. I have seen plenty of early brown or black stoneflies flitting about.

Upcountry though it is still dead of winter. I was up the Kennebago way last weekend and great fun cross-country skiing and snowshoeing and everything was locked up tight with three feet of snow on the ground. I don’t see things thawing up there for quite a while, but you never know if we get a warm spell.

I will be heading south next week for some more fly-fishing in the southern Appalachians. I will keep you posted. I hope to see some of you at the show in Augusta this weekend.