North Country Angling - Fog and ice

Fog and ice welcomed opening day anglers on Silver Lake. (STEVE ANGERS PHOTO)

April is a cruel month for open-water anglers. The days are longer and the sun is warmer. Insects begin to hatch. Snowbanks start to shrink. Deer take to the fields in search of the first shoots of vegetation. Spring is a rebirth and a reminder of the hope of things to come.

For the angler, the melting snow raises the river flows, making those waters marginally fishable. As the snow melts, the ice in our lakes and ponds appears to take an excruciatingly long time to shake off winter. There are low impact winters where these waters will become fishable early in the month but there are also winters where the ice forms early and becomes measured in feet not inches.

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