Lake is 99% ice free with water temps 40-43* by the time I left about noon. When I launched there was one other boat on the water, when I left there were seven, guess I'm not the only one with cabin fever!

I only had four areas I wanted to target and was able to hit them all. No bites, no bumps, none spooked. I always find it interesting when I see that many boats on a body of water and no reports? My source tells me it was about the same amount of boats last weekend too.

Just a couple degrees and maybe one more moon phase I guess. I think I will fish the next two weekends on a lake with better structure to fish. Terrell has cover up the wazzoo but it's like a big cereal bowl when it comes to actual structure. Need more transition banks and steeper drops to really be able to zero in on spots holding fish. I fished some wood and the few rocks I know of and two decent bottom changes and no dice.

Felt good to be out actually fishing though! The morning sun gave way to clouds and I drove through a snow flurry on the way home near Lake Samish. Doubt I'll be back up north that far until maybe mid-March or after a couple decent sunny days.