I know that I am on the early edge but with these temps it's tempting and dangerous at the same time.
I do have a Kokatat dry suit, but my conflict is the still water is frozen and smaller streams or rivers if you come across a fall down tree if you can't get around it and the flow is high in the water, you could get trapped under the lay down. Spooky.
Wish that there was some still water open somewhere close to home without driving somewhere crazy.
Just thinking out loud.
My little local lake is wide open right now. I am not going out there until the water temp is above 50. I'm 55, short, fat, and have a beginner fishing kayak 10 ft long. It is very easy to roll this thing. Mortality is very real to me now and no bluegill is worth it. Sigh. I'll have to get the boat out instead and try a river maybe. But, I would love to otherwise.
I've been out twice already this year, and going again this weekend. I am in a smaller backwaters area that is shallow (4-8ft) and don't venture out to far yet till things warm up a bit water temp wise. I'm just hoping to get on some channel cats before the rivers get busy with boat traffic.
Spending these late winter days scanning for a new vest and then working on improving my live well which was not pumping right last year.
Tying flies and cleaning/oiling reels, sorting out tackle boxes as over the winter seems they de-arrange themselves.
Yeah the Yak fever is rising.
