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Man, I\u2019ve been out with the flu for about a week\u2014feels like I\u2019ve been gone a year.\u00a0 If anyone needs anything from me or if I\u2019ve lost track of something please don\u2019t hesitate to ask.\u00a0 My brain is still in a fog.<\/p>\n
Anyway . . .<\/p>\n
Here comes the normal.\u00a0 Winter is settling in nicely to its normal rhythms and movements\u2014at least for the foreseeable future.\u00a0 That means this should be a peak in snowy activities.\u00a0 The highs over the ten day forecast are in the realm of goodness.\u00a0\u00a0 Ice fishermen, snowmobilers, and skiers should be pleased and even though the heat of the day is on the high side, we will likely get some of the white stuff in the cooler hours and the days will be pleasant in the field.<\/p>\n
If you can pull it off, there\u2019s so much fun stuff to do in the winter when the weather settles. \u00a0It\u2019s a great time to make some memories.\u00a0 As much as I am not really a winter guy, I have so many fine times tucked into the back corners of my mind.\u00a0 They stand out brightly against winter\u2019s starkness.\u00a0 I remember spending the day jigging for perch with one of my best friends through a spearing hole on Sugar Island.\u00a0 I remember rabbit hunting with my uncles and Dad and brother on a perfect winter day in the swamp.\u00a0 I remember the hunting trip I got lost when I was young and panicked and yelled help, and I remember my relief when my Dad busted through the balsams and we backtracked to find the rabbits he\u2019d dropped while running to find me.\u00a0\u00a0 And, of course, that day last year when Gloria, Jack and I snowshoed together and ended the day sledding.\u00a0 And the day I snowmobiled alone deep into the range and had a fire by that lake.\u00a0 There are so many more . . . I guess that means I\u2019m getting old.\u00a0 It\u2019s good to get old.<\/p>\n
Make some of those for yourself.\u00a0 Winter is only as bad as we let it be.\u00a0 And it can be so much better than we expect.<\/p>\n
The ice is solid on nearly all of the lakes in our area, but always be careful.\u00a0 The snow scene is subpar but the trails are groomed and the hills are making snow every night.\u00a0 There will be some trout fishing on the River on the warmer days.\u00a0 Take everything every time you can get it and find the fun.<\/p>\n
Take care,<\/p>\n
Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
January 23, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Man, I\u2019ve been out with the flu for about a week\u2014feels like I\u2019ve been gone a year.\u00a0 If anyone needs anything from me or if I\u2019ve lost track of something please don\u2019t hesitate to ask.\u00a0 My brain is still in a fog. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165,167],"tags":[60],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}