Okay, who's ready to go fishing. And where?

So, I was thinking about those freshly stocked trout in Boyd Lake - kinda small, but gullible, like a few club members who shall remain unnamed.  An inspection of conditions there today revealed half a dozen scattered anglers in the marina inlet - and about 4 inches of kinda questionable looking ice.  I know that's supposed to be okay - but I'm a Southern Illinois boy, suspicious of ice under the best of conditions.  And some club members, impressed by my ice fishing expertise, have a dicey habit of rushing to my hole whenever I get a bite.  And some of us weigh down the ice a bit more than we did in our youth.

Which leaves us, with Front Range forecasts near 50 degrees for the coming week, with several enticing options:

1. Open water angling at Carter Lake.  Anyone been there lately?
2. The high country.

If Dave Harem were still with us, you know he'd have been dragging us to Red Feather Lakes long before now, high winds or not  I'm sure the ice is solid by now, and it's only an hour or so down the road.

There's also Joe Wright or maybe North Michigan, a couple hours' drive up highway 14.  Or an overnight trip to Lake John.  Anyone done that yet?  In the mood or a trip to Walden, say Monday and Tuesday?  We have the Rivers Edge rehab project set for Wednesday.

With the short-term forecast calling for pretty warm temperatures down here, I'm thinking Dowdy on Monday - or North Michigan if someone else is ready to get their gear out.

Let me know if you're interested by clicking here.  Or let's keep the conversation going on the Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/LovelandFishingClub/  Not signed up for the secret club Facebook page?  Send a note to Jim Roode.