Cabin Fever

It's been about a month since the ast time I was able to get out on the river.  After the January thaw we went back into the deep freeze.  The last time I drove over the river it was completely iced over with about a foot of snow covering the ice.  Not what you want to see if you're itching to get out there and hook into some steel.  To scratch the itch, I've gone to a bunch of shows and presentations by local guides hosted by the area's fly shops.  It's fun to see all the new gear and talk to guys who guide in the area.  It not fishing though...  Hopefully we'll start to get into the mid 30's and low 40's sometime soon so the ivers will thaw.  Until then I'll be at home tying flys and dreaming of spring steelhead!!