Up until the evening hours of May 2nd, I hadn't made a single cast all year long. Such a lousy introduction to spring season it has been. The fishing however could get better very quickly now. Spring in the north doesn't exist as you know. Judging by next week's forecast, summer is now here. You can cancel the pre-spawn season. But I do expect a cold front to follow, and it will offset the heatwave, and balance it all out. In recent days, I spent all of my time firing up the boats. Ranger is currently in the shop getting work done on it. What else is new? The only fishing time I got was for a few hours Monday evening, all day Tuesday, and all day Wednesday. Fishing this week is slow overall, but that's been a result of the very cold water temperatures. Earlier this week, I began fishing within 12 to 24 hours following ice-out. On one of the lakes I fished, a homeowner walked out to his pier and asked me whether I was jumping the gun. I know for certain on Monday early morning I was the first boat out on Minocqua in 2022. The night prior, much of the lake was still frozen. Then on Tuesday, I jumped 4 different lakes in search for largemo