Fishing In February This Year?

[fadeaway263]

http://www.weather.com/forecast/national/news/february-april-2016-outlook

 

[foxfire]

There is a god!

 

[Chaz]

In other words they threw a dart at their weather prediction board.

 

[DaveKile]

Fade,

Being an optimist is a good thing. We have had some well below normal winters and springs for the past five years. I would be nice to shake this winter crap early for a change.

One of the guys I follow isn't as excited about this notion: http://www.weatherbell.com/public-winter-15-16-forecast

He is actually calling for a better chance we may get one to tow more of these big blasts as we did in 2010.

Weather and climate is probably left to the groundhogs anyway.

 

[krayfish2]

The long range forecast I looked at in September has been spot on so far......

Wamer than normal October-December. Near normal January. Colder February and March. Big snow in late January and multiple big storms late February - mid March

 

[turkey]

dkile wrote:
One of the guys I follow isn't as excited about this notion: http://www.weatherbell.com/public-winter-15-16-forecast

I like checking Weatherbell. I'm a Joe Bastardi fan.

 

[fadeaway263]

dkile wrote:
Fade,

Being an optimist is a good thing. We have had some well below normal winters and springs for the past five years. I would be nice to shake this winter crap early for a change.

One of the guys I follow isn't as excited about this notion: http://www.weatherbell.com/public-winter-15-16-forecast

He is actually calling for a better chance we may get one to tow more of these big blasts as we did in 2010.

Weather and climate is probably left to the groundhogs anyway.

Dave: Your guy seems correct through the 1st part of February

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/19342:4:US

 

[foxfire]

Don't mind the snow, it's the cold that worries me. I keep the cabin semi-opened during the winter and worry about freeze-ups when it's unseasonably cold for long periods of time.

 

[pete41]

Some of the very best fishing I had in my Montana years was in January and Feb.. when the spawned out browns were moving back down stream .They were hungry and on the move...however streamers which I loved using took second place to nymphs or even wet flies some days.Never could figure that out
One thing I could count on--once the day warmed up to where there was substantial snow melt run off ---lights out.
Later in the spring that wasn't a factor..

 

[rrt]

What Pete says is right. When significant snowmelt hits the creek, it shuts them down, at least in all of my experiences with it. When that happens, you may as well go home and tie flies or ....