Other than along the higher profiled and recently stocked streams, such as the Otselic River, the opening day of trout season (April 1) doesn’t have the impact it once did. Blame it on the early spring weather – which is usually quite cool – or the stream conditions or the fact stream trout anglers in general are aging, so you probably won’t see all that many anglers on our area streams that day.

It’s not as though the trout aren’t there for the taking – especially the brook trout – but perhaps because the maturing legions of experienced stream anglers know that the fishing conditions will be far better a week or two later. I can’t argue with that approach. Why put up with what can be uncomfortable weather to fish for trout that will be more willing to strike/bite later on, when the weather’s more comfortable?