I'm seldom a happy fisherman this time of year....not unless I go
south.
I hate fishing when it's below freezing. My guides ice up and the
line won't shoot and it seems I spend the whole day popping ice
out of my guides. I've tried spraying Pam on the guides. It doesn't
help
much.

But I ran into a guy (at a thursday evening fly tying get-to-gether)
who said "this is the best time of year to catch big fish. I strip
out 30' of line and roll cast all day long......keeps the guides free.
And the fishing is good."

I'm going to have to try that. If it works, it will be like the story
of the Mullah Nasroodin, who, when he saw his young disciple jumping
up and down after a meal, asked: "Why are you doing that?"

The young devotee said "it settles my stomach, so I can eat more."
The Mullah immediately beat the young devotee senseless.

"Why didn't you tell me that years ago?" he asked.
"Think of all the food I've wasted!"