Hi all, new member here, so be kind.... anyways I finally got to go fishing this past weekend (first time this spring), for a few hours Saturday night (Battle Lake) and Sunday night (Coal). Normally at this time of year it's hard to keep the pike off the fly, but both evenings were untypically slow,,,, oh I caught a few smallish pike all right to beat the skunk, but I have fished these lakes a lot in past springs and this weekend was sloooowwww!!!! No doubt the unseasonably hot weather had something to do with it, as I recorded water temps in high 60's and low 70's in the shallows where the pike are usually stacked up at this time. I think we had better hope that the cooler weather and rain forecasts for the rest of this week come true, cuz if this hot spell continues it'll be a short 'hot' spring bite for shallow water piking this year.
Anyways that's my excuse and I am sticking to it, but one thing that has me puzzled is the water clarity (rather the lack thereof) in Battle in particular. I can't ever recall seeing water this stained in Battle at this time of year, what gives?