CABIN FEVER

According to Webster (that is a dictionary to all you young folk) cabin fever is defined as  extreme irritability and restlessness from living in isolation or confined indoor area for a prolonged time.  

This 2013-2014 Winter has been one for the history books- over 80 days in a row below zero, the Great Lakes Frozen over, heavy shelf ice on all the rivers, people going miles out on Lake Superior to go ice fishing.  Now I know that the ice was probably stable, safe and all but can you imagine the pucker factor when going 20 miles out on Lake Superior.  But it has not been all bad….really.  

 

The skiing has been great, we should have plenty of water for the summer, the dog sled races had plenty of snow, Ice Fest had well plenty of ice, ice caves that haven't formed in years were awesome and runoff is going to be interesting to watch.  Will it come quickly, slowly….never do- not say that.  Even as a Winter lover summer will be a fun time.  That is if we get a summer this year.  Not if we have another epically awful time with ticks, black flies and other biting bastards.  

But I digress.  What happens when you wake up in the middle of night in a cold sweat.  Dude my fly boxes for the summer are empty.  Crack the music, open a Dew and getting tying.  Embrace the fever and tie some flies that is if you are to soft to go outside.  Now where are my fleece pants its going to be cold wading today.