71 degrees Fahrenheit!

I decided to try fly fishing with a #12 articulated lech pattern this afternoon.  It is the dead of winter
here. There are no leaves on the trees.  With the exception of the air temperature, everything says it is
WINTER!

But the air temperature says it is 71F in Brooklyn.  That's right, seventy one degrees Fahrenheit this afternoon.  Normally, there is ice on the lake's surface and maybe a few inches of snow from the last winter storm.  However, so far, there has been less than five inches of snow in New York City this year.

A warm spell has been forecast for this week with temperatures staying above fifty degrees.  This is prime Crappie weather.  Cool weather and sunny days.