You Can't Afford Not To Slow Down and Think

I receive many letters and emails. I love getting them but I often misunderstand them. Have you ever read an old letter. For example, a letter your Grandfather wrote to someone at home during his service in the second world war. Many of the authors of these letters had very little education, yet they wrote so eloquently. They made their point clearly using the English language the way it was supposed to be used. No shortforms, or awkward symbols. Letter writing was high art and a gift given. The letter was a moment in time that the writer felt was important enough to pen with care. Just imagine someone taking the time and expending no little effort to put their thoughts on paper for posterity. It's a humbling thought. Folks knew that their time was valuable. It could be over in an instant. We've forgotten this wisdom or have sold it cheaply to our jobs and modern technology. We just can't afford to devalue our time with things that really don't matter all that much.
From time to time I find myself using todays slang or short forms (lol, TGIF and a whole list of other stupid things). Very regularly, I get these wrong or confuse the meanings. I'm sure that I've offended people with my unsavvy internet language. Well, no more. I refuse to shorten, or simplify my writing any longer. It's confusing and ugly. I won't do it!
Enough of that rant. It has been cold here. That really isn't a terrible thing because it slows the environment down. The early spring has the trees budding and the fish moving in unpredictable ways. Aquatic vegetation and insect life is developing very quickly which has encouraged the quickening of the seasonal cycle of Rainy Lake. The cold front should settle things down.
Water tempertures have started to rise very early. Particularly in the protected bays where northern pike just recently spawned. Large pike need to live in a cool water environment. If the water warms to quickly, they move out of the bays ruining my favorite pike fishing season. If the water tempertures stablize, the larger pike will remain and feed in the shallow bays. So the colder nights and overcast days aren't a terrible thing. Only the fishemen are uncomfortable in this weather. The pike are still biting through this cold front and that can chase the chill from your bones instantly.
I still have some great open dates on my schedule. Please don't put off making your fishing plans. Dates fill in a rush. Call or email me today.
Scott Hamilton
Jackfish-Hammy