Trout Eve

'Twas the night  before trout season
and all over town,
the drizzle and cold kept the fishermen home.
I was out at the lake,
had it all to myself;
hoping to catch one bass
before the trout season starts.

Oh, well, more catfish... I threw them back in.
At least I know I can fish in the rain.

For hours a large flock of swallows was swooping low over the water, but I never saw what they were after, and I never saw one dimple or rise, like I usually see.

For opening day, the weather report says: fog at 7am, then partly SUNNY all the rest of the day, with temperatures starting at 41, then 51 by 10am, then 61 by 1pm, and mid 60s all afternoon.  Clear by nightfall.

Sunrise October 15 is 7:36 am, sunset is 6:53 pm