FISHING FOR LATE WINTER BASS
Cabin fever sets up its final blow. It’s been cold, snowy, and rainy for two months. The fisherman that holds the reins in my brain is facing impending implosion, when, for a brief spell, the clouds lift. 30s turn into 60s—70s, even—and the resulting breeze turns the air crisp and comfortable. It seems as if spring is right around the corner, and, to those residents of the underwater world, that means calorie-packing for the approaching spawn. Every year the same pattern is r