Jack great to hear you got out!
It is near 70 degrees right now. Saturation is an understatement... the ground was saturated before 16" of snow fell last week, and now it all melted on top of torrential rainy. Absolutely gorgeous out right now though. Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and Happy new year :)

Good to see you still kicking around here Db.
Well wishes and be merry:)
Looks like you'll have to catch me on the striper run or 2016 Great Lake adventures

Have a great X Mass folks
 
Nice to hear ya Andy

Merry Christmas to all.  There were snap dragons flowering at my Brother's last night, other blossoms on plants in the garden at church this AM. 

It was quite a sight btdt... I saw grass grow and dandelions pop throughout the past two days lucky as well

That Moon ring was great-- looked like a rainbow around it for a while.

Correction.......  Next time will be 2034 or, 19 years and not 24 years as first stated, stupid spell checker.
 
 
Hope everyone had a safe and Merry Christmas and with that, I should like to go play with my brand new lump of coal!

Moon was HUGE. One bad thing about the weather has been the bangers in the 'cuse have had extra time to shoot and stab each other so work has been busy.

I had a front row seat to a wonderful 'audio/visual' presentation of "Thunder And Lighting In December" this morning followed by a trailer of "Heavy Down Pours".
 
Matters not which window I peer through, all the fields surrounding my house, now lay heavy with water.
 
Still raining, sometimes heavy, and expected to continue thru today.
 
Could this be the winter that December showers bring January flowers?

There ain't nothing like a BIG batch of pre-melted snow in my book.  I don't mind the cold temperatures, and ice if it is on a the lakes, but the snow.............. blehhhhh!
 
Found this calculator; thought some might enjoy using it for some giggles.  http://www.csgnetwork.com/snowraincvt.html  

Awesome Charlie !! Washbowl was a reclaimed pond a few years back and don't underestimate the size in there
My friend Larry who is 67, brings his Hornbeck up there .. One year he trekked all the way up only to find it still completely iced.. While there are a few decent ponds in the high peaks area , most or the best are just prior or after..
I can point you to some if you wish.. One that is prior is called what happens when a fish gets hooked deep and is a real ...... mess.. Pond fishing is awesome and I do miss that..  One thing to think about is to try and fish them before the spring aircraft stockings.. Some get fall stocking also but not all of them.. It's kinda a PIA after they stock because you cant keep the dinks away.. 
Hope your Holiday went well and have a great 2016..
 
While the weather isn't bad at all out today, there was a lack of sunshine.. We didn't get much rain here.... Bummer the streams blew out for ya Jack but yes, still better then snow.. I don't like SNOW ..
Not trying to one up you Charlie, it seems we always keep uploading pictures around the same day.. Please keep yours coming as I totally enjoy them , Thank You for sharing..
So here is a shot from yesterdays boat trip:

 
and the shopping spree I went on, geesh Clint.. These things never last more then a day in my hands..lol

 
YES , its coming !!!!
Next weeks temps up north.. I smell ICE !!!!!

 
 

Best wishes in 2016

Sayyyyy, if'n yinz are havin trouble buying something with them cards, my  will be here in a couple months [Hint, hint]
 
                                                                     Happy New Year folks
 
                                                                                                     

Charlie if your looking for company I'm game. Foot should be good to go by then, actually going to get a float tube to experience some new adventures. I had some internet issues the past few days merry belated Christmas to all. Things are a little high here from the resent rain but going to wet a line tomorrow any ways. I got a new rod to try out and I'm kind of walking around but it might just be at the easiest access but at least I'll be out there. Got to get out there before the snow that's coming before I slip and mess more things up.

uglyfish
Charlie if your looking for company I'm game. Foot should be good to go by then, actually going to get a float tube to experience some new adventures. I had some internet issues the past few days merry belated Christmas to all. Things are a little high here from the resent rain but going to wet a line tomorrow any ways. I got a new rod to try out and I'm kind of walking around but it might just be at the easiest access but at least I'll be out there. Got to get out there before the snow that's coming before I slip and mess more things up.

You're always welcome, Wayne. We'll get out there in the daks and the greens, and make a point of doing a trip with Bill. Not only will it increase our discount mojo, the man is a natural born storyteller and  as entertaining  a fishing and campfire buddy as you can find. Some of the  pond campsites out in the Lye Brook wilderness are out of this world.  I have enough backpacking equipment for 3 or 4 people and a spare float tube.  Don't mess that foot up when the good stuff'll be around the corner!
    Andy, nothing like doing a drainage project when you can see the results as you dig.... Glad you got it done before it got hard.  BTDT.  A month ago, I jacked up the back half  of a house, as the foundation is  leaning and gonna go. I told the owners I could  stabilize it , but I was afraid to do the excavation and start the concrete work with the onset of winter. Now I look like a liar. Good thing i got good cred. They understood and it's safe til Spring. I suppose the other part of the equation is waiting to work on most of this house  because it passes lots of good fishing on the way home!  I go right past Uglyfish's, too.  Oh well, somebody's got to do it.  Happy New Year's folks,  I'm once again passing on the SR for New Years  (I did make 5 years straight)  but will be in the midst of a 3 day backpacking trip  and on a mountain top  for NY's eve. You get older, you seek quiet , rather than the noise, at least for me.  The SR may be far quieter this year, at this time,  than the recent past, but it's getting hard for me to get Nancy to want to go with the recent crowds and the type of azzhats we dealt with. Things change, and if they don't, I DO.  Clint will probably go and land 5 double digit fish; if I lived 15 minutes away, I 'd go, but I don't. Good luck to all that do.