GOMH Today(3/18/26)

 We got a couple more inches of very white, wet snow last night.  I walked down to JD's later in the afternoon, and there were a bunch of red-winged blackbirds in the old pole barn pine tree. 

It will be spring-like for the next few days. Hopefully, the GOMH will be back to where it was and progressing forward by Friday evening (tomorrow night).

GOMH Today(3/17/26)

 Hopefully, winter will be through with us after today. It is cold and windy out there. It will be interesting to see if all the snow is melted by Friday evening.

GOMH Post Bizzard???(3/15/26)

 We got 4" of snow maybe. Not so bad. It is windy though. And now it gets cold for a couple of days. Then Spring.

Deez Nutts, Bassmaster Classic Champion!

 

📷Grant Moxley

Dylan Nutts is the second angler to qualify out of the BASS Nation to win the Super Bowl of bass fishing tournaments. Congrats, Kid!

Winter Has Returned(GOMH)(3/14/26)

 Blizzard Warning for tonight/tomorrow and sub-zero temps for a couple of nights with highs in the high teens. I'm not really happy with the March weather at the moment. But it kind of looks like this will be winter's last gasp. I went fishing on Sullivan today, and I was a bit of a trainwreck. I only fished for about 15 minutes and gave up.  The ice was maybe 18" and very granulated. I had water coming up in the holes with 10" left to drill.

GOMH + Rock(3/12/26)

 

Open water and swimming swans at the Rock Lake PRO Narrows

Winter has returned. GOMH icing up again. Drats!

Kyler Murray to the Vikes

 

After the Vikings' season ended, my Football Guru Matthew Coller of Purple Insider looked into solutions for the team's QB problem, and his number one solution was Kyler Murray. Coller banged that drum, making the case for Kyler, and I was converted to Team Kyler after originally being against it. If the O-Line can be healthy, Kyler could shine with the weapons on Offense.  

My advice for JJ McCarthy is to grow up and learn. You may get another bite at the apple, and if it looks like it did in 2025, this Vikings fan will be done with you.

KOC, work your magic!

GOMH+ Today (3/11/26)

 I was pleasantly surprised by how much open water was gained after yesterday's snow. We got about 4 inches. Luca and Belle sang the song of their people. I saw a muskrat.

Just Discovered MN Lakes Thaw Tracker

 

Apparently, this has been around for a couple of years, and I just got wind of it. It is a website that tracks weather conditions and makes ice-out forecasts for most MN lakes. Here is the prediction for Platte Lake:

And for Rock Lake:

I don't know why there's a discrepancy between the two lakes, especially since Rock was forecast earlier. I think Platte goes out first in most years.

MN Lakes Thaw Tracker

GOMH Today (3/8/26)

 I fished on both sides of the bridge tonight and saw maybe 15 swans. Beautiful sunset.

I Can See The Driveway! + (3/8/26)

 

I can drive from the top of the driveway all the way to the road without driving on any snow or ice, so I'm calling it clear. Mother Nature generally has something to say about that. Last year, I declared it on March 10th.

And a bonus picture from my walk down to the corner today. The brook is flowing freely and is finally visible as of yesterday. It had been almost completely drifted over in our last significant snow a couple of weeks back.