Three Days and Counting...

This is my last weekend in California for the next several weeks. Beginning Tuesday, I'll be at our house on beautiful Leech Lake.

I spoke with my neighbor and friend Tom Malay yesterday and he said weather conditions for the Friday of the second weekend of the Minnesota walleye season couldn't have been worse -- 24 mph winds out of the NW, 3-4 foot waves and whitecaps, rain off and on, and temperatures that fell from a high of 65 to the mid-40s. In fact, the forecast for last night called for temperatures below freezing and the possibility of snow showers.

Tom said he saw 3 or 4 boats heading north on Sucker Bay struggling against the wind and pounding waves on their way back to Birch Ridge resort. "Real white-knuckle weather," according to Tom.

Today looks a little better. The Weather Underground web site says that the wind today is around 15 mph gusting to near 30 mph, the sky is clear and the temperature is hovering around 50 degrees. If you can get on and off the water safely, it probably isn't a bad day for walleye fishing.

I'll be making my first post from Leech Lake either Tuesday night or Wednesday next week. Stay tuned.