It might be over

It might be over

Mika Lappalainen | Friday, 4 October 2024

It started fast and burned with huge flame. It had up and downs as everything in life. There was some boring parts but that's kind of nice even it is little bit dull. Anyway it seems to be over and looks like it is not in my hands to fix it. Only thing I can do is cross fingers and wait to see how it turns out eventually.

It started end of April and lasted about month. It was great period, not easy but absolutely thrilling month. It was like honeymoon with few arrrghhhh. Overall it kind of stole my heart again and I remembered what it is to be in love. What a thrilling feeling. And then there was mostly dull part with few highlights.

There was crazy stress now and then, mostly because of outside factors, but we found solution together. I think it was partly because we had something to wait and share in August. That was again like honeymoon. Well that might be exaggeration, but it was also nice time. No stress; just us and some good friends.

Then came September and it was just little bit too nice to be true, just like calm before storm. And then everything breaks to hell. Last week there was one absolutely nice day and this week we had two of those. Otherwise it has been shitty and there is nothing I can do about it. 

Wednesday was a nice day, sun and satrting from afternoon no wind at all. I realized that little bit too late. I was organizing one of the storage/working room so I was concentrated on that. As she was smiling whole day I knew it will continue similar way on Thursday.

I finished room in the Thursday morning and planned few things with crew. Life was good and smiling. I know it went little bit late to go as it was little after 4pm when I got gears and went to our lake. I was optimistic that there could be some rises and active fish still.

When I arrived to the lake my biggest nightmare came true. The lake had ice layer. You idiot, how could I not have realised that two nights in row with - 6 C (21F) and barely getting 0 Celsius (32F) during daytime, with basically no wind at all... that will not make ice layer!!! Our lake is small and when it starts to freeze, it will freeze. Similar thing happened a few years ago when we planned to get some fish for winter. When we went to lake it was frozen and we had to break ice with boat so could put few fishing net.

It was not totally frozen yet. There was 20 m by 30 m (60feet by 90 feet) with no ice. I fished there about one hour, started with dry fly as it is dry or die. Then fished the area with nymphs but no reaction, then had short casting session. Sun was warming me nicely and all the great memories ran through me.

My last hope is coming rain and wind. Forecast is that Sunday there might be snowing about 15cm (6inch), coming Monday and story of week is still cold but then it should go up to 6 Celsius (42F). I'm not sure if it will be enough before next Friday as I have booked guiding. I told them that it will by gamble and it looks like the house is winning.

Well time will show. Today I have to change winter tyres at least for one car so we can move safely on coming days.

It might truly be over for this season, that's not in my hands anymore. If it is so, then I will practise my casting and train my snooker gaming.  Reindeer round-ups are also starting, so I don't really have time to be in sorrow.

Enjoy it as long it lasts.

Have a nice weekend and go fishing!

Mika from Finland