 |
 |
 |
 |
| With the exception of "Late Resident Goose" all of the local waterfowl seasons have all but come to an end. The end of January and February still offer some fine gunning. The Snow goose season will remain until mid March. The late goose season is one of my favorites with the light pressure from all but the hardiest of hunters willing to brave the wind and cold it has to offer. This has been a hard winter and it began earlier than usual with the hard freezes that have hampered some of the places I usually hunt. However, the season has been good to me with my lack of time to pursue my favorite sport. I'm one of those who eat, sleep and breathe waterfowling throughout the year. The end of March brings planning of conservation projects and activities before nesting begins. The spring will be spent chasing wild turkeys and trout with a shotgun and fly rod while counting the days till the "Early Goose' season begins in September. Fly-fishing and fishing are my second love and I'll spend winter's days tying flies, re-lining and lubricating reels before the first cast at the trout opener. If the "cabin fever" becomes overwhelming I'll start an early spring scout for gobblers looking for tracks in the snow. On the warmer days you will find me on a stream fishing nymphs or midges for the hungry trout of late winter. |
| At present the "sporting shows" are in full swing. I plan to attend the Fly Show in Somerset, New Jersey and I will offer my services at the SRWA booth on weekends during the Eastern Sports and Travel Show at the State Farm Show complex in Harrisburg PA, February. I look forward to meeting any folks who care to stop by and visit us there. I'm sure most of you have noticed a change in the website lately. Once again I am redesigning it for speed and content but maintaining a quality appearance with hi-resolution images and text. I hope to relieve a little stress in slow loading pages for |
| those of you with "dial-up" modems. With the prices of cable and DSL dropping I see the slower modems phasing out in the near future. This broadband era offers so much more to web surfers. Besides the physical site changes and the existing Hunting and Fishing forums I would like to make the Den more visitor oriented with more outside participation. I invite all to send their photos, stories, recipes and comments to be published. Use the forums to share your experiences and stories with others. Each topic will have a photo page to share your photos with a caption. This site belongs to all of you... Enjoy it! I look forward to hearing from you .....Dizzy |
| You wouldn't know it if you used Lake Marburg as an indicator. Granted the lake has come up a little but the launch ramps are still unusable for any craft larger than a canoe or small Jon. Most of the area lakes are recovering well. |
 |
 |
 |
| Pinchot has just about topped off and Long Arm reservoir in Hanover, York County is at normal levels. Codorus creek below Marburg maintains a minimum flow rate. The recent wet fall and snow has done a fine job in recovery but the area still needs more precipitation to insure safe levels during the upcoming summer months. The one advantage to the dry preceding period especially for fisherman was that one could hike around Marburg and note all of the normally hidden structure and record it on their maps for future reference. |
| Actual ground water levels for Adams County for example have peaked and are now falling at a steady rate. (See the graph). |
 |
| These peaks and valleys are normal for this area but a careful eye needs to be maintained. The Farmers almanac is calling for a February blizzard. We all don't want to see this but more snowfall and a wet spring will be a welcome and needed addition to precipitation amounts already received. Lets keep our fingers crossed. |
 |
|