Just what we needed

Wow did we get hit with the white stuff, just what we needed at a critical time. The long range forecast looks as if this will stick around for a while and not melt away fast causing a high water event then back to low water conditions. I see maybe next weekend might be a slight warm up but I think we will be safe in the mountains where the sun and higher temps do not typically warm up as fast. Let's hope this melts slowly and brings a good amount of moisture to the water table and not run off.
  As I said this is the perfect time of the year to tie flies or get your gear out and inspect everything, I clean all my fly rods of junk from the past season using ivory snow and water. I clean every fly line that I have with the same ivory snow & water solution then wiping them dry before putting a line treatment on them and letting it sit for a few hours then wiping it off to a slick finish. You could also use a Rio fly line cleaner that comes in a small wet towel packet, cost .99 each and well worth it but make sure you clean it both ways because if you only clean in one direction you miss quite a bit, clean it going out of the reel and going back in, most time you do not need to put a line treatment on if if your using fairly new lines. This is also a great time to think about changing leader butts and adding new tippets, I for one am guilty on not doing this every years, I just add new tippet- not a good idea. This is also a good time to replenish your tippet selection, especially if you store you gear in a hot car for extended periods or leave it in the sun for long periods of time, I have seen how people just throw their gear in a car and for get it. I also clean my vest out completely and decide if I need the contents this year, I noticed that I was carry a second big bag of shot , no wonder the dam vest was heavy, you find crap that as you look at it now you wonder why you kept it in there?