The boat’s all waxed up and ready to go. – BUT the big news is that THE BAIT FISH ARE ALREADY IN! This is a sharp contrast to last year, in which the lakes and rivers still had over 12″‘s of ice at this time. This is unprecedented for the middle of March.. Connecticut has just announced opening day of Fluke will be May 17th and we will be able to start our season then! This spring run will be very, very exciting.