Reports are slim, with most shops in the middle of transitioning their inventory from ice to open water, and guides are busy putting ice fishing gear away and getting boats and kayaks ready for open water.

Well, you were not seeing things. It snowed in mid-April. The recent cold snap brought wind, rain, and snow throughout New England. Many anglers hunkered down to wait out the storm, but a few braved the elements, and most were rewarded handsomely.

A bit of a dip in temperatures slowed the warming of most waters that are now ice free, but that hasn’t stopped most die-hard anglers from getting out fishing.

Lake trout, salmon, rainbow trout, and saltwater haddock fishing are on this week’s menu. With waters warming in many New England lakes, the fishing is heating up.