went out last monday, march 11th.  Hickory creek was pretty near ice free; but the road parking hadn't been plowed (much), and the the trudge through the deep snow was exhausting. I fished for about 45 min in the late afternoon; but couldn't (didn't) get down to the water; cast from shore.  I didn't see any rises or even trouts swimming, had had no luck.  I worked my way up to the end of the Nursery run, and by where the big tree used to be at the top, i switched to a size 14 woolly bugger (black).  I cast it out next to the stump (where there used to be a deep hole), and on my 3rd cast hooked up on what seemed to be a holdover rainbow; but it broke the line.  So i was skunked.

Rain this week, so streams will be blown.  At least (hopefully) winter is over!