Would you move for the sake of fishing?

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Originally Posted by bigfishy

Gr8 thread!!

I'm a 90% freshwater guy and would move in a heartbeat
to a trouty area or south to gr8 lm bass areas....Just a matter of funds
and the kids movin on and out....If $ is rite that's a matter of 5 yrs er so...

Good luck with ur decision , and take ur time choosing an area and state..

"Trouty area'.. I like that..
There is some good fw trout fishing up here, but there is a big problem... We often have 6 months of winter. Unless you love ice fishing of course..
However, I prefer decent weather for fishing, and being on a frozen lake when its 10 degrees in a 30 mph wind trying to pull fish trhough a 6 inch hole.. just not my bag... I would MUCH rather be on a head boat actually catching some nice size good eating fish, and when my hands freeze up, walk into the heated cabin for 5 minutes, or better yet ,heated rails!...
Believe me, Finger Lakes winters are brutal... Very few nights above 20 degress from nov through mid April, and often it gets 20-25 below zero at night, and doesn't make 15 at mid day during January and Feb..
We don't see the sun either from Nov through March.. It very dreary and dark here,, VERY depressing..
I can;t stay here.. I am getting old FAST, and need some time to fish, garden, sit in the shade on warm days and enjoy life.... I have what, maybe 10-15 more years to be able to fish easily IF I am lucky and my health stays ok.. Can't spend it where winter shuts everything down for 5 months every year.. Thinking southern Pa, or perhaps Mayland or Northern Va, near the Chesapeake..bob