I had not been out much this season yet, weather conditions where not favorable so far.
Too often it was cold and miserable so fishing made not a lot of sense.
But we had some sudden outburst of spring when temps skyrocketed like on this day.
I went out pretty late in the morning as the nights are still cold.

Most pools I checked where empty but one or two had fish in them.
Dace where active as I noticed several fish moving about.
The water was clear and a little higher than expected for a period without much rain.
Some small mayflies where buzzing around but nothing to get fish rising as it is still
way to early.

I managed several dace on the pheasant-tail nymph and even landed an out of season brown trout (season starts middle march).
Migratory birds have returned like lapwings, oystercatchers and the likes and I have 
heard great cranes heading north in the night sky.

My go to pub had gone down the drain during the winter so to get anything to eat I had to go to plan B.
I still found a place nearby that was open so I could end the day with a warm meal.