Welcome back to the new NEFF. Take a break from Twitter and Facebook. You don't go to Dicks for your fly fishing gear, you go to your local fly fishing store. Enjoy!
I was out electro fishing with the Division between the Holidays and I was surprised at how many little stones were crawling all over our nets as we scooped up the brookies. Mild winters will do that.
I actually think that early hatches usually lead to worse hatching activity in terms of how long the hatches hang on strong throughout the spring. Nothing worse than seeing sulphers and a few lonesome drakes coming down the river first week and a half into may