It’s been an interesting start to the year here on the Central Coast of California weather-wise. First it started with almost apocalyptic levels of rain which not only flooded rivers and towns in the area, but almost quadrupled the lake level of my favorite carp fishery and filled other local lakes overnight, some to around 110% of their normal capacity since they couldn’t release water fast enough through the dam. Following these biblical storm events, the temperatures dropped dramatically, with many frosted mornings and cold daytime temperatures. In the grand scheme of things, a freezing snap in the middle of January and February may not seem like an abnormal thing, but in an area where the temperatures are normally quite stable, and not that cold, these massive swings in temp have been interesting to watch…