The ice in my area -central MN- is GONE! Crazy! If this weather keeps up, water temps and weed growth will surely be farther along than normal. As Kevin said, that should actually improve the June casting bite.
That doesn't mean I like it though. If the trend continues, our already low water levels will be extreme by mid-summer. We've seen some very high water temps the last couple years and I'm really afraid we could see prolonged periods of 80+degrees this year. That seems to negatively change some of the "normal" muskie patterns, negatively effects the weeds on some lakes and most importantly it puts a LOT more stress on muskies. If we see water temps that high for any length of time, you can count on seeing more floaters this year. I would really encourage everyone to take that into account this summer.