Madison, WI -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2012 -- Sales director, Scott Tucker of the Lake Springfield Marina in Springfield, IL. has been excited about the unseasonably warm temperatures as the early onset of spring means business is booming at the marina. The incredibly mild winter season and the recent higher temperatures have resulted in boaters, fisherman and watersports fans taking to the water much earlier than they generally do which is great news for the marina. Scott Tucker recently commented that their slips did not formally open until the 1st of April, however they started pulling boats out of storage four weeks ago.

Tucker went on to add they have definitely had an early start to the year. Boating lovers have Memorial day weekend marked on their schedules as the start of the boating season, however, busier parking lots for the past a couple of weekends have resulted in increasingly more boats being moved from storage to the slips. The current spike in fuel prices doesn't appear to have much of an effect as the folks of central Illinois have taken to the water in great numbers.

According to Scott Tucker you may as well get out and use your boat while the weather is nice, and this has meant the fishermen of central Illinois have hardly had an off-season this winter. Tucker went on to add that they have had 15-20 boats in their slips for a couple of weeks now. Most boating fans are fully aware that it takes more gas to power a boat through water than it does to drive a car down the street but the abundance of small lakes in central Illinois suits fisherman this means they only have to run for a few minutes to find a good spot to fish for hours.

With still nearly 8 weeks until the traditional start of boating season, marina sales manager Scott Tucker continues to be unseasonably busy as boaters have been getting their boats tuned up and serviced as they make the most of the early start to spring. Commenting on his busy showroom, Tucker stated that if the season stays like it has so far, it's a great chance to stay near home without having to travel far for recreation. With warm weather in the forecast for central Illinois, it seems that everyone at Lake Springfield is going to be thrilled before we even get to Memorial day.