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Here I am at the Moses Lake Kids Fishing Derby posing with Julie Smith (left) Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District, Derby winner Jonathan Pena and Jeff Bryant of Pepsi, sponsor of the event.
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This family was enjoying the fishing for both trout and perch at Canal Lake on the April Fools Opener. There are two handicapped fishing platforms at Canal Lake, by the way.
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An angler is dwarfed by the high desert scenery at Sage Lake. Sage was one of the lakes that opened on April 1st. There were quite a few anglers camped on its shores.
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Eric Granstrom (left) and Pat Armstrong pose with a nice lake trout taken on Lake Chelan. Earlier in the day Armstrong caught and released a bright, wild steelhead (the season was still open). The only thing we didn't catch that we wanted was a Lake Chelan king!
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I finally made the hike into Pillar Lake, the first of ten lakes in the Pillar-Widgeon Chain that opened on April 1st. I didn't have time to fish much, as my daughter Whitney and I were video taping a session for the Outdoor Fishing Show.
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Shane Magnuson, Upper Columbia Guide Services, shows what you do when the Chinook bite is slow on Lake Chelan. You go catch big lakers!
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One of the most scenic of the lakes in the Quincy Wildlife Area is Dusty Lake. It is reached by a mile-long trail and is an excellent quality lake for rainbow, browns and tigers.
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Some of the perch at Moses Lake are whoppers! I caught this one from the I-90 Bridge. Anglers should expect good catches all along the rip rap bank near the bridge. I also saw a whopper rainbow caught while I was there. The trout had to be 24 inches and weigh over 5 pounds. It was caught on a worm meant for a perch.
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Work has already started on the Kids Fishing Day at Connelly Park in Moses Lake. Julie Smith (left) and Curt Carpenter, of the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District and I met at the park with Chad Jackson (not picture) of the Department of Fish and Wildlife to begin plans for the event.
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Fishing for lakers on Lake Chelan continues to be red hot. I had a blast catching them before heading to Roses Lake.
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