Starting December 1st there are some great winter lake fishing opportunities opening. In Okanogan County both upper and lower Green lakes will open. I always get reports of good fishing on these lakes in the catch-and-keep season, with some dandy rainbow taken. Another lake that would definitely worth a try is Rat Lake, just outside the town of Brewster. This one was rehabbed a while back and the rainbow and browns are getting big. Rat Lake got a plant of 3,000 triploid rainbow and 1,000 brown trout last spring. In Stevens County, Williams and Hatch lakes are worth a look. Williams got a plant of 5,000 rainbow this spring and Hatch Lake a plant of 10,000 fry. With the growth rates we get in Eastern Washington anglers should expect lots of trout in the 12- to 13-inch class and carryovers to 18 inches. On the border of Lincoln and Adams County is Fourth of July Lake. It was switched to a winter managed lake fairly recently. I mention it as it is known to produce carryover rainbow of up to 20 inches. In Yakima County, North Elton Pond is now open to fishing. It received a plant of 2,000 jumbo rainbow to spice the action this winter.