Just in case you're interested Mike, you accepted a post about two weeks ago from someone fishing a closed lake. It's still there.

I checked with the park ranger who used to be in charge of the camping area on the lake to see if the rules were changed. He said Silver Lake up in Whatcom county was still an end of April opener.

For those who are interested the lake is supposed to get a plant of around 17K rainbows in preparation for the opener.

I'll be up there for the opener for two reasons. One, I get to fish with that park ranger who is also a hunting partner. Other reason is they have a nice pancake feed at the park. Not sure if it's an "all you can eat" feed as I practice moderation there also.

Even though the pancake "limit" may be as many as you want, I still limit myself to only 3. Also, I keep the first 3 placed on my plate. I don't cull them until I get the 3 biggest pancakes. But that is a very interesting thought!!