We got Ice Out on all the smaller lakes in the Columbia basin South of Grand Coulee. An exciting time for E.Wash flyfishers w/cabin fever. The last weeks unusually warm weather has taken out the last of the ice except on some larger lakes.

Dry falls iced out completely yesterday. Those South of Potholes have all cleared in the last week or so.

Lenore is still iced in the mid section, but open on both N&S ends. I spent a fruitless morning on the N. end w/36 degree water and about 36MPH winds. Scoped lotsa fish.....all lockjawed with no hatch coming up at all.
Not to worry though, one warm calm day now will bring the chronies up and the bite will be there when the food is hatching. Could be any day now.

Banks and the larger lakes like Moses and Maron are still coming off in various degrees and will be only partially open this weekend but should clear by the 13-14 weekend