The warm weather we’re getting has arrived just in time. Anglers who just couldn’t wait for spring weather, like me, were out bass fishing in the snow. Now that there are even more lakes open in the region and sun is shining things are finally on the right track. Trout fishing has actually been very good from a variety of locales this spring, but bass fishers have had to twiddle their thumbs, waiting for the water temperatures to climb enough to get fish moving. That should happen very soon with daytime temperatures in the 60s. I want to remind everyone that new licenses are now required for fishing, and you will want to get a new one to take advantage of the fishing now available at all the lakes that opened recently in the Columbia Basin. Known generally as the Seep Lakes there are over 30 lakes now open to fishing for both trout and spiny rays. Since I mentioned the subject of bass fishing, remember the best opportunity for catching large fish is in the early spring. This is true for Potholes Reservoir, Moses Lake, Banks Lake and even the Okanogan River.