People have different ways of measuring spring around here. They say the wind will stop blowing when the snow is off Mission Ridge. I say spring really begins when the ice is off Fish Lake, and it came off early this week. I am getting a new boat just in time. A brand new Lund was delivered this week by Valley Marine in Yakima, my new sponsor, and I can’t wait to put it on the water. This weekend would be a good one. Warm weather and sunny skies are forecast. Don’t forget, the big Rock Island Kids Day is coming up next weekend. Thanks to the Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association, Erlandsen and Associates and other sponsors we will have a great day. There will be goodie bags of tackle handed out while they last again this year, and the Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association folks will be on hand to help kids with their tackle issues. There will be hot dogs, drinks and snacks again, thanks to Ray Pearson, too. The Pit Pond will be loaded with fish again, so it’s a guaranteed good time. Many people show up very early, but the event is scheduled from nine till noon on Saturday the 19th