The spring salmon fishing on the Icicle River continues to gather momentum as more and more bright fish move into the stream. By my rule of thumb, that is if I can catch a fish, the fishing is really hot, and that means the Icicle is smoking! I have landed a nice springer the last two times I have been out. The last trip was with Jerrod Gibbons of Upper Columbia Guide Services. He called me the other night and told me to be at the take out at 3 a.m. It takes a lot to get me out of bed at 3 a.m., but when Jerrod calls I go. True to his word we got a ton of hits a couple of very serious take downs and I was able to hook and land a springer of about 11 pounds. The day was gorgeous to boot. A deer swam the river just below us; we saw a nice young buck in velvet on the way to the take out and a beautiful trumpeter swan as well. This is a great time of year to be on the river, the fact that there are a lot of fish moving up stream right now makes it even better.