Most of the lakes that opened on March first had shed enough ice to allow angling, and there were some good catch rates recorded. As expected Upper Caliche Lake was the top lake in terms of production for anglers. The lakes was completely ice free and anglers bagged an average of 4.1 rainbow for their efforts. Most were 12-inch catchables. Martha Lake was close behind in catch rates. Many anglers limited here in less than an hour and there was a mix in the size of the trout. Most were 12-inch catchables, but there were a few 18- to 26-inch brook-stock rainbow taken as well. Burke Lake still had some ice on it for the opener, but anglers still took an average of 3.9 trout and there was a fair amount of carryover rainbow of 15 to 19 inches landed. Quincy Lake was pretty much still frozen for the opener. Dusty Lake was ice free but wind hampered anglers. The few that tried it caught a couple of 14- to 21-inch rainbow. Nunnally was the best of the Beverly area with anglers averaging 4.5 rainbow with most going 17 to 21 inches. Lenore remains mostly frozen so no one was fishing here.