The long run up to the net pens on Rufus Woods Reservoir should be a little easier to take with the warmer weather we’re having. I am hearing that the trip can be worth it, too. There are decent catches of triploids coming from the area just below the lower pens and some fish are being taken at the upper pens, too. Most of the fish are the 2- to 3-pounders that the Colville Tribe has been planting, but there are some bigger fish being taken as well. The good fishing for big kokanee and rainbow trout continues at Lake Roosevelt, with some good catches of rainbow coming from the shore near the Keller Ferry. There are some walleye being taken on the Spokane River. I talked to Gordon Steinmetz the other day, and a buddy of his stopped by to have him take a photo of one of his fish. It turned out to be about 9 pounds. He caught the fish just above the first islands on the way up the Spokane River. I am keeping an eye on some of our local lakes for early trout fishing. Roses Lake can be excellent when the ice comes off, and it probably won’t be long before anglers will be able to give this a try.