The wind on Lake Wenatchee blew so hard there was a real concern about the dock I was on. One boat got loose but was retrieved before it got away. While inspecting the dock and adjusting how the boats were tied up, we spotted a boat coming our way. It had come from a dock up lake and was on a collision course with our dock. We caught it before it did any damage, and the boat was driven to Crescent Beach and loaded on a trailer. Whew, nervous evening. The next morning Dennis Beich and I hopped on my boat and drove up to the top of the lake, where I had started on opening day. The wind wasn’t as bad as it was on Monday, but keeping the right trolling speed was still a challenge. The bite didn’t happen immediately, and we tried a variety of different hook colors and rigs. Finally, the bite came later in the morning, and we started getting fish. Dennis had the hot rod and the downrigger on his side of the boat went off repeatedly. His three red-hook rig was deadly, and we got enough fish on other rods to get our limits.