I made a swing through Grant County to check on the opening day of trout season activity at a few lakes. The day was sunny and clear, but the wind was howling at Blue Lake. I stopped by the boat ramp and watched a couple of boats pick people up or launch, and it wasn’t easy. One boat stopped to pick up friend and they already had a couple of limits. People were launching at mid-morning, and I figured that they had waited to see if the wind would lay down, and when it didn’t, they just decided to go anyway. Things were different at Park Lake. It wasn’t nearly as windy, and boats were coming in with their limits. The docks were loaded with folks fishing and I was seeing fish being landed the whole time I was there. I went by the cleaning station, and it was busy. I talked to a gentleman who was in line with his granddaughter, and he told me that this was the 63rd consecutive year that his family and friends had come to Park Lake for the opener. I loved hearing this and seeing so many families enjoying the fun of fishing!