The weather in our region is changing fast and many feel it is for the better. Those are probably folks looking forward to the early opening of many trout lakes in our region. On March 1st several lakes in Eastern Washington open to fishing, and the ice that has covered them is going fast. Hopefully, it will cleared off many of them so anglers can get at the hungry trout. I traveled to Lake Lenore, which is north of Soap Lake on Highway 17. This lake is known to produce good catches of large Lahontan cutthroat trout and is particularly popular with fly fishers. The lake is a selective fishery, barbless hooks and no bait, and has a daily limit of one fish over 18 inches. One of the favorite areas on the lake with fly fishers is the very top end of the lake, and it was still frozen over when I went to check on it last Tuesday. There are some shore fishing spots along the highway, and I found open water at one of them. There are some special rules that you should know before fishing Lenore, that are in the Sport Fishing Pamphlet.