I ran down to the Quincy Wildlife Area last Saturday to see what conditions were like on some of the lakes that opened on March first. The boat launch at Quincy Lake was frozen, but there was enough open water to allow for bank fishing on the south shore. There was a lot more open water on Burke Lake when I checked on it. Anglers were able to launch boats here and shore anglers were having good luck catching catchable-sized rainbow trout from both shores at the bottom end of the lake. I then traveled to the lakes near the town of George. Martha Lake is just a couple miles east of George and is one of most popular opening day lakes in the region. There is very good shore access here and it produces surprisingly good catches of trout every year on the opener. A few miles to the west of George is Caliche Lake. I found the parking lot packed with trucks. People were launching small boats and were scattered among the reed-lined banks. Fishing can be quite good in the early season on Caliche. The turnout for the opener was the best I have seen in years.