When I was at Sun Lakes I drove up to Deep Lake. This is a very scenic lake, with limited parking but good shore access at the lower end. Trolling up through the steep basalt cliffs to the upper end is a real treat. There is a dock here at the launch site. The trout fishing is typically very good in the spring and the fall, and anglers could be in for an especially good fishery for kokanee this season. When I was at Park Lake, I visited with a WDFW staffer who told me that there was shortfall in the kokanee plant last year. That could mean that there should be larger fish than usual available this season. Instead of the usual 10-inch kokanee, there may be fish of up to 14 inches in Deep Lake. I don’t usually fish Deep Lake, but I may put it on my list of places to try this year. I also want to try the kokanee fishing at Fish Lake, near Lake Wenatchee. Kokanee can be large, up to 16 inches at Wapato Lake, but the public ramp at the east end is in very poor condition, and I won’t launch my Smoker Craft Phantom 20 X 2X boat here.