It has been chilly enough lately that I wanted to check on the conditions of some of the lakes in the region. There could be the possibility of ice forming and making things difficult for anglers who like to fish some of the lakes that are open year-round. So, I drove up the Manson, near Lake Chelan, and visited Roses Lake. This lake received a plant of 20,000 triploid rainbow trout in November and anglers have been enjoying very good fishing this fall and early winter. I fished it earlier this fall and we caught a mix of both rainbow and tiger trout on Roses. I found the lake ice free when checked on it earlier this week. A couple of anglers arrived just as I was leaving. They were heading out on the new fishing pier to try their luck. I also noticed that boaters can still use the launch here, too. Trout fishing should be good until it starts to freeze, and if the ice gets thick enough, ice fishers will be targeting the perch at Roses. Perch are abundant in the lake and mostly filleting size as well.