I had arranged to meet Austin Moser, of Austins Northwest Adventures Guide Service, at his home in Coulee Dam on Wednesday, and I arrived in town early enough to check on a couple of the boat launches in the area. On the way up I swung into the Northrup launch site and found that there was one boat in the parking area, probably looking for some pre-spawn walleye. The docks aren’t in place yet here, though. They do an amazing job at the Federal Park at Spring Canyon with the docks. When you pull into the parking area you see the big, long docks high and dry. But way down below, where the water level is right now, you can see that there is a dock in place that can be used to put a boat in. I walked down to it and saw that there is solid concrete right to the water’s edge. It is shallow but two large boats had put there earlier. The other boat ramp that is just above Grand Coulee Dam is out of service now. Hard to say when the water will be back up enough to use this one, due to planned maintenance at the dam.