It's been pretty devastating. We had a really cold December and some ice fishing in the canals. ... With the warm weather, that's just all gone.

Fishing is good. I haven't seen any reason to leave. There are some nice fish up here. We got two at 11.5 pounds (Tuesday).

When you catch a 7-pounder and an 8-pounder on what was really a pretty tough day of fishing, it's just one of those days where everything goes right. It's a thrill to catch one of the biggest stringers of my career in one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

Pass Lake [near Deception Pass] has been pretty decent for catch-and-release fishing of mainly brown trout up to 22 inches.

Commercial fishing is hard work, and the last thing you need is someone robbing your trap.

There are some pretty nice-looking holes there.