The gate is open to East and Paulina. You can launch at Paulina Lake Resort for $10.
East still has no boat launch access as of yet. And It may be another couple of weeks.
Bank fishing at East should be good, I’d go leeches and scuds and callibaetis nymphs stripped on slow Hover lines, and use a chironomid and blood worm (which is chironomid larva) under the indicator.
I saw my friend Jon W was up at Paulina on the opener and caught a bunch of smaller browns and some rainbows that all looked like they wintered over well.
I always like the early season chironomid game at Paulina, but I have often had excellent success on black leeches stripped near the shore line on various density sinking lines from Hover to Type 5 (and all in between). I also recommend a Balanced Minnow under the indy!