The boat and fishing pressure has been almost nonexistent the last couple of weeks of May and this first week of June with the high water and tough launching conditions.  The good news is the water is coming down and some of the launches are becoming usable now.  The fish have rested long enough its time to get back out after them.  The water is still cool just in the mid 50’s but it will warm up fast with a few nice days.

We are still waiting for the Bass to get their spawn done, we have seen some spawning activity on the Smallmouth but other areas they have yet to make the move.  For the pre-spawn smallies we have bun casting crankbaits such as RatlinRaps or Bombers.  For plastics on CDA its hard to beat the Senko worms or the TwinTail grubs.  I will also pitch some tube jigs as well.  The Bass have been bunched but will scatter out soon and you should start seeing them on the docks and shorelines in the next week or so. 

With the higher water the Pike have been along the brush lines and flooded grass in the bays such as Cougar, Mica and Wolflodge.  We have been using weedless spoons and some floating plugs on them.  The cool temps the first week of June has put them down a bit this week but we get a few more degrees warmer water and they will get aggressive again.  As the water comes down they will move out into any new shallow weed growth or on the old cabbage weedlines.  The weedless spoons and plugs will still work well then you might mix in a few spinnerbaits.  If you just want some action for small Pike Cave, Swan and Blue lakes along the river chain have been good all spring for the big fish stick to the main lake.

Salmon trollers sounds like we may have had a few fish run out with the high water but if you have been out we have been marking a lot of fish in the 40-60 foot range.  Try some flasher and herring rigs or maybe the small flashers and mini-squids.  With the herring and an 11 inch flasher run a good 5-6 foot leader the  helmeted herring.  I think with the cool water yet its still worthwhile to sneak a planer board out with something shallow for the next week or two.  You might even run a Kokanee line out the back shallow as the “bluebacks” are starting to show up on the north end.

The L.C.A.A. has posted the dates for The Big One Chinook Derby July 26 – August 3^rd 2008 We should have the tickets by the end of June.