Water temperature is warming daily with the average being 62-64 degrees and some parts of the lake 68-70 degrees in the afternoon. The lake is clear, to slightly stained with some debris floating on the surface.  

Trout: Fair.The trout are starting to show up in main lake pockets and over the river channel. The trout are targeting large balls of shad in deep and shallow water. The trout will feed heavily on these bait balls during the late spring and summer months. Watch for surface activity, once you locate feeding fish try casting a shad patterned lure toward them. Trolling anglers try using your electronics to find these large balls of shad. The trout will be near them waiting for a few to stray away from the school. Use shad patterned Needlefish, Excel spoons, and Rapalas, to target these fish. The brown trout bite has been good for a few weeks now. Kokanee: Good. There have been a lot of limits showing up. The fish are schooled up in 30-50 feet. Most of the fish are a good size this year, 12-14" and very chunky. The dam, spillway, and Rose Island have been the hot spots so far this year. Try using a small tear drop dodger, or a sidekick dodger with a small hootchie, bug, or spinner tied 10-18" behind. A couple of hoochies that consistently land fish are Mag Tackle Mini Mags and Glitterbugs Micro hoochies. The Lolipop colored bug made by Father Murphy's has been working well, and Uncle Larry's Spinners Pinky or Copper Pop are good choices. Another good bait to use that catches kokanee and trout is an Apex. Watermelon is a very versatile color that will attract both species. Be sure to tip your lures with corn that has been soaked in scent. A few Pro Cure scents that work well early season are nightcrawler and krill.

Bass: Good.  The fish are in three different modes, pre-spawn, spawn, and post spawn. There are a lot of fish being caught shallow. The larger fish will be in deeper water either preparing to spawn or recovering from the spawn. Early morning top water bite is on.

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