Hi Folks, Been chasing bass the last couple of days with guests. Been getting early and on the water between 5:30am and 6:00am. It has been a pretty windy June. The wind is a nemesis when fishing from a boat and even casting a fly rod in the big water. I like early for calmer conditions and low light. Lake surface temperatures have been hovering between 67 to 69 degrees. Spin fishing the last few days and we have had to slow down our approach and give the bass an easy meal. Lizards, Senkos, tubes, and twister tails in olive and crawfish colors have all worked. I have better success with 3" rubber in the rivers and 4" to 5" in lakes. The pictured largemouth, caught this morning, ate a 5" green senko with silver flake. Been catching both largemouth and smallmouth. Pretty even split. All of the smallmouth in the river have been out of the main current around wood, deep pools, and big back eddys. Caught all of our largemouth in less than 5' of water. All around lilly pads, wood, and docks. The smallmouth have been hanging around rocks piles in 10' to 15' of water. Fun fishing. Looks like rain on the way and we could use it. Hex hatch going on so time to fish into dark for some big surface feeding trout. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
