Hey Guys,

Wow, I just had 2 very humbling days of fishing on Potholes. I haven't fished there this time of year before, so I'm not sure if these conditions are normal or not. Basically, the water level is way up from what it was 2 weeks ago, and extremely clear (>15 feet visibility in places). Water temps were around in 60 in the morning, and 65 in places by midafternoon. The high water has fish back in the thick stiff for the most part. The beaver hut pattern is definitely operating again, and flooded brush near spawning flats was holding good fish. All the fish came from 2-6 feet of water, and I didn't see anything that looked like it was close to spawning....it's just too early. Only caught 6 all day yesterday after a very difficult first day...most were nice fish (2-3 lbs), but few and far between. I couldn't find any concentrations, just one or two here and there. Water clarity made fish extremely spooky, and they just weren't chasing anything (slug-gos, flukes, spinnerbaits, topwater, you name it). Caught all my fish flipping tiki sticks, my dad did get one to hit a floating rapala....i just hope we do better for the tournament next weekend....hope y'all are enjoying this awesome weather!

Tight Lines,
Danny

Kirk,

I was impressed by your email....we fished a lot of great-looking huts, but certainly didn't find the fish you did....maybe you could help me out....were you flipping or making long casts to those huts (the fish seemed very spooky)? also, were you fishing small brushogs or the big boys, texas rigged or weightless? I think we have some productive spots, because the fish we caught were good fish, but we just couldn't find any numbers. Given that we have the NW Bass tourney this weekend, any suggestions you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Send any GPS coordinates you have to dgarrett@u.washington.edu    only joking of course. Thanks Kirk.

Danny

Thanks Kirk,

Maybe I'll see you out there on Sat. We'll just fish the moment, stay versatile, and hopefully run into them. Regardless of our weight, it will be a lot of fun trying. I'll let you know how everything pans out.

Tight Lines,
Danny

That was not situation at all at Potholes last weekend.  Frankly it was a little breezy, but I did not witness damage like that and I was in that area all day.
Kirk

I don't know where Kirk was on the lake but I had a buddy go there that weekend and he said the same thing. The dock is almost totalled.
Russ