Count on another perfect weekend calling for clear blue skies, temperatures in the mid 80s, mild breezes and cool evenings. The long range forecast calls for higher temps early Monday cooling a little Wednesday and beyond. Water temperatures are currently 68 degrees at the 20 foot mark and 72 degrees at surface in the Marina. Water visibility is clear to 15 feet. Water level has dropped again to about 15 feet below the spill and they are still letting water out.

BANK FISHING ---- Sources report the bank has been tough this week. This may be due to warming temperatures in the Recreation Area along with decreasing water levels. The best bets continue to be Stony Point Landing and the Woodpile. Most are casting 30 feet or farther out from the shore to end up in the deeper cooler water that the fish prefer. Clear bobbers with power bait suspended 3 to 6 feet below or sliding sinker setups that suspend the bait off the bottom are the ticket. Kastmasters or black/green woolly buggers are very successful right after a plant. Power eggs, maggots and power worms in white are the best still hot, with night crawlers and yellow power bait also popular. Chartreuse power bait with sparkles is always effective.

TROLLERS----Trollers have been doing well working upstream starting at the Mouth and moving towards Columbia Gulch. Some larger Kokanee have been taken in this area at 20 to 50 feet depths using orange and red hoochies and corn tipped Uncle Larry's copper pops behind medium flashers. The South end along the barrel line has been good for Trout lately using blades and crawlers.

RECENT SUCCESS STORIES---No photos this report, be sure and stop by the Marina with those record fish to have documented for the Guinness record book!!

UPCOMMING EVENTS---Kokanee Power's annual Lake Pardee Team Kokanee Derby will be held here Saturday Sept 5th. Come join us for great fun, competition, food and prizes. For further details and entry forms please check out their website at www.KokaneePower.org

BASS---No bass tidbits this report, check out the eastern shore points using worms and swimbaits.

To date 67,000 lbs of good size Trout have been planted by Lake Pardee Inc. and the California Department of Fish and Game with another plant scheduled for the near future.