Pleasant temperatures and mild breezes forecast for the weekend till midweek when some rain may move into the area.

Pardee Lake level is at 15 feet below spill and continues to drop slowly due to the lack of any significant rainfall. Good visibility to 20 feet as measured in the Marina with water temperatures currently at 48 degrees at 20 feet and 51 at surface.

Trolling has been good since opening in and around the River Mouth and up the River Arm towards Columbia Gulch as well as a few favorable reports from the South End. The Trout are close to the surface at this time; keep your equipment in the 10 to 25 feet level. Some are using lead core at 3 to 5 colors while others are setting downriggers at the same depths. Small beaded lures in red, pink and fire tiger are popular with or without flashers. An avid longtime Kokanee angler got a limit of Kokanee on opening day reportedly they were 15 to 17 inches and chubby, the location and lures unknown. This time of year lots of German Browns are taken near the Rock Wall and upriver from there. Broken back rainbow minnow Rapalas at 50 feet usually do the trick.

Sounds like the Bank fishermen had a disappointing opening day after the customary opening day wait to get in the fishing was very slow. Things improved greatly Saturday and those hardy souls that stuck it out were rewarded with much better luck. The bank hotspots are Rainbow Point and the shore on the opposite side near the left side of the Marina. Power bait and eggs in yellow and chartreuse have been the best.

Pardee Lake Recreation has planted 6,000 lbs of Rainbow Trout in combination with the Department of Fish and Game plants of 3,000 for a grand total of 9,000 lbs with another plant scheduled for this weekend.