Lake level dropped three feet this last week. It is currently at 839 ft. above sea level and 249 ft. from full. The water clarity is stained in many areas and will occasionally clear up. The water temperature will continue to warm, with the average being 74-79 degrees. Glory Hole Point boat launch is a two lane dirt road and gravel leading off of the end of the point. There is not a courtesy dock and it is best to launch with a 4-wheel drive vehicle. Trout: Fair. The surface temperature has warmed quite a bit in the last month and has pushed the trout down to deep/cool water. The main lake and the existing river channel will provide cool temperatures for the trout to hold in during the hot summer months. Trolling anglers have been fishing as deep as 90 feet to catch some nice 2-pound rainbows. Dark colors and solid colors are working best. Try trolling a bit faster to get the trout to react to your bait. Speedy Shiners work better than other spoons when trolled at a fast speed. Add scent or tip your spoons with a chunk of crawler to draw fish from a distance. Kokanee: Okay. Most anglers are finding some kokanee and a few limits are being caught each week. The kokanee are fat, healthy and growing. The water has a little stain to it and the fish are holding in fairly deep water. Bigger lures and baits that disperse water and create vibration are working best. Try using a dark colored Apex troll down to 60' of water. The bass bite on New Melones has been consistent through the spring and now into the summer. The fish are holding in deep water and moving to shallow water throughout the day to feed. Timing the bite has been a crucial factor. In the morning there are schools of fat spotted bass ambushing shad that have been pushed into coves and pockets overnight. Try using topwater baits that resemble fleeing shad or baits that appear to be chasing shad. Once the bite tapers off try switching to slower moving baits. Jigs and soft plastic worms are both good choices. New Melones continues to produce a bunch of fat catfish. We have had reports of several big catfish being caught. The bass, trout, kokanee, and crappie fisherman have been catching them by accident and the catfish anglers are pulling in multiple fish on each outing. There is a large population of catfish and they seem to be very active and feeding alongside the bass and trout. Catfish don't grow to be as big as they are by feeding on scraps. They get that big by eating other creatures, crawdads, shad, bluegill, kokanee and baby bass. Try using a large amount of bait to catch the larger fish in the lake. Glory Hole Sports (209) 736-4333