ACCESS TO BOAT LAUNCH IS WIDE OPEN! Lake is HOLDING at 92% even with flows being downgraded to 103CFS. Kokanee fishing is in full swing as of this weekend! Toplining is your best bet and concentrating around the Island and outside the inlets will produce the best results. Kokes caught have been ranging from 13-15 inches initially but some larger specimens are ready to be caught! Bite will continue into the late morning, but anglers need to realize that they will have to go deeper and use darker colors! Contrast is the key so don’t continue to use pinks, oranges and other bright colors later or you’ll get frustrated. With an aggressive stocking of Pilot Peak Strain Cutthroats over the next few years this lake hopefully will produce trophy sized Cutties such as those in Pyramid. When access opens finding trout from the shoreline can be hit or miss. Right time right place scenario! Not much on the Macks here as the theory is the population was depleted by random die offs during the drought years. Smallmouth Bass fishing can be good in the Davis Creek arm of the lake once temps are right. Hint, fish structure! THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS CAMPGROUNDS AND BOAT LAUNCH IS BY TAKING 89 TO HOBART MILLS AND THEN THROUGH RUSSEL VALLEY VIA DOG VALLEY ROAD! CAMPGROUNDS ARE CLOSED!