Fishing experiences at the two reservoirs can be a bit different during the summer. Catchable-sized rainbow trout stocked in the lower reservoir in the spring can provide fair to good fishing until water gets too warm or - as often happens in drought years - the reservoir is drained in late summer. The upper reservoir is stocked with smaller rainbow trout, which act more wild, experience better survival past the year they were stocked, and grow bigger. You can often find good to excellent fishing for 12- to 15-inch rainbow trout during the early summer. Trout fishing usually slows down by midsummer as water temperature increases and algae blooms get heavy. Trout fishing will be best in early morning and late evening hours. Smallmouth bass start getting active in May and June and can provide good to excellent fishing through the summer. Bass numbers are high here, so most fish are smaller (less than 12 inches). The best way to target smallmouth bass is to cast curly-tail grubs or crayfish-imitating lures along rocky shorelines. Sometimes a night crawler hung under a bobber will also work well for bass.