Most anglers have been fishing Gull, mainly due to recent stockings by the CDFW and Gull Lake Marina bringing in Desert Springs Rainbows from Oregon, getting limits of the state stockers and an occasional 4- to 5-pound Oregon rainbow. Our favorite baits (all floating on a Carolina rig) are Salmon Peach, Garlic, and Chartreuse Garlic PowerBait, Mice Tails, and Garlic Pinch Crawlers. We start out using each one until finding which are working the best that day. For example, the last two trips, Garlic and Chartreuse Garlic were the hot baits. Also, we are fishing deeper water than in June since the summertime high temperatures have kicked in.

Now I received a tip from a good friend and fellow angler of mine, Scott Champion, AKA "Knot":

There's an old saying... Don't leave fish to find fish! If you're on a spot and getting fish, don't leave until they stop biting. There are days we've been on the same spot all day. And it is unwise to think of leaving that spot and coming back later because you now know there are fish there. More often than not, it just doesn't work.

Very wise words from a very wise angler.