The sou- easters have been coming up as early as 10:30 this week and hampering full day fishing efforts in McGee Bay.?? The bite starts at day break and ends after the white caps get over a foot in height.?? The fish are concentrated near the inlet and we have been having some great snaps out to 8 feet recently.?? During the hatches and in clean water I suggest #18-22 Gillies used in tandem.?? As the sun gets higher, start jockeying for position in deeper water and go to a #18-20 Drifters crystal tiger or Zebra.

While guiding this last week I observed some excellent fly casters in a Crowley Lake flat bottom rental struggling as many others were getting grabs and fish on a steady basis.?? Their problem was that they had not altered their position with respect to the weed beds after the wind shifted direction.?? This occurs most everyday in the morning and you must re-position your boat or tube to insure you are not fish'n in the weeds grasshoppers!

The little perch are becoming targets on a regular basis. Our olive and light Punk Perch patterns #16-14 are going to be very hot soon.?? Damsel fly nymphs are also the hot ticket to troll along the migrating algae lines.?? Start out deeper and follow the scum lines, paralleling these distinct edges that the nymphs hide in as they morph into adult Damsel Flies.

The North arm of the lake sucks right now as the weeds have choked out the channel and the lake has not yet receded to the point where you have open enough water to work.?? There are some nice fish out in water deeper than 12 feet. As the perch fry migrate into the weeds to hide this area will improve in fish population within a week or two.

Hilton Bay was hot for a week but has since slowed and the fish that you do get into are the new additions to the lake and are on the small side.?? They make for nice target practice if the wind blows or you just want to get grabs but McGee is the place to be right now.?? Copper tigers #16, they can't resist!

Ken Jackson and Joe Terrill from Visalia, CA will attest to the power of the Gillie.?? Check out these trophy rainbows Ken and Joe bested on a #20 in very short water!?? The fish were hooked in an "extreme" obstacle course.?? Well done troops, great fish!

The fly fishing Ford family from Buena Park, CA spent a day on Crowley with us and the boys got "browns all around" in McGee Bay.?? Fun day guys, thanks.