With high-water deep into the sand dunes, camping sites continue to be most reachable. Also with high water many boats are perch fishing in the dunes. Crappie and Bluegill have been located on underwater willow lines, piles of logs and especially on beaver huts.
The underwater flooded willows are teaming with bluegill, crappie, and also smallmouth and largemouth bass. Many bass fishers are landing some jumbo walleye on bass fishing tackle. Large trout are being caught near Frenchman’s wasteway.
Afternoon bass anglers are catching and releasing quality largemouth and smallmouth bass. One of the best lures continues to be the Yamamoto Senko. Rattle trap and rebel pops are all a good bet now with surface water temperatures of 79.4 degrees. At dusk try the Spec Pop R Frog for a memorable night of bass fishing. Walleye continues slow for most fishers, with some limits being reported.
Royal Youth Boosters are selling passes to hunt Dove on private property. Funds go to support after school activities in the Royal City School District. Local farmers donate use of Royal Slope land to the boosters. Boosters post the land and MarDon Resort volunteers to sell the passes. Dove passes are $150. Season is open Sept. 1, 2016 to Oct. 1, 2016. For more information, call (509) 346-2651.
Lillee and Levi Meseberg with a big smallmouth bass, netted by young Lillee.
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Ron Oakly of Moses Lake, took one last cast at the end of the day and he caught and released this nice largemouth on a Senko.
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Billy West from Enumclaw landed this nice 4.1 lb. trout at the north end of the lake with a shad.
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Mike Meseberg with a nice largemouth caught on a jig.
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