Been a while since I had a chance to chase some cutts. The Lake has turned completely and surface temps are now in the upper 40’s. Targeting the resident fish, I decided to hit the open water to see if I couldn’t locate a few bait balls and work them over a bit. I managed to find plenty of bait, however it was down fairly deep, which may be due to the calm weather and the steady high pressure we have been experiencing for the past few days. I tried mini cutplugs, Apex lures and hoochies with no luck in the open water. Changed tactics for my last 30 minutes and drug bottom with a green Apex behind a 4” fish flash off a point on the north end of Mercer. This produced my only cutt of the day, a feisty 16” fish that hit in 35’ of water. I also picked up a nice sized perch, 65’ down, with the same setup. Gotta thank Dan for posting his video on fishing Lake Sammamish, I’m sure it is one of the reasons that the number of boats targeting cutts on Lake Washington today were minimal.