Launched mid-morning in breezy and wet conditions. Ginger wasn't happy with the boat ride, but I knew the rougher water meant good fishing!

Went back to my normal setups, with Kekeda flies on the leaded line and Rip'n Minnows on mono. Flies tipped with a piece of crawler and sent out out 150'. Plugs on mono sent back 195'. I chose the Kekeda perch pattern and Debbie wanted the Kekeda orange/black. Both were effective and hit equally as often.

First fish in the cooler in less than 15 mins and the action stayed consistent from there on. First few were healthy spring planters, then Debbie hooked a carryover that went 18 1/2 inches. I followed that with one that was 19 1/2 inches. Some other nice ones running 16" - 17" and then Debbie bested mine with one that was 20".

With the wind as it was, we drift trolled, as it can be near impossible to control the boat after hook up trolling into the wind. We made 3 passes on the section we fished, motoring back to our starting point each pass, until we put the last one on the cooler. Trolling speeds were 2.9 - 3.1mph. Limits came again in around 2 hours.

We repeated the same process Friday and Saturday, again with equal success. Other than some inconsiderate anglers/boaters who felt it necessary to run between us and the shoreline (bass boat with two guys and a Yamaha VMax on the back) when trolling within 100' of the shoreline, and another who tried to troll right up my transom (white fiberglass boat with a white top) we enjoyed our time away.

I should note for any reading my reports, one, my wife and I both have 2 pole permits, and, two, we have a residence in Seven Bays (not camping).