Had a great day fishing Lk Sammamish on Tuesday. Wind, rain and whitecap rough water. Pretty "bumpy" most of the day. Actually was rougher than heck.

We ended the day with 10 or 12 to the net, lost probably that many more. Kept 5 that were caught on bait or scent and C&R the rest. The fish in the pic is a nice one, appx 19" and fat as a pig. We had two doubles which is always fun.

The morning started pretty slow. Was trolling the usual 1.5-1.75 and couldnt buy a bite. With a little help from the wind I inadvertently upped the speed to 2.5mph and it was game on. Spent the rest of the day at 2.5-3mph and had good action. The fish are absolutely stuffed with midges and I'm sure they arent hungry, so my guess is the higher speed triggered a reaction bite. Your guess is as good as mine as to depth. We caught fish from 0-45 feet. No rhyme , reason or pattern.

I marked a couple hot spots on the map but fish were generally scattered.

Several different setups worked. Old Goat 1.8" pink was a consistent producer, a yellow Walleye spinner w/worm chunk, chartreuse wiggle hoochie, perch pattern needlefish, green wedding ring, 50/50 Dick Nite, 50/50 FlashyFish and a couple more I cant remember. I really think trolling speed was the major factor rather than a particular setup.

Tight lines
Randy