Hit the lake again to scout the waters in preparation for the upcoming derby. I decided to stay in the south end of the lake and target waters between 40' and 70' deep. The lure I used today was a gold Brad's Cutplug filled with pike minnow meat behind a teardrop dodger. I kept this offering within 10' of the bottom, hoping to entice a few larger resident fish. As luck would have it, my first fish was a good sized perch that was temporarily kept to entertain my fishing partner. Shortly thereafter, I connected with a 19" tagged cutt off the south end of Mercer Island. She was a recent spawner, so I brought her on board to read the tag number and also snapped a quick pick. As short while later, while working my way towards towards Seward Park, I picked up another cutt just as I adjusted the downrigger depth to match the bottom contour. This fish was a bit more feisty, and turned out to be a plump 17" hen which I also released to be caught another day. Ran into Salmonbarry at Stan Sayers, after docking to give my pooch a bathroom break. From the docks one could see the equipment staged near the I-90 bridge used for replacing the anchor cables, which has been a work in progress for the past couple of seasons. I my opinion, this has caused a drop off in productivity of what was a typically solid area for both cutts and kokanee. After the potty break and chat with Salmonbarry, I headed to the north end of Mercer Island and continued my scouting trip. This section of the lake did not provide me with anything other than a few more perch, much to the delight of my pooch, so I called it a day once I reached the Luther Burbank park area. Overall, the surface temps are much warmer than average and I did not see much bait on the sonar. Next time out I will be working over the deep waters, to see what they hold.