Today the lake surface temperature was 63° at 9:40 AM. It was partly sunny and the fish were biting!
Large Mouth Bass - Largemouth bass fishing is in great shape. Mayfield does not have large numbers of fish, but there are some quality fish to be had. Jighead worms fished in the weed beds and crank baits are bringing home some nice fish. Dark purple and motor oil colored worms are working well.
Smallmouth Bass - Fishing the rock piles, points and weed bed edges with suspending minnow baits is doing the trick. Shad, black over silver and fire tiger colors are productive.

Rainbows / Kokanee - The fishing for Rainbows is almost as good as it gets. We have talked to many anglers over the last few days and it is the same story. If you think you are trolling to fast you are. If you think you are trolling slow enough, SLOW DOWN! One group was out for almost two hours and got not even a nibble. Another boat showed up and tied along side and the two boats used one motor to move both boats. They landed 17 Rainbows in 30 minutes. We hope that is enough about trolling speed. The lake has settled into its patterns of Rainbows over Kokanees in deep water and the fat hold overs and natives in the shallow weed beds edges near deep water. Remember that wild rainbows and cut throats must be immediately released. Hatchery trout should have a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar.
Try a K&J Mini Troll with silver blades, red beads and a red Wedding Ring tipped with a nice hunk of worm. Corn with egg cure is also a good choice.
Perch - Wax worms on 1/16 oz jigs under a bobber are working as well as crawler hunks on plain hooks under a bobber. Some fish in the 1/2 pound range are being caught.
Cut Throat - Size 16 Caddis in Sooty Dark Brown is working for Cut's in the small creeks in the area as well as for the native Rainbows. Nymphing a Turkey Bead head under an indicator or as a dropper off a Caddis worked well in the early evening.
Tiger Musky - The Tiger bite is on. All of the usual spots are holding feeding fish. White spinner baits, red and white minnow baits, and fire tiger buck tail spinners are working well.
If you are in the mood to try a Tiger on a fly, leech patterns and bait fish patterns should be work cast to hovering fish.

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