Expect another good week for fishing conditions with cooler temps at night and warm days. Get out there and enjoy the best days of summer and remember to limit your catch.
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Ashley Lake
Salmon bite ahs been good early mornings and slows after noon. Look for large schools and use a pink #4 Swedish Pimple and a #10 Rat Finke tipped with maggots for best results.
 
Beaver Lake
Reports of a few decent Salmon being caught trolling with a dodger and a pink Wedding Ring. No reports of Rainbows this week.
 
Church Slough
Numerous medium sized Perch are being caught using Pete’s Crappie Candy and big eye spinner. Pike action has slowed so be prepared to cover a lot of water. 

The cooling trend this past week has increased fish activity. Low pressure systems are a great time to get out and fish. Go early and stay late.

Ashley Lake
Try trolling for Salmon 20ft down with a 3-blade cow bell and a Dick Nite spoon tipped with maggots for good success. For some of the Rainbows, try pulling a white and purple Plug It lure behind an 8in flasher.
 
Blanchard Lake
Reports of a few decent Perch & Pike coming in along with some Sunnies. Jig a Rat Funke with maggots in the heavy lilly pads for best results.
 
Church Slough
Look for fish moving up from deeper water to feed. Try out new color patterns of DareDevils to go after the Northerns. Crappie are also on the move, so focus on submerged structure and cast a beetle spin.

Flathead Lake
Whitefish bite is on! Caroline Point, Somers, Delta, Woods Bay are all doing well. 30-50ft depending on your location. Look for large schools on your sonar and jig a Trick Tackle off the bottom.

Flathead River
Hopper patterns are finally working as well as most terrestrials. Good spots are Blankenship Bridge, Glacier Rim, Devil’s Elbow and Quarter Circle Bridge.

Thomson Chain
Another good week for fishing. Perch seem to be best in 20-25ft of water. Best Pike and Bass action will be in 10ft or less. Spinner baits in a white and green work best.  

Ashley Lake
Reports of decent sized Salmon jigging in the early mornings and late evenings. Use a glow white and orange Hali jig tipped with corn and maggots. Focus your depth around 15-20ft if you don’t have sonar.
 
Blanchard Lake
Use heavy punch type lures to get through the lily pads. Bass will be using the pads as cover. Also try top water frogs in the early morning. Look for Crappie towards the South end suspended. Use Pete’s Crappie Candy and Cactus Jigs
 
Church Slough
A few decent Pike have been caught, but still slow. Top water buzz baits work well early mornings and late evenings. Crappie schools have been on the move so pay attention to your sonar.

​Ashley Lake
Still catching Salmon either trolling or jigging. A few decent Rainbows being caught with Rooster Tails and Power Bait.
 
Blanchard Lake
Use a punch style lure mid-day in thick cover to catch Bass. Early morning and late evening are a good times to use top water baits.
 
Church Slough
A few larger Pike have been caught in thick weed cover. Northland Reed Runners are an excellent choice. Lots of small Perch. 

Temps will be back in the rise for the middle of the week- better fishing conditions. Despite the cool weather, fishing has been good. Remember that Life Jackets will save lives!
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Ashley Lake
Good numbers of Salmon, although they are around 10-12in. Trolling action has been good using a Dodger and a Hoochie Mama tipped with corn and maggots. Jigging is good if you can locate the large schools.
 
Beaver Lake (Whitefish)
Reports of a few nice Salmon jigging 15ft below the surface. Use Zimmer Tackle tipped with maggots. Rainbows have been tricky but a Brown Trout pattern Rapala is working best.

​Hubbard Reservoir
Excellent Smallmouth Bass action. Try running a Wacky Worm on a drop shot rig for best results. Also try top water frogs later in the evening.
 
Koocanusa
Good trolling action on the trout. Run a PlugIt lure at least 200yds behind the boat. Pay attention to sonar for depth changes. Salmon has been good all week using a glow white/pink Hali with maggots.
 
Lake Mary Ronan
Jig with glo hooks tipped with corn in about 20ft of water. Focus towards the South end. Perch Bite has been good this past week. Jig for these in about 17ft off the bottom using a green Hali.

We have a warming trend coming in this week which will lead to great fishing. Father’s Day is this Sunday, so get your Dad and take him Fishing! Sign up for Thompson Chain Father’s Days Tourney.
 
Ashley Lake
Reports of Rainbows being caught in shallower water. Cast a yellow/red dot Kamlooper spoon and a sporadic jig and retrieve pattern.  
 
Bitterroot Lake
The Smallmouth action is heating up on the North end. Jerk baits are a great way to cover a lot of water. Salmon have been good as well.

​Warmer weather had increased fish activity and the bite has been great. Expect slower fishing by the weekend as a cold front will be moving in. Fish will be spread out and close to structure. Downsize your bait presentation.
 
Ashley Lake
Salmon bite has been good. Look for schools using sonar and begin jigging with a Hali jig tipped with corn and maggots. Depth varies so work most of the water column from 15ft to 40ft down.
 
Bitterroot Lake
Troll for Rainbows using a Plug It lure in a purple pattern. Very effective when pulled at 1.5mph using planer boards or let out around 200yd behind the boat to avoid prop wash.

​Pine Grove Pond
Excellent place for the kids to fish for Rainbows. Best results are worm under a bobber.
 
Tally Lake
Good reports of both Northerns and Lakers being caught. Use a white Doodlebug with cut bait and jig deep for Lakers. Use a Husky Jerk for shallow Pike in weed beds.
 
Whitefish Lake
Another good report for Northerns on the NW end. Best lure is a Firetiger Husky Jerk from Rapala. Keep lure just above the weed beds for best results.