Greg: Long Lake - 6/5

I hit Long Lake (Lake Spokane) after work on Thursday. Hit the water at about 5 PM and fished until 9 PM. I landed 15 smallmouth bass. Five of them were in the 2 to 2.5lb range. The evening was absolutely perfect for flipping jigs into the timber and rocks along the bank. There was no wind and the water was flat. I make an effort to fish Long Lake this time of year when the wild irises are blooming along the shoreline. It's worth the trip...even if the fish don't bite.

I was kinda missing my old bass boat and 20 year old cable drive trolling motor. The old rig was certainly easier to control while flipping into the timber. The old boat didn't have the big glass windshield on it either. I am scared to death that I will break the glass on my new rig with that bullet weight. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trading my walleye rig for another bass boat since I bass fish only once or twice a year. That is a bit of a shame. Long Lake is a wonderful bass fishery and so close.

More info: I launched at the Nine Mile Resort and motored below Tum Tum. I usually like to fish the steepest banks I can find with a combination of boulders and timber. I had my best luck along the north shoreline between the big set of power lines (with the colorful marker balls) and the DNR campground. I cast tube jigs with a bullet weight and worm hook (rigged weedless). The smallmouth were in about 5 to 10 feet of water.