Springtime I try to finesse some by presenting a plain hook, minnow and lindy rig. working not only mouths of bays but also points at the mouths bays. I'll also pitch jigs with plastics or tipped with a minnow, towards shoreline in and around the bays. Rocky points and bluffs with flats are good spots throughout the spring months. From May through June, I've had success pitching cast master spoons and landing some nice pike. I've also caught nice 'eyes on floating jointed perch rapalas behind a bottom bouncer kicking around at .04-.07 mph and zig zagging.

As the season changes into summer, I'll still stick with a plain hook ,bead and just enough crawler to cover the hook. Moving slowly whether its trolling or drifting, I'll still work points in the main lake. Late June-August, I might switch it up and rip spinners at about a mile an hour, pending weather and mood of the bite. Up by Sutton's Bay, I've had success pulling crankbaits in 15'-25' of water. Again, zigzagging. Other bays to check out late-May through the end of June are Tall Prairie Chicken and No Hearts.

Late July-August and even into September, Fantasy Island out at the mouth of the Cheyenne River and even the humps at the mouth of the Cheyenne River are great places to be. I would concentrate fishing Bush's Landing area and No Heart's, Charlie, Tall Prairie Chicken, Bull, Albert, Willow and even the mouth of the Cheyenne, working major points and back into the creeks of these bays.