Interest in fishing at Rufus Woods Reservoir is very high this time of year, and when Anton Jones, of Darrell and Dads Family Guide Service, called and asked if I would like to get on board for a run up to the net pens I jumped at the chance. He had a large group for the day, but I was welcome to come along to see what the fishing was like at Rufus. Andy Byrd was the skipper that day, and while Anton provided the group with instructions on what to expect, he drove us to the lower pens. The day was bright and clear and no wind really until later in the day, but very little current. Everyone had bites but when fishing in 85 feet of water with a slip sinker rig baited with dough bait, hooking fish was tough. Most of the bites were very light. The fish that did really take the bait were hooked and landed. There were a couple wearing the green spaghetti tags of the Colville Tribe and three of the fish were cookie-cutter 3-pounders. The biggest was a 9-pounder that took a while to land on 6-pound test. No a bad day, but Anton said it was the slowest he had at the pens this year. Rufus is definitely worth a trip.