This is prime time to be fishing crank baits on Banks Lake. I was new to this style of fishing for walleye just a couple of years ago, but since I got onto it I have been having great success. Trolling crank baits can work in many locations on Banks Lake, but I first tried it off what I call the mid way boat ramp; the one you see when you come out of the rock cut at the Million Dollar Mile. It’s where you first get a good look at Steamboat Rock and the upper lake. If you look down to your left you can see the WDFW access. The launch bay is narrow and shallow, but it puts you right where the fish can be found. I usually head up lake from here and try to keep the boat in 12 to 15 feet of water. I put the crank baits 75 feet or more behind the boat. I like to use the Flicker Shad or Shad Raps lures, the ones that will dive to 12 feet. I am putting these lures just above the weeds. You will not only get a bunch of walleye doing this you will get some very nice smallmouth bass.