I really like fishing Banks Lake this time of year, and I really like doing it with my daughter Whitney. I introduced her to smallmouth bass fishing on Banks many years ago, and she absolutely loves it. I also introduced her to walleye fishing on the big reservoir, and she has had incredible luck. I took her to the Million Dollar Mile, and her first walleye was 26 inches long and her second was a 24-incher. The following year she landed a 30-inch walleye in the Punch Bowl. I told here that I was going to rent her out to some tournament anglers I knew. They could use someone with her luck in their boat! When we fish Banks we break up our day of walleye or bass fishing with swim breaks. She was thrilled to see that the new Smoker Craft Phantom I am driving has a ladder on the off shore bracket. Getting into the boat after a swim could be a struggle in the other boats. If the walleye fishing is slow, we can always catch a bunch of smallmouth on Banks. Whether catch fish or not, we have a great time on Banks.