I have mentioned that this is a good time of year to fish for crappie, bluegill and perch at many of our area’s lakes. I am getting reports about terrific fishing for crappie, particularly at Potholes Reservoir. There are folks anchoring near some of the habitat boxes and casting bait to the bottom or under bobbers to the fish that are concentrated near these structures. Others are trolling smaller Flicker Shad crank baits and having a blast. Not only are the crappie attacking these lures, but huge bluegill are also hitting them along with smallmouth bass. No matter what technique you use, expect to do a lot of sorting. Most of the crappie are under the 9-inch minimum size requirement. There is no size requirement for bluegill. The daily limit is up to 25 bluegill and crappie combined. Don’t be surprised is you hook a whopper rainbow while trolling Flicker Shads. I have also talked about how I want to get to Blue Lake, near Soap Lake, for perch, but according to one of my sources, who fished there recently, the water is still warm, and the perch are scattered. I will try it in a couple of weeks.