The forecast was for a cold and windy day last Friday, but my buddy James Lebow agreed to take Tom Verschuren and me out for a morning of walleye fishing. We launched at Peninsula Park and ran up to an area below I-90 that is a favorite of James. I was with him last year when we boated a very good catch of walleye here. However, all we could catch on this day was smallmouth bass. We left this area and trolled down lake in the direction of Montlake Park, to another spot that has been productive in the past. Once again, the walleye eluded us and we caught smallmouth bass, catfish and one large perch. We reeled in several times to find out worms bitten off just below the hook. I had insisted that we bring bass tackle along, and since we were near Gailey Island James navigated close to shore with the bow mount. This wasn’t easy with the wind, but we all landed nice smallmouth bass casting Brush Hogs and Zoom lizards. The watermelon with red flake always works for me. If I fish Moses Lake, Potholes or Banks right now, I will take my bass gear along.