Water temps at Black Butte have climbed into the 80s, water levels are dropping, and the lake is in full summer mode. With the heat, mornings and late evenings are your best bet right now... especially for bass. Bright-colored crankbaits ripped near steep banks and hard structure are producing excellent action, particularly in stained water. In clearer areas, dropshots and Senkos are out-fishing everything else. Bass are looking healthy, most with nice bellies.

Catfish anglers doing well too. Big cats are coming off rip-rap shorelines on long casts through midday, with garlic shrimp and chicken livers. Crappie reports are thin so far, but a handful of photos circulating this month show slabs in the 2–3 lb range.

Striper action is extremely hot at San Luis right now. Reports are coming in of shore casters filling up parking lots just to get their line in the water. If you can get grass shrimp, the cast and wait game is absolutely awesome, especially from folks lining up along the 152. Big fish too, with a couple 15 pounders pulled out last week. In the early mornings, both boaters and shore guys are killing 'em on topwater walking baits and jerkbaits. Overall, just an elite time right now for stripers at San Luis.

Bass guys are finding good action as well, although mostly for smaller fish in the 1-2 pound range. Any minnow imitations... jerkbaits, dropshots, swimbaits... are all getting fish fairly easily around hard structure and secondary points.