Available Fishing Guide:
Website: Upper Columbia Guide Service
Hit Padden for three hours from 4pm. Found my fave shoreline spot and floated chartreuse power eggs off the bottom, two feet above an egg sinker. A tactic that landed me a freezer full of fish last month did nothing for me today. Not many jumpers either - the lake seems almost barren.
On top of that, there weren't many fishers out, especially given it is "Free Fishing Weekend". Many prime spots on the shoreline were free and I only saw two boats dragging lines.
I seem to remember Padden lasting a lot further into the Summer last year.
Available Fishing Guide:
Website: Upper Columbia Guide Service