Applegate Update-Smally Alert!: August 29, 2024 

I know it's been hot lately but, if you can handle the heat, get up to Applegate and get in on this super easy smallmouth bite! The water is dropping steadily so they may not be exactly where they are in this video but if you just get alongside the river channel (in the lake) where there are some rocks you should be good. I'm using a fly in this video but if you want to catch them one after another just use a little motor oil (or similar) curl-tail grub tipped with an inch or two of nightcrawler. Tight lines!