ill put it simple ... now this isnt a gauge for the whole lake but iv been fishing the dam in jamestown for every weeked except one for the last month and a half ... ive caught 5 fish and 2 were snagged ... haven had a hit in the last 3 trips ... so id say the waters still a little cold ... 2 more week wait sounds about right especially with the forcast for the next week

What colors

Chart.and silver

ORIGINAL: coldfront

and chrome, black back.

+1...I also like the clown pattern myself.

Raps, shallow Shad Rap,Storm Thudersticks,Long A bombers,all shallow runners, all lures are in the 4 1/2 -4 3/4 inch range,but I've throw bigger baits, colors can't go wrong with the basic Black/silvers,Chart/silver,black/gold,I've got a lot of different colors but always go with the proven lure mostly,1/8 oz jigs w/3 inch tails work.Favorite tails are call Spring grub tails ,I bought 100's years ago at Galida's bait shop.They are nice, softer and have little ridges that give off air bubbles and seem a little more boyant in the water,colors clear Chart.Smoke and Pearl.Last year the bigger eyes where eating perch but I didn't have any Perch favor Raps so I'll guess I'll buy a couple.You know why they made so many colored lures don't you? To catch fishermen.lol I've got way to many lures!

To catch fisherman.... That's great

ORIGINAL: Big Tuna

I've got way to many lures!

Same here...but yet I continue to buy more.

You know you've too many lures when Rapala Lure calls and asked you to fill their back orders....LOL.

I'm getting better though. I was at D*cks yesterday using a few gift cards that I got for Christmas (don't know how they made it this long) and I had a handful of Rapala's. Some of them I put back because I thought I might have already had at least 1 of that kind. Sure enough I had quite a few of them...but I'll be back for the ones that I don't.

Fished from 730-10 at the spillway (my day off got changed from Wednesday to today). Nobody there but me till about 830 then they left by 9 then 2 more showed up at 9. I caught a decent perch and a shad. Nothing else. The other guys were using minnow and worms and not even a hit. It was cold and windy, there was skim ice in the hidden coves and anywhere the wind wasn't ripping through.