Just imagine a big soup bowl. That's basically what Washington is. Most all the ditches and creeks have silted in. Shallow on the edges and deeper in the middle. Both ends of the lake are shallow, the center of the lake is the widest part, and the deepest part....kinda like a soup bowl. Pretty easy lake to go fishin for the first time. Your gonna catch some fish if there's any left. The big ones get real spooky and don't bite often. Plenty of good eatin fish that bite though. Good luck fill the boat