got back from potholes on wednesday ..it was hot ..really hot ..fishing was slow ...really slow ... what has happened to all the good panfish ...potholes I caught only smallmouth bass ..my wife got a 4lb trout while we were looking for other things in the cooler water ...not 1 perch ,bluegill , crappie found ..we tried around goose island and parts of the outter dunes area near the beaver huts I could find ...we used to bring in lots of good size perch even ice fishing there before .. surface temp was 98 while we were there ..with a good wind mixing things up ..we got back and I was still jonesin to fish ..so thursday went to kapowsin ..wanted to hit it before the new launch opened ..rock bass after rock bass .. we caught a few good bluegill on largemouth sized lures ..thoose fish were hungry ..only hit 3 large mouth .leeches got no strikes there ..I used to fish there 3-4 times a week .where did all the rock bass come from . no perch or crappie seen ..we were the only ones on the lake till about 3pm..we got there at 6am ..resort doesn't open till 7am ..lameness...we left at 8pm..has anyone been hitting the 14-16 inch perch in lake washington yet or are they still hanging deep ..