Trolling small flat fish type lures and needlefish\dicknites work well there. Casting from shore works well early and late, but trolling works best.
There would probably be extra room in some of our boats for bankies who'd like to troll.

Also, I have an extra fly rod that I could lend to a chronic bait chucker if anyone wanted to try feather flinging out (slow trolling flies is pretty darn easy...).

Jim, you forgot about the new watershed education center on the lake, the abundant eagles and ospreys, and I'm pretty sure there are BBQ pits and picinic tables (and public restrooms...).

If you can't handle single barbless hooks - then we better find a different lake...

Rattlesnake sounds like a good location, but, since it is a selective gear rules lake, I won't make it. Both my boats have gas engines that are bolted to the transom, and this is an electric motor lake only.
Banock

Hey all...I am E/SE of the mountains about 2100 miles...any chance of meeting in a central location, say Utah? lol...i think a meeting for you locals sounds like a great idea...I would definetely attend if I was still a Washingtonian, that's for sure. The members on this site posses a wealth of information and experience that you just can't get anywhere else. All of us want to enjoy our angling opportunities, and the better prepared the more enjoyment is what I say! Anyone interested in checking out some killer crappie slabs, just check out crappie.com and go to the brag board. (if that plug for the site is ok with you Mike C. ) Unbelievable fish!

Spinyray, you can watch us fish the I-90 bridge, that is where I caught all of those big cutthroat, here . Look at the middle picture in day light hours.

Is a meeting in late July too late in the season? I would really like to meet all of you guys. Is Rattlesnake Lake cool with everyone, it is cool with me. Let me know if late in July works for everyone...perhaps the 20th?

That would work for me. Are we talking an early morning outing with a bbq lunch afterward? Or starting out with a bbq dinner and hitting the late evening bite?

If the day is nice, we'd probaly have better luck fishing in the morning, before the local swimmers and partiers show up...

For those who don't have a boat, or only have a boat with a gas motor, don't worry about it. As mentioned, there is PLENTY of good bank access, and several of us will have room in our boats for a guest or 2.