Over the past three months I have been exclusively fishing rivers in Oregon and Idaho. Today I got my lake boat out and headed to Paulina for the first time this year with one of my sons. As usual, it was beautiful, with very clear water, and plenty of willing fish. We landed more than our fair share, nothing huge, but lots of fun before the wind chased us off in the early afternoon. I am very concerned, however, by the incredible schools of tui chubs we encountered. They were everywhere in really big numbers. For many years, ODFW has been netting the chubs in East and Paulina lakes. Budget cuts have forced them to stop netting at Paulina and have a reduced program at East. It will be a real tragedy if funds are not found to resume netting at Paulina. The schools we saw were composed of small fish, but they will grow and reproduce quickly.