Jakes Creek is ice free and now is the time to fish it from shore before the weed growth kicks in.  Fishing has been good the past couple of weeks with one angler reporting a trout over 20 inches and several catfish being caught.  Anglers can use a variety of presentations including worms, PowerBait, spinners and flies.  Chironomids, wooly buggers, hares ears, prince nymphs and damselfly nymphs are recommended.