I just gotta disagree with the 1st week of August. We had 3 drift boats up there Aug. 1st. last year and most of the fish(reds) were really burnt. A few bright ones around but most were well into the spawning stages.
I would go a week earlier if possible.
Most of the boats there at that time were fishing Trout and Dollies and we were only working on the Reds. fp