Lake Samm has some hard core regulars that can set you straight - hopefully they'll chime in.

I know a lot of guys go with small dick nites and other little spoons in various colors.

Also the wedding ring and night crawler setup works on those cutties too.

And small plugs can be fun. When trolled near the shore you never know if you'll find a perch, small mouth, trout, and this time of year a salmon is even possible.

I know everyone has their fav spots on this lake, but most of they guys I see out there head off to the right from the state park launch and either fish the shoreline in 20 to 30ft of water, or cruise right out in the middle. I usually do a circle starting at the launch and heading right, fishing 15 to 30 ft of water with small rapalas or other plugs. Then after rounding the big point, I start working out to the middle and loop back in the deeper water straight back to the creek outlet at the state park. Once I get close to the outlet (watch out for shallow water that will sneak up very quickly), I work the shoreline back to the launch. Depeding on time and where I got the most action, I decide what to do from there....

This time of year you should do fine fishing your lures close to the surface - no more than 20 ft deep....