yeah, stting at dead man's hole on the north bank of the puyallup has been very good a plunking hole for many years. has some deep water along the bank and gently shallows out going towards the middle.
like most have said, go a little lighter on your leader and presentation. clearer water late in the summer at times makes it a little bit different.
as to weight, most of the time, most so where i fish, i do not use more than 3-4 ounce of weight. fish are small, just enough to keep the gear on the bottom.
i use a wire drop leader for my weights some times, just to raise the bait or plugs off bottom some more. i buy the comerecial store style about 12 inches long, let it slip up and down on you main line, this will allow to feed the bait out some.

my .02 worth.

elmtree (woody)