At New Melones, the water level dropped less than a foot last week and the water temperatures are beginning to cool, averaging 70 to 74-degrees. Boat launching off Glory Hole Point still requires 4-wheel drive. The lake has had very little boat traffic or fishing pressure. John Liechty, of Glory Hole Sports, states that during the next couple of months the trout bite should improve as the water cools and the fish move up from deeper water and closer to shorelines, in search of shad minnows which will move toward creek arms. If and when it rains, the fresh water will wash nutrients into the lake and help to oxygenate the water. The catfish bite is still good for those working their way down the shoreline. Better locations are off Glory Hole