18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence

Air Temp: 51° - 55°
Method: Trolling
Species: Rainbow Trout
Color: Pink
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Time: Morning
Water Temp: 56° - 60°
Rating: 5
Views: 2111

Spent Saturday on Roosevelt at Sterling Point. When I read in Thursday's paper that Roosevelt was a sure bet (maybe not a direct quote but the intent I think), we got an early start and were the first boat on the water. We started out fast as always, 2.8 - 3.2mph, and were rewarded within a few minutes with a nice 1st year rb. By 10:00 we had a 3 person limit plus one very chunky 19" kokanee! Most of the rb's were first year released fish but we ended up with 1 @ 16", 17" and a nice 19". The rest of the day we spent attempting to find more kokanee, then walleye, then kokanee again with no success.

Our best lure by far was a pink Kekeda fly 176' on led core line tipped with red corn. Other fish were picked up on various Rappals or Rippin Minnows on mono, with no consistency.

What a great place to fish!! Tight lines.


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