18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence

Air Temp: 31° - 35°
Method: Bottom Fishing From Boat
Species: Walleye
Bait: None
Color: Green
Conditions: Cloudy
Tackle: Jigs
Time: All Day
Water Temp: Under 40°
Rating: 5
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Finally had decent weather to tow my boat. Porcupine Bay was iced over last Wednesday so I took Glenn with me to Ft Spokane. After a very foggy drive out we launched at 0745 and headed out on the main river. We mainly fished humps across from the mouth of the Spokane Arm and across from 7 Bays. Took awhile to locate some eyes but we finally did. Jigs and jigging raps in 30 to 60 FOW were the ticket. We fished extremely slow and would often let our lures just sit on the bottom for 5 seconds or longer between Jigs. Watermelon red flake swimbaits and perch colored jigging raps produced the most eyes. We caught about 36 and cleaned 32. Average size was 18 to 20 inches. The water temperature is between 36 and 37 degrees, hence the slow retrieve. The Spokane River is very dirty in town so I would expect that dirty water to reach the Arm sometime this week. There is also some slushy areas out on the main river.



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