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By: bonanzamel
Posted: 7/20/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/18/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Had some relatives in town so I went to my most reliable lake for some fishing fun. Waitts never disappoints. Launched about six pm and started trolling right out of the launch. Had bites immediate...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 2/9/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/9/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller and headed upriver to Jones Bay area. Fished the bays with the usual flies on leaded line and one rig with wedding ring and dodger, and one with side planer with Apex and later wit...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 11/29/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/29/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Hadn't been to Hunters in a couple years. Heard there had been some good reports so made the trip. Thanksgiving weekend has been traditionally good for us. Not disappointed today. Took a while to ...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 11/24/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/24/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Ft Spokane about 10:30 am. Trolled out of the launch with no action. Headed to split rock and fished N of the rock close to shore. Picked up a few and lost a couple. Nice average size ...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 2/5/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/5/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Ft Spokane about 9:30 am. There were 14 boat trailers in the parking area ahead of me. Headed to split rock area where we limited last time out. Not so this time. Caught 2 on the first...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 12/30/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/29/2020
Hot Spots: 0
After watching the weather forecasts my brother and I decided to take advantage of the dry and calm day before the coming week of wet and windy weather. Launched at Ft Spokane about 10 am. Only five...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 1/10/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/9/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Intended to fish Lake Spokane. Only place to launch is Nine Mile and the best fishing is near the dam. Too far to drive my slow thirsty Yamaha 2 stroke outboard jet. Launched about 10:30 at Ft Spok...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 7/15/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/13/2019
Hot Spots: 0
After all the great reports decided to give Loon lake Kokes a try. Hit the lake about 8:30 pm (along with about thirty other boats) Nice evening after the breeze died down. Anchored in 32 feet wate...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 2/8/2019
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/7/2019
Hot Spots: 0
After those glowing reports of hundred + fish days at Curlew my nephew and I decided to brave the cold and give the ice fishing a try at Curlew. Arrived at the State Park as three guys were leaving t...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 1/25/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/25/2019
Hot Spots: 0
After a poor ( by Lake Roosevelt standards) outing at Keller on Monday, I expected to do better today at the confluence. Nay nay. Not to be. Launched at Ft Spokane about 9 am and headed straight ...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 1/21/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller about 10am. Trolled the bays downriver for an hour. Nada. Zip. Went up river to Jones Beach area. Found a few bites but not consistent and had difficulty boating the few we ho...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 1/1/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Returned to Ft Spokane today after a great day yesterday. Temperature was a little warmer than yesterday at launch time, about 27 degrees but no sun. Also no wind. The lake was like glass most of t...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 12/31/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
There's been a shortage of reports from Roosevelt lately especially for trout so we didn't know what to expect. Launched at FT Spokane at 9 am. A little ice on the ramp. Temperature 22 degrees but ...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 12/19/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/19/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Got a break in the wet windy weather and headed to Ft Spokane. Have not seen many reports on rainbow lately from Roosevelt so we decided to go make one. Roads from Spokane were icy so the drive t...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 11/12/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Strange day on Roosevelt. Did so well on Thursday we decided to try again today. Launched a little after 9am at Ft Spokane. Sun was supposed to be shining but wasn't (until about 1 pm) so a little ...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 11/8/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Launched about 9:30 am at Ft Spokane. Started fishing across from launch and caught a regular rainbow immediately. Trolled east along north shore and picked up a nice 18" walleye. Surprise. Action ...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 10/30/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/30/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 7 Bays about 10 am. Motored to Hawk Creek bay and started trolling leaded lines, two with flies (one orange and one perch, and one with herring dodger and orange fly. All tipped with a p...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 3/4/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller about 10 am. Surprised to find 9 boat trailers in the parking lot and another behind me, but its a big lake so still no crowd. Weather was cloudy and water calm. Went up river th...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 2/7/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller about 10 am. Fished downstream from launch. First two fish came in the first half hour. Got slower after that. Trolling flies on leaded line. Two colors wet and 50' leaders. Ch...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 2/4/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller and started fishing up river. (after we got off the sandbar cause I didn't heed the bouys) Trolled leaded and surface with no hits for 3 hours. Finally found them about noon and ...