Greg K, Gus and kids: Roosevelt - 7/3

We had friends from Kansas City visiting over the 4th. Gus and his teenage boys joined me and my 2 kids for a day on Lake Roosevelt. You couldn't have asked for a better day on the lake! It was in the low 90s with light winds. Everyone enjoyed swimming, tubing and fishing. The kids ended up catching 17 walleyes and 1 rainbow while the dads kept lines untangled and baited. Most of the walleyes were 13 to 15 inches (several released), but the the KC boys ended up getting a couple in the 16 to 18 inch range. We ended the day with shore lunch on the beach. Our KC friends polished off the rest of the walleyes at lunch the next day...fish tacos!

More info for club members: Travis S and his sister were at the Ft Spokane launch when we arrived at 1130 am.  They were loading up to leave as we were putting the boat in the water. Travis had 15 keepers in his boat, all caught at the bottom end of "The Narrows". His fish were caught casting crankbaits into a weed bed. Our boat got up to "The Narrows" around 230 PM (after lunch, swimming and tubing). We pulled spinners in 25 to 35 feet of water fin the rocks for 30 minutes and only got a rainbow. Once we arrived at the weedbed, 3 kids had walleyes simultaneously and one got snagged in the weeds (Chinese Firedrill). Fishing was very good for 2 hours before it was time for swimming and tubing again. Orange was the most productive color, and the walleyes were spitting up chunks of crayfish in the livewell.