Jack and Dianne: Roosevelt - 9/17-21

Week of Sept. 17 to Sept. 21. Weather was pleasant; wind mild.

Finally had opportunity to get on the water after the long hot summer and other obligations.

1st day, Jack and Dianne worked the Spokane R. upstream from Porcupine Bay. We boated only 4 small fish, the largest of which was 12". We pulled crawler harnesses. Chartreuse seemed to work best.

Tried a purple 'Walleye Pop' without luck. Others we spoke with in camp did about the same as we had. One gentleman pulling his boat out on Thurs. a.m. had spent the night out at the mouth of the Spokane R. on the boat.He managed to boat 4 nice walleye in the 15 to 19 in. range. Others he hooked were the small fry like ours. I didn't get his total catch for the night. He was headed home.
2nd day we worked river below St Spokane to its mouth. Had no success except a couple triploids incidental to the walleye fishing. 

3rd day we fished Hawk Creek, and again hooked triploids. 

After hooking triploids incidental to walleye fishing, we wrapped up our week going after them the evening before we left for home.

Jack did catch a 17.5" smallmouth from shore. It liked 2yr. old marsh mellows. I used the old marsh mellow / worm set up. Eight times, he nipped the marsh mellows off my hook, and left worm untouched before he finally hooked himself. 

Thinking I might have to try them on crawler harnesses. 

At any rate, I won't go back there without marsh mellows!  jack