Greg and Allan: Roosevelt - 6/4

We had a gorgeous day on Roosevelt. Mostly sunny with a gentle breeze and temperatures in the mid 70s. The fishing was good, too. We caught about 20 walleyes, a 19 inch rainbow, and a smallmouth bass. We fished several spots and managed to find the perfect keeper sized fish with most in the 16 to 18 inch range. I even managed to land a 24 inch spawned out female which we released after a picture. We fished the Spokane Arm, and it sure was nice to have Porcupine Bay open for launching the boat. The fish cleaning station and campground were still closed.

More info for club members: We spent the majority of our day fishing about 3 miles above Buoy 7 where the river becomes quite narrow with a good deal of current. There were a half dozen other boats fishing up there when we arrived about 830 AM. It seemed like everyone was catching fish with a few boats jigging shallow in the eddies and others drifting bouncers in the channel with the current. We chose to fish bouncers since snags were abundant. A two ounce bouncer with a chrome Colorado blade and half a crawler was the most productive presentation for us. Many of our fish came out of 25 to 30 feet on hard rock bottom. The bite slowed shortly after lunch so we tried the big flat between Buoy 7 and Marker 5. We got 3 or 4 fish in that area including the 24 incher. These fish were in 16 to 18 feet and also liked the chrome Colorado blade. We ended the day in the Narrows where fish were few and far between. Water temp ranged from 59 in the upper river to 69 around Porcupine Bay.