Greg: Roosevelt - 9/23/2021

My father-in-law from Illinois was in town so we loaded up the boat and headed to Roosevelt. The weather was perfect for a day at the lake with clear skies, light wind, and a high in the mid 70s. We started fishing around 10 am with a goal of having a walleye shore lunch. By 1130 am we had 4 keepers so they fish went on the grill. After lunch we continued catching walleyes with another 13 in the livewell before we decided that we had plent of fish to clean. Most were between 14 and 18 inches. Water temperature was 67 degrees. The lake level had risen several feet since the Fall Camp Out, around 1282 feet.

More info for club members: We launched out of Porcupine Bay and didn’t motor far from the launch. We had our best success along deep channel edges between the bottom of The Narrows and Blue Creek. Depth varied from 40 feet to 65 feet. We trolled 3 ounce bouncers with half a crawler behind and a Smile Blade. Metallic colors worked best like silver, chrome, and gold.