Greg and Ken: Roosevelt - 7/29

The fishing at Roosevelt was better than expected. Ken (who is a golfer now) decided to take a break from whacking a little white ball, and joined me for a day of fishing. Ken is one of the best walleye trollers that I know, and it didn’t take him long to get his stroke back. A few of his hook sets were weak and poorly timed, but they were far more effective than any effort I would have swinging a golf club. We ended the day putting 30 walleyes in the boat. Several were released. Walleyes ranged from 12 inches to 21 inches. I believe 6 of them were 18 inches or longer. The weather was not conducive for good fishing, but the fish didn’t seem to care. The water was flat glass much of the day. The sun was bright, and the thermometer read 98 degrees when we left the lake at 3 PM.

More info for club members: Our lines hit the water at 8 am. We pulled a couple walleyes out of the weed beds trolling bouncer rigs near the Indian Cemetery and a few more at Blue Creek in 45 to 50 feet. We didn’t spend much time at either spot. We motored above Buoy 7 and worked depths of 30 to 40 feet (in the channel). The bite was steady in the morning with a few fish each hour. About half of the fish we caught came between 1130 AM and 1 PM. We had a couple of doubles. At one point, all 3 of our rods had a walleye on the line. By 2 PM, the heat was getting to us, our supply of 3 dozen crawlers was gone, and the livewell could no longer keep the fish alive so we called it a day. Smile Blades outperformed Colorado blades significantly. Flashy silver and gold smile blades performed best.