Greg and Doug S: Roosevelt - 3/25/2022

Doug and I had a beautiful and procuctive day on Roosevelt. We fished from 10 AM to 530 PM and managed to catch 18 keeper walleyes and a burbot. The walleyes that we kept were in the 15 to 17 inch range. They were mainly males and jouvenile walleyes. Only one of the fish we cleaned had eggs. The Spokane Arm has cleared up nicely with about 3 to 4 feet of visibility. The water temperature was 42 degrees. Lake level 1251 feet.

More info for club members: We launched out of Porcupine Bay. There is only one lane open at the ramp at the current lake elevation. We found walleyes in 40 to 50 feet of water along steep drops into the channel around Blue Creek and other sharp edges within a couple miles of the Porcupine launch. Chartreuse smile blades and Northland Butterfly Blades with white or green pill floats caught the majority of our fish. Double hook harness rigs outperformed Slow Death hooks. A 3 ounce bouncer worked well to keep the bait near the bottom along steep edges trolling around 0.7 mph.