Roosevelt: Greg - 4/30

My father-in-law from Illinois joined me on a trip to Roosevelt on a cool and breezy Wednesday. I had a morning appointment so we didn’t get to the lake until 1130am, but the late start didn’t hinder our fishing. We launched out of Porcupine Bay and worked our headed upstream. We had a great day catching over 20 nice sized walleyes and a couple small bass before we stopped fishing at 6pm. Walleyes averaged 16 to 18 inches. The fish we cleaned were males or jueveniles. The gusty northeast winds didn’t bother us above Porcupine Bay, but we did experience a couple of chilly light rain showers late in the afternoon. The water temperature was 50 degrees. Lake elevation was 1279 feet.

More info for club members: We boated up to “The Steps” and trolled downstream in the deep channel and along the channel edges. About mid way between the Steps and Buoy 3, we caught our first couple of walleyes as the channel deepened to 55 feet. We continued to fish a half mile stretch in a 55 ft pool for the rest of the day. Troll speed was just under 1 mph. Many walleyes were caught on different shades of green and chartuese Smile Blades and pill floats. Fish activity really picked up as the showers and winds increased late in the afternoon.