Greg, Grant and Max: Roosevelt - 6/26/2024
My 15 yr old son and his friend wanted to give fishing on Roosevelt a try. Max had never caught a walleye before, so we had a mission. It didn’t take too long to find walleyes that were anxious to bite. Between noon and 3 pm, we got 11 keepers. Max caught the biggest of the day at 19 inches. The other walleyes were between 14 and 16 inches. The water temperature was 68 degrees. Air temperature was 85 with a light west wind. And the water temperature was 68.
More info for club members: We got to the lake about 1030 am. Grant drove the boat to Blue Creek. He didn’t mark anything, so we went across the channel to the red house on Loughbon Bay. After marking lots of fish between 35 and 50 feet, we made a trolling pass with bottom bouncers without a bite. Grant wanted to get some trout for the smoker, so we tried trolling for suspended fish with no luck. Our next spot was at the bottom of the Narrows just below the research buoy. We trolled Smile Blades in 25 to 30 feet of water catching fish consistently…some biting aggressively. Chartreuse sparkle was the best color, but other colors worked too like green or silver.
Max with a 19 inch walleye. Mission accomplished!
A well oiled teenaged fishing machine!
Time for fish cleaning lessons!