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I am sure glad we didn't listen to the weather man and decided to fish Keller in spite of a gloomy forecast. The quality of Lake Roosevelt's Kokanee is hard to overlook. Andrew and Ron heartily agree. They drove up from the Tri- Cities to join me, and I am sure glad they did. The majority of these fish are 17-18" with some running as large as 24". After last winters poor koke season its a welcome relief to put some large Kokanee in the boat. Even if it is just 2 wilds per person.
We ran 6 rods all day. 2 on planer boards, 2 on downriggers, and 2 straight out the back. Baits were fished between 5-16' at the usual 1.7 mph. Setbacks were 40-100". By using 6 rods were were able to try a variety of baits and managed to get action on just about everything. Corn seems to be a must but works better with scent. Started with three flavors and quickly found the flavor of the day. Best bite came between 8 and noon and died at 2 when the lake went calm.
Largest koke was 18.5" and the rainbows were smaller running up to 17" We had a fun day just poking around the lake enjoying the beautiful scenery catching quality fish.
Now till the end of Feburary I am running a Lake Roosevelt Special. $300. Feel free to contact me for details. Come join me and leave all the preparations and hassles to me.
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