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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence Report
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12/28/2016
Kokanee
Morning
12/28/2016
3
2220

The trip to Keller this morning was unique. The normal trio left home with the temp 25*. Near Soap Lake the wind was blowing and it was 40*. An hour later at Wilbur it was -3*. 20* at Keller almost seemed like a heat wave. We were the first rig at the launch but 5 more arrived before we got in the water proving we were not the only crazies.

We had lines in the water by 8:30. Fishing for us was like the fluctuating temperature. Long spells of nothing with a quick 1 or 2 fish. We offered plugs, flies and hoochies but the only thing that yielded fish were pink and orange Kekeda flies behind dodgers. We ended up with 5 RBT and 2 very nice Kokes at 21 inches each. All the fish came off the DRs at 5-14 feet except one RBT that hit while letting the line out. Water temp was 42* and speed 2.0- 2.4 MPH.

The scenery definitely was more spectacular than the fishing today. As usual it was another great day on the water to end another year with great fishing buddies. Happy New Year to All!


Comments

walleygator77
12/29/2016 8:50:00 AM
Nice Catch & Nice Kokes!!, Good Job!! Thanks for the report, "Tight Lines & Keep Reelin"!
Part-Time
12/29/2016 8:53:00 AM
Fishindoc, your sure right about the scenery. I like Keller anytime of the year but when it is covered with snow it is particularly stunning. And you got some Kokes, what a bonus!
Bent hook pontoon
12/29/2016 9:58:00 AM
Wow. Great report. Epic! The view isn't bad either.
Kekedatackleco
12/29/2016 11:51:00 AM
Great report! Those are some beautiful Kokanee. I know a lot of us are happy to see those, hopefully its just the beginning. Great job catching out there. I agree, some of the most beautiful country in the Winter. As always, thanks for using the flies. Glad to hear they were working for you that day. Thanks for sharing the report.
Fish Dawg
12/29/2016 1:28:00 PM
Glad to see a few kokanee sprinkled in the mix. Thanks for sharing your report and pics of the beautiful scenery!
hewesfisher
12/29/2016 4:48:00 PM
Great pics Doc and some dandy kokanee too!

Just a quick FYI to all, the rule change regarding redband trout (must release ALL trout with intact adipose fin, kokanee excluded) is NOW IN EFFECT. Please see WDFW website for details.
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