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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 12/17/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the weekend at Lake Roosevelt and got in two days fishing. We arrived at Seven Bays later Friday afternoon so just enjoyed a relaxed evening with our hosts before turning in for the night. After...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/4/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Almost a repeat of my last report, wet, overcast, light breeze, cool temps all conditions I thought were going make for a banner day fishing and expected limits in the boat by noon. Not. Launched a...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/31/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Wet, cloudy, light winds, heavy overcast = great day to go fishing! Launched at 8am, lines in the water at 8:20 and first fish in the cooler at 8:30. Limits complete at noon. Trolled with leaded...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/1/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the weekend at Roosevelt and got in a couple days of fishing. Weekend weather forecast was not what I consider ideal for fishing conditions, but we still managed to put fish in the cooler. :-) ...
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Newman
Newman
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 9/18/2012
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My brother and his family drove over from the west side Friday so I could take him fishing for his birthday. He's in the USAFR and had arrived home from training in Wisconsin about 4:30 Friday afterno...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 9/7/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My wife and I haven't been to Roosevelt since April, so when she offered to take some time off during the week, it was a date. I dislike "silly season" so avoid weekend day trips until after Labor Day...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 8/24/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took a friend up to Roosevelt to see how the trout fishing was. I've been reading reports in the Spokesman-Review that trollers have been picking up trout from the dam upstream as far as Keller Ferry ...
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Newman
Newman
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 8/24/2012
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
After a summer full of commitments, decided it was time for some panfishing so I got hold of Lotech Joe and offered a day on Newman Lake if he was game. He readily accepted so I picked him up early We...
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Badger
Badger
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 6/28/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First time to ever fish Badger but took a friend who fishes it regularly and knows the lake well. I was concerned with the barometric pressure change just coming off Tuesday's storm, but we went anywa...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 4/14/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Just had to get out of town for some time on the water, even though fishing has been slow at our favorite place to wet a line. Launched from Seven Bays at 7:40 and had lines in the water in the San...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 2/5/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Roosevelt, great scenery, wildlife and spectacular fishing. Two out of three can't be all bad, right? Yesteday was simply a beautiful day, blue skies, no wind, calm water, wildlife galore, my fav...
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19 - Spokane Confluence to Lake Roosevelt North End
19 - Spokane Confluence to Lake Roosevelt North End
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 1/1/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to say goodbye to 2011 with a day on our favorite body of water, and a nice day it turned out to be. A special day it was too, with my two ladies, and good thing, since fishing, os should I sa...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/14/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Day 2 of our weekend trip to Roosevelt. After a slow day on Saturday, we decided to change location and try for better results. We made a run to Whitestone to fish the area near the 25 mile marker....
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/14/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
First day of a 2 day trip, and even though fishing was slow compared to how it's been the last couple years, the weather and company were great! Spent the morning working the area across from Linco...
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17 - Rufus Woods
17 - Rufus Woods
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 9/28/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We spent 5 days at the Cabin By The River camp spot and had an aswesome time. We fished 4 days, caught fish each of those days, and some were very nice. The pictures are of our best fish for the outin...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 8/28/2011
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I'm lumping a 3-day trip into one report. Fishing was tough to say the least. We arrived Friday and spent the evening fishing in the arm for SMB and walleye. I managed to hook about a half dozen 10" -...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 6/26/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided we'd tackle Roosevelt even though water levels are coming up almost 2' a day right now, and that typically turns fishing off. Our experience yesterday was just the opposite! Launched from S...
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American
American
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 6/13/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had an opportunity to chase some American Lake kokanee with my brother Jim over the weekend, and we connected! We launched about 5:30 and the sky had a heavy overcast and looked like rain. I starte...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 4/18/2011
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Day two of the derby, and this time we headed straight to the San Poil. Weather conditions were much improved over Saturday, but the clear skies, sunshine and high pressure basically turned the fishin...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 4/18/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We had planned a weekend at Roosevelt and later learned the Two Rivers Trout Derby was going to be the same weekend so we ponied up the entry fees and went fishing! First derby we have ever entered...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 4/2/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After so many weekends where we couldn't go due to commitments of some kind or other, we finally had an open weekend, so off to Roosevelt we went. The wind forecast was not good, but we had no real is...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 2/13/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My brother drove over from the west side Friday after work, so I decided to roust him early Saturday morning and go fishing. :-) Weather reports were predicting high winds, so I was a little uneasy...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/21/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I won't go into details of gear, you can read about that in my 11.20.10 report. Today started out a little cooler, 28°, but there was just a light breeze compared to yesterday's wind. Fishing was f...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/21/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We haven't spent a weekend at Roosevelt since May, so we set a date and made the trip. WIth the weather reports calling for overnight lows in the teens and daytime highs in the upper 20s, I almost cal...
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19 - Spokane Confluence to Lake Roosevelt North End
19 - Spokane Confluence to Lake Roosevelt North End
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/12/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Last day of vacation and I was determined to not waste all of it working. Took a friend fishing today, and after driving through about 50 miles of dense fog, was pleased to drive out of it as we came ...
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