Lake Roosevelt - Flyfisherman needs help

[Greg]

I'm heading to lake roosevelt fof a houseboat trip with a bunch of folks and towing the fishing boat behind. Can anyone offer a good setup to get into the fish there. Obviouosly I'd love to find trout but perch are tasty too. I've got all the rods - just not the memory of how I caught fish before I got a fly rod. Thanks!!

[Nik]

Trust me not trying to be rude but you would be far more likely to find good advice in the trout fishing forum. this is the bass fishing forum, and I can't speak for everyone but I've never touched a fly rod and if I catch a trout it's almost always by accident, and if i catch a perch it's always by accident.

[jmay]

I have had very little sucess on the fly on Roosevelt. I have caught a couple of smallies on beadhead nymphs. I would bring terminal gear and keep a fly rod ready when you get into them

[Greg]

Thanks for the tips. What I meant is that I don't plan to bring the fly gear - I am bringing spinning gear set-ups and just don't have a clue as clue as to where to go on this lake. I am certainly not averse to getting into bass either. I grew up on Folsom in CA and have fond memories of bass fishing there, so long ago though.... and I realized after the post this was in the bass section - couldn't figure out how to delete from this section - thanks again!

[Nik]

If you're looking for bass on Roosevelt then that's a totally different story. look for steep banks, lay downs, and weed flats, of which there are about a million of each. the smallies will hit soft plastics, jerk baits, and jigs. bring a decent pole and some good 10lb+ line as there are some monsters out there, and of course there's always the chance of a giant walleye.

[clam man]

trout are trout....use some silver spinners or regular trout gear like bait.

For smallmouth you are going to a great lake. We used some gary yamamoto curly tail grubs in a dark green/watermelon color texas rigged (weight, hook, and worm) and just threw toward rocky shores. Just let the bait fall for a few seconds, keeping slack out of the line. Slowly bring it in. Really, just leave the bait alone more than you think feels right, and you will catch a ton of smallies! You can catch them on pretty light weight gear too.

Have Fun!