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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence Fishing Reports
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/3/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This report actually covers 12/31/18 thru 1/2/19.
We tried Banks Lake on the last day of the year with out much success. We were going to try for whitefish but stories at the launch site said their b...
By: bonanzamel
Posted: 1/21/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller about 10am. Trolled the bays downriver for an hour. Nada. Zip. Went up river to Jones Beach area. Found a few bites but not consistent and had difficulty boating the few we ho...
By: walleygator88
Posted: 7/2/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/29/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Well me and my wife decided to go to Jones Bay and camp for a couple days, decided to bring the boat and do some Kokanee fishing. Woke up early Saturday morning 4am on water by 5am limited out by 5:30...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/17/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/16/2019
Hot Spots: 0
No pics this time, but we did have a good day. Launched about 8:30 and had 5 in the cooler by 11 or so then bite seemed to quit. We continued for awhile then moved back to where we started and finishe...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/27/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/23/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Combining 3 days fishing into this report culminating a week long stay. Didn't fish Tuesday due to wind forecast that didn't materialize, but did fish Wed/Thurs/Fri.
Wednesday was a nice day on th...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/1/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/26/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Spent last week at Roosevelt and fished 3 days. We did good, caught several native trout that had to go back in addition to plenty of keepers to bring home.
We only fished afternoon because we were...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 12/26/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/23/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Well all indications are that I am back at it again, zigging when I should be zagging. On the water at Lincoln around 8:30 and went right down to Keller hunting Kokanee. Did one pass from below the fe...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 12/7/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/5/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Launched on a windy, white capped day but knew we'd do well. Motored downstream below Lincoln in hopes of getting out of wind/waves, but almost as bad there.
Got one rod out and before I could depl...
By: Stikman
Posted: 10/31/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/31/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Can sum up today (actually all 3 days) in 1 word....KEKEDA!!! . Experimented with many other lures, but nothing came even close!! (And no, I am not associated with Kededa in any way..never met or eve...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/22/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/22/2022
Hot Spots: 0
So, was I wearing the wrong hat, wearing the wrong tee shirt? Those finicky little fish outsmarted me again. Went back to the same place and did all the same things that had been successful on the 10...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/30/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/28/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Good to be on the water after a year of no fishing. Fished 3 days, all day the 26th, afternoon of the 27th, and morning of the 28th. Weather and lake conditions were awesome on the 26th so we stayed o...
By: BradF
Posted: 3/22/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/22/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Lincoln Launch while having water is not usable due to the log boom floating at the end of the ramp. Can't launch anything much bigger than 12' off tlr. Maybe 2-3' of water over the end of the ramp so...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 11/27/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/16/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Haven't posted a report in some time. We fished 3 days late Oct with fair results, then back 11/15 - 11/17 for our 45th anniversary.
We had a great day and iced several nice 'bows, 2 of which were...
By: widebear
Posted: 12/26/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller and headed down to the white pipes. Lines in the water at 7:45 am. Started off with orange and white jointed rapala behind the boat 150', pink hoochie with dodger and a Kekeda perch...
By: callplatinum
Posted: 12/15/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the Keller launch about 11am. Had never fished this area before, so the reports were helpful!
Headed across the lake into the unknown.
A little after noon came the 1st fish. About 18'
Th...
By: OGFboat
Posted: 8/28/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Took the kids to 7 Bays for some boat camping and fishing. Heard the fish were at 40'. So I stacked the riggers around that depth at 5' intervals. Got fish early at 25', and predictably the bite went ...
By: widebear
Posted: 6/19/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Two of us launched at Keller and headed for Swawilla this AM. Lines in the water by 8 am water temp 61 deg. Wind light out of the south but good chop on the water. Corn on the pink hootchie caught the...
By: widebear
Posted: 7/8/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/1/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Home to do some watering and to make quick report. Kok fishing is OK, not hot but can catch nice fish. They have moved from 40,50' down to 65' with this hot weather. On the 7th it was dead but this AM...
By: troc
Posted: 3/31/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/29/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Roosevelt continues to produce some nice fat rainbows but you have to work for them a bit harder these days. We trolled J-9 orange belly Rapalas with 3 colors of leaded line and mono down 20 feet...
By: widebear
Posted: 4/6/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Keller today and headed up river to Hanson Harbor. Lines in the water by 9am and had 5 bows 16 to 18" by 11. Picked up and headed down to Spring Canyon and got 3 more bows and not one Kok....
By: widebear
Posted: 4/10/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Took two ole Buddies fishing today and we did well. Launched at Keller and started fishing at the white pipes at 7:45. Trolled all the way to Swawilla and had 4 Bows by 11. Once we got to the north sh...
By: widebear
Posted: 4/29/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Two of us launched the boat at Keller and headed down to Swawilla. Started fishing shortly after 8am and we were done at 12:45. Water was 47 deg when we started and 50 deg when we quit. Hootchies at a...
By: widebear
Posted: 5/7/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Put in at Keller and two of us headed to Swawilla Basin. Lines in the water by 9am. Started off slow and then around 10:30 we had a Kok on and lost him at the boat. Started catching Bows and lost 2 mo...
By: widebear
Posted: 5/15/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Two of us were at Swawilla today and did real well on bows but did not boat a Kokanee. Lines in the water at 7:45 and started catching bows quickly. Four poles out and all were catching fish. Two surf...
By: OGFboat
Posted: 5/26/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What a great day on the water! Did some boat camping at Keller Ferry, and hit the trout in the morning. Chartreuse trolling flies, and cinnamon trolling flies 10" behind a Mack's Double D was the tick...