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By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/31/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at around 10:15 and motored upstream to the area just across from Two Rivers. My friend wanted to fish there as he and some buddies did well there last Friday. We caught our limits in about 2...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/27/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had an opportunity to fish yesterday, but was truly up to my fishing partner whether we went. She worked Friday, then went in at 10pm Friday night to cover a night shift. She pulled in the driveway at...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/20/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
After a morning of maintenance and repair work, my brother and I hit the road for Roosevelt about 1:30, figuring we could be on the water by 3 or so. On the way up, my brother told me this was going t...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 10/7/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing report first, then the closed launch issue.
Water surface temp at time of launch was 66° and we motored downstream near Whitestone to try our luck. Put 3 in the cooler in 20 mins, but all w...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 9/24/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Combined report for 9/20 & 9/22.
Water surface temps 71.2° - 71.8°, air temp mid 60s - low 70s.
Friday's conditions were windy with heavy chop, partly cloudy skies. Sunday was mostly calm with o...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 9/1/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Launched from Seven Bays at 6:30 and fishing by 7. Just as I finished letting the second rig out and while setting the drag prior to putting it in the rod holder, a hungry 'bow grabbed the offering a...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 5/17/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Launched about 9am and had the first fish in the boat at 10 when my buddy hooked up with a nice 2lb carryover on a Muddler Minnow tipped with Berkley Gulp maggots. I caught several planters on a plug,...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 5/14/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers 3 days at Lake Roosevelt 5/10 - 5/13. We arrived late morning and had a nice visit with our hosts followed by lunch then headed for the launch. Clear skies, sunny, hot, and rising r...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 5/6/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had a break in the schedule so loaded up and headed for Roosevelt. Launched at Seven Bays about 0630 and headed downstream. Lines in the water shortly after 7 and first hit of the day less than 10 min...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 4/27/2013
Species: Other
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Wanted to go somehwere local after some warranty work on my big motor so called up a friend to see if he wanted to come along. Launched just after 8am with only one other vehicle in the parking lot. A...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 2/25/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This a combined report for 2/22 - 2/24 and for multi-species.
We arrived at Seven Bays about 11:30 Friday, and after visiting with out hosts for awhile we headed out to find buoy 5 above Porcupine ...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 2/15/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
On the water and fishing by 8:15. I put the first one in the boat at 8:30 and my fishing partner put the second one in at 8:45. We both thought we were on the way to quick limits, but that was not to ...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 2/10/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Seven Bays about 7:45 and headed south to Whitestone. Lines in the water by 8:05 and my wife put the first fish in the cooler by 8:15. Nothing for the next 90 minutes so we moved upstream ...
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...