Lake roosevelt question

[chimeng]

Hey guys this is my first post on this forum. Been trolling for a while. So i was thinking about going out to lake roosevelt for a few days this weekend and wondering if anyone knew any good public fishing spots? Also looking to camp out there too. I live on the west side so id prefer if i didnt have to go too far east. Thanks.

[swanny]

If you are taking a boat, the whole lake is public. Lake Roosevelt is all NPS on one side and mostly Colville Inidian Reservation on the other.

Spring Canyon by Coulee Dam or Keller Ferry a little further north, or Fort Spokane farther north are good starting places for areas to camp.

[chimeng]

No i will not be taking a boat. Sorry i should of specified that. Looking for some good bank fishing spots.

[swanny]

The campground areas or any area with a boat launch will be your easiest lake access. Most of everything is private going up to the NPS boundary, at least on the southern portion of the lake.

You can view a map of the lake on the NPS site, it might help you some.
http://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm

[dscubame]

Head to Porcupine Bay on the Spokane Arm of the lake and you will run into all kinds of people you can chat with and get some spots on the fly.  The fishing is really good right now.

[Skyvalhunter]

Head to Spring Canyon and talk to Yelp

[GEARHEAD]

Yeah, Spring Canyon by Coulee City, is by far the best place to fish on the lake. don't leave your fish on a stringer in that bay, unless ya plan on cooking them, because that Spring Canyon bay water is on fire. by far the best place on the lake to fish. good luck

[bigcountry]

Me and my dad are planning to make a long day trip over to Roosevelt tomorrow, try to catch some trout and walleyes.  Was hoping for some pointers, was reading some guys have been using leaded line, is this a must?  For jigging, what type type of jigs do ya'll recommend...just a spinner with crawler harness?  I was checking the forecast and noticed it is supposed to be really windy there tomorrow...will that kill the fishing?  Thanks and good luck fishing everyone

[Black Plague]

I don't think the wind will deter the fish as much as it will the fisherman...  I like anywhere from a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce lead head with a grub 'body tipped with a crawler.... chartreuse has always treated me well, but so has a lot of other more natural colors... just depends... sometimes drop-shotting for them can be really good too...I prefer braided line when fishin deep...I think I can feel the subtle takes better and get better hook-sets at greater depths....good luck!

[bigcountry]

Thanks for the info BP!

[Alchase]

Yeah, Spring Canyon by Coulee City, is by far the best place to fish on the lake. don't leave your fish on a stringer in that bay, unless ya plan on cooking them, because that Spring Canyon bay water is on fire. by far the best place on the lake to fish. good luck

Is this Spring Canyon warmer then the rest of the lake?

[Quackwhacker]

Yep. Volcanic vents under water. The water is boiling at times. Or maybe it has to do with the hot fishing.

[GEARHEAD]

I think the cause for warmer water at spring canyon, is due to additional reflections of ambient light produced by all the fish holding in that water.

[bigcountry]

well after a long long day, left at 4 am got back at 11:30 pm, the fishing was very dissapointing.  We stopped by coulee playland and got an update, supposedly good fishing, and we picked up a few new lures.  Launched at spring canyon and pretty much trolled within a mile of the launch.  Only got two strikes and one rainbow.  Trolling in the top 20 feet of water, spinners, wedding rings, rapalas...just wasnt happening.  We did talk to a few guys at the launch who did pretty good, guess the fishing gods were not with us because they were doing the same thing as us    I really wanted to try some jigging but it was so windy they is no way we could have controlled the boat.  Nice day and beautiful scenery.....a full fish box would have been alot better!  Anyway, we will let them grow and get em next trip

[Skyvalhunter]

I ended up with 12 from Friday thru Sunday morn. 21" was the largest