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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2021, 07:42:21 AM »
You guys rock! I fancy myself a pretty solid angler but I don't fish much and 95% of my trout fishing was always rivers or mountain lakes. The big water is a bit out of my wheel house.  If I don't know something I defer to the pro's (you guys).
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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2021, 07:44:00 AM »
That is a HOG Rick!  Nice trout man!

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2021, 07:56:20 AM »
Anise marshmallows (2) to float a full nightcrawler up 2-4' at the first drop-off  :IBCOOL:

We used to catch some great fish on terrible cold days.
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2021, 08:10:34 AM »
I limited out Sunday and rainy Monday lighter than usual bite. I would say they are still biting.

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2021, 08:13:36 AM »
Anise marshmallows (2) to float a full nightcrawler up 2-4' at the first drop-off  :IBCOOL:

We used to catch some great fish on terrible cold days.
take me and I'll pay you in Diet Mountain Dew and doritos  :chuckle:


But seriously  8)
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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2021, 08:41:50 AM »
We've found this cold weather is the best time of the year to catch fish. Not the most comfortable though. As another poster mentioned, be aware that many of the bigger fish we hook are redbands or have adipose fins. If you fish where there is easy access seems the wardens are also out checking more this time of year.  Obviously from the posts, all types of baits and methods work so just go prepared to experiment a bit.

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2021, 09:23:39 AM »
We've found this cold weather is the best time of the year to catch fish. Not the most comfortable though. As another poster mentioned, be aware that many of the bigger fish we hook are redbands or have adipose fins. If you fish where there is easy access seems the wardens are also out checking more this time of year.  Obviously from the posts, all types of baits and methods work so just go prepared to experiment a bit.

Cold weather is the best.. It was 2 below when we caught the fish in these pics. 15 fish in 45 min.A liberal dose of Lamprey Oil seems to work pretty well. I found a source for Lamprey Oil up in B.C. The trout love it.
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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2021, 09:41:10 AM »
How you cooking those up?  Just fillet or smoking?

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2021, 10:18:32 AM »
How you cooking those up?  Just fillet or smoking?
Both.  They make quite a fillet for a trout

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2021, 10:30:05 AM »
Bbq or trout nuggets 😍
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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2021, 10:31:38 AM »
Thank you to ridgeratt, snake and skillet for the pm's! You guys are beyond generous with info. Thank you :tup:
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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2021, 01:12:43 PM »
Powerbait 4 ft leader, 20ft water,I use a 2nd rod with slipboober threaded night crawler. 12ft catch fish on both.

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2021, 01:35:17 PM »
Ok, thanks for the pics/motivation to get after some. We haven’t fished near as much as we used to but that’s changing this year.

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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2021, 01:59:27 PM »
I fillet them and BBQ.    Sea salt, pepper , brown sugar rub about an hour before the bbq. I found a way to fillet the pin bones and have a completely boneless fillet. Put the fillets in a wire basket so you can flip them without the fillets falling apart. Soaked cedar shavings close to the flame on the bbq..Trout Candy.
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Re: School me on Roosevelt winter rainbows.
« Reply #29 on: January 11, 2021, 07:55:08 PM »
Can someone help me decipher retention limit rules for Lake Roosevelt? for example: "Little Dalles power line crossing upstream 1.7 miles to marked rock point CRC (549)"... Searched Little Dales power line on google and it took me to Dalles, OR everytime. Specifically interested in waters upstream of Hunters. Which section of regulations cover that area? http://www.eregulations.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20WAFW-VLR6.pdf - page 96.

 


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