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Lake Roosevelt trout a picture of perfection

A five-fish limit of rainbow trout caught in Lake Roosevelt in December, when net-pen-raised fish released in July have had time to grow long and plump. (Rich Landers)
A five-fish limit of rainbow trout caught in Lake Roosevelt in December, when net-pen-raised fish released in July have had time to grow long and plump. (Rich Landers)

FISHING -- A five-fish limit of rainbow trout from Lake Roosevelt is a beauty to behold in December, when the fish released from net pens in summer have had a chance to go wild putting on length and girth.

These are healthy, lovely and delicious fish.

Limits have been coming easily on most days since mid November, although Wednesday was an exception.  Anglers I fished with and interviewed had to work long, hard hours to scratch out a limit.

Today could be a different story.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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