Outdoors blog

Tue., Jan. 25, 2011

Why fish for kokanee at Roosevelt?

Frank Whitney caught this 23-inch kokanee -- weighing 4 pounds, 3 ounces -- while fishing Lake Roosevelt the weekend of Jan. 22-23, 2011, out of Keller. (Courtesy photo)

FISHING -- Frank Whitney holds up one of the reasons anglers might want to pursue kokanee at Lake Roosevelt

Whitney caught this beefy 23-incher -- weighing 4 pounds, 3 ounces -- while fishing over the weekend out of Keller.

His friend, Eldon Wagner, wasn't quite as lucky earlier in the week.

"I went out with a neighbor last Tuesday and we caught two nice rainbows from shore at Sterling Point Camp Ground and froze," Wagner said. "I will take my boat the next time and anchor near shore and turn the heat on."

Posted Jan. 25, 2011, 7:05 a.m.

By Rich Landers

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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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