FISHING -- Lake Roosevelt's water level was1,235 today and it's likely to remain around that level through the weekend as the big season of runoff water flushes through.

But as I went fishing there today, it still seems like you should pack a lunch and extra water for the hike down the Keller boat ramp to the dock.

According to the Lake Roosvelt minimum levels for boat lauching chart, the current water elevation of 1,235 feet meets the minimun needed for five of the lake's 22 boat lauches.

The fishing wasn't bad. Our group of three caught dozens of smallmouth bass, a few walleye and a few trout -- sometimes all in the same anchor position

Many boats were headed downstream from Keller to Sawilla Basin.  RV campgrounds were filling fast. 

I haven't got the whole story, but apparently Lake Roosevelt netpen rainbows were released early.  A spinner trolled near the surface would catch 8-9 inchers right and left, so we quit that method.  My comanions had seen many dying young rainbows near shore earlier in the week.

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