I have heard that the excellent fishing for big kokanee at Lake Roosevelt has slowed a bit recently, but the trout fishing continues to be great. I am going to find out for myself. I plan to fish both Lake Roosevelt and Rufus Woods, and sure let you know how I do. The rainbow are being taken in the lower reservoir on Lake Roosevelt and anglers are traveling too far from the Spring Canyon boat launch to find fish. Most of the trout are being taken shallow, not more that 10 or 13 feet deep. Rapalas are a good way to go to attract strikes from the rainbow. A “purplescent” color seems to be the one the trout prefer. I am going to dedicate time to kokanee fishing and I have some lures that have served me well in other fisheries. A very good, for me anyway, has been the orange Super Duper. Anything in orange or pink, including small hoochies seem to work best for kokanee on Lake Roosevelt. I also plan to hit the upper net pens on Rufus Woods while I’m in the area, too. When the triploids are on the bite some big ones have been taken trolling in this area. We’ll see.