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Lake Roosevelt (FDR), WA
Reservoir spanning Lincoln/Stevens/Ferry counties, Washington. A 150-mile-long reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam on the upper Columbia, formally Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake. One of the best multi-species fisheries in the Northwest: net-pen rainbow trout and kokanee, walleye, smallmouth bass, and a wild white sturgeon population. Rainbow trout fish well in spring and fall; kokanee and walleye through summer.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Lake Roosevelt (FDR), with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Managed by Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (NPS). Numerous public ramps at Kettle Falls, Fort Spokane, Keller Ferry, and Seven Bays. No reliable live USGS gauge on this reach of the upper Columbia; bite scores use a synthesized seasonal baseline. White sturgeon retention is tightly restricted; verify current slot rules.
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