Lake Roosevelt may be a long way to go for most anglers, but it is worth the trip, according to the folks at Coulee Playland. Sounds like the fishing for rainbow and big kokanee couldn’t be much better. Rainbow from 17 to 22 inches are being caught without much effort. The lower basin, from Keller Ferry down is the place to find them. It also the hunting grounds for big kokanee. Fish from 2 ½ to 4 pounds are being taken regularly in this area, and some even larger kokanee are being landed. The kokanee are shallow, too, in the top ten feet of the water column. Sounds like anything in pink will attract strikes from the kokanee, and lures can be flat lined from the boat. When the big kokanee are on the bite there is nothing like it anywhere. These fish are a handful to get to the boat and can be beat in the pan. As soon as my new Jetcraft is rigged, that’s where I’m headed. Spring Canyon is where I’ll launch to begin my search. This sounds like another one of those years that kokanee fishing at Lake Roosevelt is the thing to do.