This summer I am finally able to take a trip with my folks to Lake Roosevelt, however I was hoping to get some good fishing in while I was there.

mostly I was looking for Trout and maybe walleye. I do not have a downrigger and I dont plan on trolling.

Anyone have any ideas, tips or advice for me?

help is appreciated
Jay

While technique depends upon where you will be on the lake, it's 186 miles long after all, you can figure that if you're not trolling you're going to be limited.

Early in the summer, trout , walleyes and smallies will be closer to the surface and shoreline. As the weather warms, they tend to move toward deeper water. Trout fishing is more trolling at that time with the exception of early morning and evening.

If you're familiar with bass fishing, then you stand a good chance of whanging on walleyes and smallies. Since I'm not a big fan of trolling, I spent much of my time on Roosevelt casting-- using leadhead jigs dressed with soft plastics and tipped with a short section of nightcrawler. That approach will work on walleyes and smallies as well as the occasional trout and kokanee. I also used to do fairly well casting crankbaits to the shoreline and then working out from there. Smallies also are suckers for topwater lures such as the Pop-R.

Keith

Good info Keith.

With the size of this lake, it would help to give an idea of where you plan to start.

There are usually good spots in every cove, bridge, island etc.

I have done very well fishing from shore with bait for trout with bait. In the boat you can often find browns or other Big trout near the surface in the morning/evening.
Walleye are in schools, just about any tube or curly tail dragged near the bottom will get them.

I just got back from fishing that area over the weekend. Lake Rosevelt is so low right now that you cannot launch a boat from the public launch in electric city.