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Lake Kachess

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:03 am
by Palmer
Does anyone wish to share any information on this Lake? I may try this Lake again although fishing was terribly slow for only one bull trout. I saw many fish on the Lawrence but no strikes.

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:21 am
by Easy Limits
It is my understanding that Kachess can be good for kokes and if you dig deep a mackinaw or two. But then again, I have never fished the lake.

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:28 am
by Palmer
Has anyone fished Kachess lately. I had a wonderfull day on Cle Elum yesterday with 5 macs - 4 over 5#s. I could save an hour in my commute by going to Kachess but I've been skunked there too many times.

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:57 am
by epidemic
I posted a report last week. I fished Little Kachess, caught 1 and lost 1. I did not find any schools of kokes. Maybe I should have tried the main lake?

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:08 am
by Palmer
epidemic wrote:I posted a report last week. I fished Little Kachess, caught 1 and lost 1. I did not find any schools of kokes. Maybe I should have tried the main lake?
I talked to a guy at work who said he fished off a point just across from the launch and caught bull trout all day. I just wonder if some of them weren't lake trout. Also I've heard there are browns caught near the big rock as you head into little Kachess.

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:15 am
by Mike Carey
fished it a couple times when my kids were younger, little success. Weird because it's this beautiful high mountain lake with the sound of the freeway all day - kind of like fishing Pass lake.

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:57 am
by Bodofish
It's stocked to the gills with Koke's. 16 fish limit or some huge amount. Get there before the water goes down. Hard to find, easy to catch.

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:05 am
by Palmer
Bodofish wrote:It's stocked to the gills with Koke's. 16 fish limit or some huge amount. Get there before the water goes down. Hard to find, easy to catch.
I didn't target kokes but was told to fish Southeast of the launch near the log/stump sticking out of the water. I should try bottom fishing that area for Macs. Supposedly, you can limit within a few hours on kokes in this spot.

RE:Lake Kachess

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:48 pm
by GeryG
I trolled it last year with a wedding ring from the boat launch down that side south, dont recomend that section.
I stayed pretty close to shore. Marked very few fish. The fish we caught were squawfish, I didnt relize how big they got. The one I caught was 20" about 3#. When we came in, some other guys said they caught a bunch at the
south end up to 5#. Just think of all the eggs they eat. They should put a bounty on them, like in the Columbia river.