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Chelan Fishing Reports

Posted: 5/5/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Sunday was the flip side of the coin to Saturday. The day was breezy, but the water was flat and we could at least run the boat without any set backs. Got up and out on the water a little later than...
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Posted: 5/5/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/3/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got out to Chelan for the get together. Saturday was defined by the wind with a pretty constant west wind at 10-15 mph with gusts 20 mph and up. Everyone who was there has tales of braving the elemen...
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By: afk
Posted: 5/5/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I put in at the PUD launch behind the Dam at about 04:45. I was 1 of the first to start in at Minneapolis Beach. I tried various depths and colors to find 3 fish at 50 feet over 6 Hrs. time. It was go...
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Posted: 5/5/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/3/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Drove up to the Mill Bay launch, what a nice facility. Paid the ten bucks to launch and park, boy was the wind blowing! Put the boat in and about got beat to death; be sure to put on the bumpers as ...
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Posted: 5/5/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2014
Hot Spots: 1
What a trip! Headed out Thursday PM for the Washington Lakes get together and camp out. Stayed in Wenatchee at the Walmart parking lot camp area; beautiful and lots of pavement to park on! Up early ...
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Posted: 5/4/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
DAY 2! What a difference a day can make! Woke up at 5am and was surprised not hear wind blowing and quickly got packed and out of hotel room by 5:30 and headed to the launch to see if I could get th...
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Posted: 5/4/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/3/2014
Hot Spots: 2
So here we go!! I have been looking forward to this weekend for awhile but not so much as to learn a new fishery but to actually meet up with so many WA lake folks that have had the pleasure of shar...
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By: emrobi
Posted: 5/2/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great time fishing lake Chelan this morning for kokanee. A wedding ring with smiley blade 8-10" behind a 4" dodger 45 - 60 feet down provided most of the hook-ups. The main action occurred betwe...
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Posted: 4/28/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/25/2014
Hot Spots: 2
Went and fished Chelan for the kokanee. Came up with some. Actually fished Friday and Saturday. Not a lot of action, but enough to keep you interested. Got some nice fish. Most the kokanee were in the...
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Posted: 4/24/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/23/2014
Hot Spots: 3
Fishing 2 ft. off the bottom with powerbait
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Posted: 4/20/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/19/2014
Hot Spots: 3
got to city launch at about 530, followed 2 guide boats out. I fished Minneapolis beach for a while fished shallow and deep varying depth here and there. I didn't see any fish boated, but im sure th...
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By: afk
Posted: 4/20/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I was the 3rd boat to leave the PUD launch(05:30). I fished primarily in the lower basin. I didn't venture up lake of Mill bay.I fished from 30Ft. to 90Ft.deep for Kokanee. And 110'-250' for Lakers.I ...
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Posted: 4/16/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Randy brought Leo out for his birthday to fish with Anton. Trolling Colyar ledge was pretty good again. Silver Horde's needlefish squiddy's with a Mack's Lures Smile Blade caught the majority of the...
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Posted: 4/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Both Jeff and Anton had nice family groups (the Da's from Bothell and the Cope's from Fountain Valley, CA) out for a mornings Mackinaw fishing. The bite started out blazing hot, then leveled off for ...
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Posted: 4/14/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Monk and the gang came out and fished with Jeff. They worked over Colyar Ledge pretty good then moved to Manson Bay and the trench. Squid rigs worked very well. U20 purple glow flatfish also were p...
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Posted: 4/11/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/11/2014
Hot Spots: 1
First run at chelan. About 15 boats in the lower end. A few fish caught. In talking to six boats at the dock..... Not many fish. Some got skunked. I picked up three trout on kokanee gear.. I cau...
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Posted: 4/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Rodney Ott from Bend came out with Anton to fish on his birthday. We fished Colyar ledge for a while, then moved downlake to finish the trip. In Colyar the fish bit early in the morning in the 230's...
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Posted: 4/9/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
16 Laketrout 1 Rainbow in 4hours of Catching on Lake Chelan Today!!!! The Ace Hi-Fly hammered um today. Thanks to my group today for catching with me! tight Lines to all and Be Safe! Joe Heinlen - ...
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Posted: 4/8/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Alex Saldana brought his bachelor party out to fish with Jeff. They hammered away at Colyar ledge to get a nice pile of Mackinaw. Silver Horde Needle Fish Squid rigs and Ace Hi Flies with a Mack's L...
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Posted: 4/7/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/5/2014
Hot Spots: 2
After a few trailer and downrigger and boat water/fuel filter issues (always remember to fill the new filter with gas…) JoAnn and I final got to fish two days, Sunday and Monday on Lake Chelan. Las...
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Posted: 4/7/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Darrell & Dad' alumnus, Andy Byrd wanted to come over and work on some jigging techniques with us. It worked pretty good. Twin tail jig bodies and about an ounce or so of weight did the trick. ...
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Posted: 4/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan has been very good Laketrout Fishing in the Lower Basin. Fishing the Abyss above the Yacht Club in depths from 220 to 380ft deep to find the fish. Managed to bang a Big Fish this morning o...
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Posted: 4/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Father and Son Olson's came out and fished with Anton. We pounded Vista del Jones with Needlefish squiddy's baited with a piece of Pikeminnow within 5 feet of the bottom. We mostly trolled within 5 ...
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Posted: 4/5/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Tom and Eric fished Colyar ledge with Anton. Pounded depths from the 230's out to about 315'. Stayed with the same Silver Horde / Gold Star Needlefish Squiddy and Ace Hi with Mack's Lures Smile Blad...
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Posted: 4/4/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Day two of my fishing adventure with Dad. Got on the water smoothly today and started fishing at about 6:15 and off the water at noon. Started off Rocky Point. At about 6:50 my rod got absolutely cr...
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