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Lake Chelan

Post by jimp14 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:06 pm

This is the biggest of the 8 Mack's that we caught at Chelan on NewYears day
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by 2000subaru » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:30 pm

Holy Cow! That's one huge fish! I heard that Chelan had some monsters, but that's a giant. Great trip eh?:cheers:
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by jimp14 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:33 pm

Ya, The smallest was about 5lb's the rest was in the 12 to 17lb range of course my son the one holding the fish caught all the big ones I caught 3 including the smallest:cheese: This is what see ate before he caught her, Also really small sceen of eggs
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by northfork » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:59 pm

Awesome fish and nice pics
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by The Quadfather » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:01 pm

How did you fish for those? Trolling deep? or?
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by A9 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:04 pm

Those Mack's are fun fish to catch....
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by jimp14 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:57 pm

Caught them all trolling shallow with just a K-15 quickfish
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Post by fishnislife » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:40 pm

Nice fat Mack jimp14!


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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by JT26 » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:35 am

thats a super nice fish
are those also macks that it ate, or rainbows or something?

you should post a report on the main page to so everyone can see !!
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by shawn » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:15 am

Freakin awesome Mack I need to go try Chelan one day.Bravo yall.:thumright :thumleft:
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by jimp14 » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:56 am

Not sure how
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by VooDuuChild » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:13 am

holy freakin moly! What do those taste like? Do you have to smoke them, or are they good just cooking like salmon?


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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by Mike Carey » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:37 am

yes, please post this report. JUst go to the top menu, Reports, then Submit Reports, then Submit Lake Report. Just follow the report form from there. It would be great to havethat report in our data base!
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by jimp14 » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:37 pm

My son tells me they taste like a really moist trout, They have alot more fat. We normally catch and release but this fish inhaled the lure so we had to keep it. I wish they would put a limit on the macks before they get fished out like the chinooks
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by VooDuuChild » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:00 pm

Sounds like the perfect candidate for smoking!!! Again,,nice catch.
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by Mike Carey » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:29 pm

Well, if you want the story on lake Chelan's macks, it's this: WDFW would rather they weren't in there because they are not a native species. They took the limit off for that reason. They would rather have cutthroat trout which were I guess a native species. They also feel the macks are not easy to catch unless you have specialized gear (i.e. deep-water DRs) so they are not a good species for the average Joe to pursue.

If you ever get a chance to go fishing with guide Anton Jones he'll tell you some amazing stories. He's taken WDFW out on sampling fishing trips, even all the way to the far end of the lake - and the macks are just as abundant up there.

As to taste, mild, tons of fat due to the miosis shrimp they feed on, great for the smoker. But you should also check WDFW as there are some mercury issues with the macks. I hav no idea what the recommended daily limit is but there is a concern about it.
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by AdsBot [Google] » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:14 pm

Yes, you should post a report on Lake Chelan. It sounds like you had a really good time and by the look of those fish, did well too. Congrats, and keep up the good fishing!
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by michaelunbewust » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:24 pm

OUR FAMILY CONDO IS IN LEAVENWORTH. HOW FAR FROM THERE ARE YOU FISHING?? IVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TRY THEM IN THE MANY YEARS WE HAVE HAD A RESIDENCE THERE, BUT, HAVE NEVER TAKEN THE TIME. YOU SAID YOU CAUGHT THEM SHALLOW, WHAT DEPTHS?? AWESOME PIC, WAY TO GO!!!
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by Drewp » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:53 pm

Chelan is about an hour to an hour and a half away from Leavenworth.
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RE:Lake Chelan

Post by jimp14 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:37 am

The deepest water we fished was 100' but mostly in the 50 ' range
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