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Posted: 5/26/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The morning pattern of trolling for Lakers in that indeterminate flat between the Bar and Rocky Point continues to be consistently productive. From 6AM to 9AM or so troll those little F-7 flatfish...
Posted: 5/24/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/24/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing here on Lake Chelan has been real consistent with targeting these fish off of Pat and Mikes and at the Yacht Club..The Lure of the week has been the Ace Hi-fly in the Green Double ...
By: wenatcheefisher
Posted: 5/21/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
We braved the wind again to get out on Lake Chelan to go after the Kokanee. The same spot that we maked all of the boated fish last week was still white hot out in front of Lakeside Park. We boated 8 ...
By: nichalos82
Posted: 5/20/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
We were out at Lake Chelan just a couple of miles from the State Park off the rocks from the shore. I was using a silver shallow rapala w/ a black head. I seen a few smallmouths (youngens) swimming ...
Posted: 5/18/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Just Wow!!! I can’t think of any other Lake in our State that you can consistently catch 3+ lb. trout on a daily basis and No limit on these fish…It has not been fishing on our Lake Chelan it has been...
Posted: 5/18/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2009
Hot Spots: 2
Wow! What a beautiful morning to fish. Calm, warm and sunny weather mixed with willing fish and wonderful children. This morning bite on the indeterminant flat just below the Bar continues unabated...
By: wenatcheefisher
Posted: 5/14/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well we braved the wind and the rain and the cold May temps to fish on Lake Chelan last night. We started fishing around 5:30 and put the boat on the trailer in the dark around 9. Before the wind pick...
Posted: 5/13/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan remains very consistent for laketrout and That occational Chinook Bite..I have been trolling Herring for the Chinook the first 1 to 2 hours at first light and the last 2 hours of light in ...
Posted: 5/12/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2009
Hot Spots: 3
Wow! The morning bite has been good. It was a very windy morning, and restricted what we could do, but the bite was great. We again, pounded the indeterminate flat between Rocky Point uplake to the...
Posted: 5/11/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The morning of the 11th was breezy but fishable. Our fish continued to hit in the dips in that indeterminate flat between the Bar and Minneapolis. You have to be ready to capitalize on the bites. W...
Posted: 5/9/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Holy Smokes!!! The fishing is outstanding on Lake Chelan..Kokanee fishing is just outstanding off Lakeside Park and banging these fish in 35 to 50ft. of water..Kokanee Pros with Flashlites by Mack Lur...
Posted: 5/8/2009
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2009
Hot Spots: 3
Again the majority of the Lake Trout (aka: Mackinaw) came from the indeterminate flat between the Bar and Minneapolis. Where the flat dropped into depths of 200 to 215 were most productive. They rea...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 5/7/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/7/2009
Hot Spots: 1
Cindy a nd I Launched from public launch at lower end of lake around 11:30, and fished in front of the Red Roofed Condos (chelan Shores) until around 3:30. Water was choppy when we arrived, and increa...
By: wenatcheefisher
Posted: 5/4/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished in front of the Best Western for about an hour and a half. Fishing on most boats was pretty slow, most boats had only landed one to two fish that we talked to. We landed one smaller silver and ...
Posted: 5/4/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2009
Hot Spots: 3
This time the start and finish were pretty good and their was a lull in the middle. Mack Bar is starting to hold some fish again. Last year May and June were good months for fish up on the "Bar". W...
Posted: 5/3/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I have got to say a big thanks to the WDFW for opening the Chinook Fishery on Lake Chelan...It has just been outstanding..I have boated 21 Chinook now since the opener..From the Year 2001 to 2006 I h...
By: Big D
Posted: 5/2/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The wife & I hit Lake Chelan early this morning. We were on the water at 6:30 am and started fishing off of the riggers just out from the city park at about 6:50 am. We trolled all red Wedding Rings w...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 5/1/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went out about 17:30 after Cindy got off work. We couldn't find the Kokanee this evening, and as it was getting late, we didn't run uplake, but stayed in the lower lake area. I got one Kokanee in the ...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 4/30/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Ran into Joe while I was getting ready to make a fishing run in the AM, and received some tips on the Mack and Kokanee. I didn't have the goods he mentioned, but trolled for a while without any luck....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for 4-26 and 4-27.After a wasting most of the day at the lower end of Lake Roosevelt.My cousin and I pulled out and headed over to Chelan.We only fished about 3 hours before da...
Posted: 4/28/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
All's well that ends well. It was a slow start in the trench trolling for Macks and Chinook. We found them in the indeterminate flat between Rocky Point, Minneapolis and the Bar and the bite was on....
Posted: 4/27/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan Kokanee are in!!!! You will find them concentrated in heavy schools out from the Best Western Motel in 30 to 40 ft. in depth..drag a Kokanee Pro by Mack Lures in Orange flavor tipped with ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/19/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/19/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Wow what a week!!! I can say I have not had Chinook Fishing like this since I've lived here at Lake Chelan...Since the opener I have landed 9 Chinook averaging over 9lbs..As you can tell by the photo...
Posted: 4/18/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2009
Hot Spots: 2
This was one of those days. We guessed right early and put 2 double digit Landlocked Chinook in the boat before 8AM. What a great day. One Chinook hit a whole herring rigged to spin. The other hit...
Posted: 4/15/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/15/2009
Hot Spots: 2
We started out the morning with the weather cold, but the fishing hot. Then the weather warmed but the bite went cold. At the end of our morning trip we had four Mackinaw and a beautiful landlocked ...