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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/28/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/28/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Mac Bar just down lake of Wapato Point has been producing lots of fish with a nice sprinkling of big fish. In addition to U-20 flatfish at 1.2 knots, we have produced fish with J-13 firetiger Rapalas ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/21/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/21/2004
Hot Spots: 0
All the usual areas have been producing well. The size of the fish that we have been catching has improved. We seem to getting at least a fish or two over 8 pounds on most full days.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/5/2004
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished along the shoreline just across from the Yacht Club in 100-150 ft depth, caught these two Lake Trout on Sunday morning-not bad for quick mornings worth of fishing ! Used U20 flatfish trolled a...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/5/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing the large basin above the Yacht Club has been very productive the last week. The fish have averaged a bit bigger with fewer fish under 3 pounds. Most of our fish have come at depths of 210 to ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing has ranged from OK to great. I have been successful in targeting Lake Trout from 2 to 7 pounds in both the lower basin and the basin that is just up lake of the Yacht Club. I have been connect...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/2004
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Kokanee fishing has been quite productive around Lakeside. We have consistently been limiting out. We are using chartreuse and silver Flash Lites followed by a pink snubber and then a Wedding Ring t...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/26/2004
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/26/2004
Hot Spots: 0
One day of High Pressure and the fish turned on! Jim and Rebecca R. of Everett with their boys, Brent - 6, Luke - 5, and Matt - 3 caught 15 lakers in about 5.5 hours. They were all caught on U-20 Lum...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/23/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/23/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Well... some days you get the bear and some days the bear gets you. Fishing has been spotty since the weather fronts have started blasting through. Don't change every 15 minutes, but if you don't get ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/17/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/17/2004
Hot Spots: 0
We have had consistent success during the past week for Lake Trout from 2 to 6 pounds. We have pummeled the lower basin with flatfish from 175' to 245' deep. One day the bite was early and the others ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/10/2004
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/10/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I have been hitting some bigger fish up in the Narrows in the vicinity of the Yacht Club. I have had some success sizing my flatfish up to M-2's. Also, I "salvaged" a 4 hour trip by switching to a bro...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/4/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2004
Hot Spots: 0
5-4-04
I'd like to have a great explanation for my hit and miss fishing this last week. We have had great days and slow days. The kokanee are being caught in greater numbers at Lakeside. I've h...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/25/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/25/2004
Hot Spots: 0
The Kokanee are in, the Kokanee are in... Small boat fishermen are after the kokanee now. They are fishing off of Lakeside Park and the drop off of Mill Bay for 7" to 13" kokanee. They are fishing spi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/1/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/1/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Get in line for your "Big Macks". Perform you civic duty by helping rid
Lake Chelan of Mackinaw or Lakers, as they are sometimes called. There
is no better way to do this than sign on with Darrel ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/19/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/19/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great day fishing with Anton Jones (and his assistant - Al Brooks) of Darrell and Dad's Guide Service at Lake Chelan. My wife and I caught four Lake Trout between 2 and 6 pounds during a short ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/15/2004
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2004
Hot Spots: 0
This continues to be prime time to catch 3 to 6 pound Lake Chelan Mackinaw trolling near the bottom in depths of 100' to 250'. Finally, Rufus Woods just keeps chugging along. Planted rainbows to 16",...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/9/2004
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/9/2004
Hot Spots: 0
This is prime time for 3 to 5 pound lake trout. We are hitting from 2 to 4 fish per hour trolling U-20 flatfish in the lower basin of Lake Chelan. Additionally, for nice planter and holdover rainbows...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/8/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 12/8/2003
Hot Spots: 0
We put 18 lakers in the boat between 8AM and 4PM. They ranged from 1.5 to 5 pounds. Most fish came from depths of 195' to 240'. They were all caught at or near the bottom on U-20 Luminous Chartreus...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/3/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 10/3/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lake Chelan at Mill Bay off of the dock with 2 other friends. We spent about 2 hours each day. We all got good sized planters in the range of 12". One was at least 20" and must have been at lea...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/15/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lake Chelan for trout on consecutive days in mid-July. Powerbait did the trick, producing limits both days on 13-15 inch Rainbow. I used eggs and worms on the hooks too, but simple orange pow...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/30/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Had a banner day on the big lake. Between the three of us we landed a 5Lb Mac,3Lb rainbow and about 20 koke's in about 5 hours. We also lost about another 10 Koke's. The weather was extremely hot. Th...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/5/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/5/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Had a banner day on the big lake. Between the three of us we landed a 5Lb Mac,3Lb rainbow and about 20 koke's in about 5 hours. We also lost about another 10 Koke's. The weather was extremely hot. Th...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/14/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/14/2003
Hot Spots: 0
(summary of recent fishing trips)
Fishing has been good! We have been catching lots of fish with big fish mixed in. Friday, our clients got 15 lakers with a big fish of 11.7 pounds. Saturday we...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/10/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/10/2003
Hot Spots: 0
During a duck hunting trip in November, I witnessed numerous fish rising in the bay we were hunting. I filed that experience away for a future date and this weekend provided the chance to check out t...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/7/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/7/2003
Hot Spots: 0
This is prime time in the Lake Chelan area. The Mackinaw bite has been excellent over the last week in spite of a mixed bag of weather. We had 17 lakers on Saturday (5/3/03) in a full day, 8 lakers ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/27/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/27/2003
Hot Spots: 0
We started fishing later in the day. The smallmouth were tailing crankbaits but were not hitting them. We caught 3 smallies averaging 1 pound. The squaw fish were feeding heavy on crankbaits, we caugh...