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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/17/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/17/2003
Hot Spots: 0
My dad and I had gone to Wapato Point for spring break. We were exhausted after the long journey from Mill Creek. On our first day at the lake we figured out that the motor was broken. On the second d...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/16/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/16/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Set out in mid-afternoon to troll for some lakers. Marked many fish for a couple of hours, without a bite. Most fish were within five feet of the bottom, regardless of water depth or near the 60' dept...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/6/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/6/2003
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I went over the mountains for some winter fishing on lake Chelan. We started fishing at O Dark Hundred. After fiddling with ling lines (pulled two lines and yielded one ling) we started to jig - but n...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/16/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 2/16/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Went on 2/16/03 with a couple of guys. We worked very hard from 8AM to 5:30PM for 16 fish. We had a couple of 2 hour blocks where it was just dead. We caught fish on wide bodied spoons and U-20 fla...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/12/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 2/12/2003
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Fished today with a crew Chesaw. We were out from 7:30 to 3:30. Caught 18 fish between 2.25 pounds and 5.0 pounds. All were caught in the "trench" of the lower basin. The weather was gorgeous. We...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/30/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 12/30/2002
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The fishing for Mackinaw (aka: lake trout) has continued to be very good. The last time out, we caught 11 in a little under 3 hours of fishing. These all came out of the lower basin, just trolling a...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/6/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 11/6/2002
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I spent a full day on Lake Chelan yesterday. The fish are mostly in the post spawn. I spent the first half of the day in the lower basin from Lakeside up to Wapato Point. I put 2 fish in the boat i...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/19/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/19/2002
Hot Spots: 0
The family took our annual trip to Wapato Point this year just in time to catch the forest fire and miss the Lake WA sockeye season! Actually the flames never really threatened Wapato and the smoke w...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/18/2002
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/18/2002
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I've fished this lake for 10 years and this was the best Lake Trout fishing I have ever seen. Fished from 7 am to 10 am everyday. Landed
a Laker every half hour. Used only one pole on the downrigge...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/6/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/6/2002
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Am home today, rather than on the water due to high winds. The fishing has continued to be excellent for Lake Trout. We had a 13 fish day, the last day out with the big fish of the day being an ener...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/2/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/2/2002
Hot Spots: 0
The Lake Trout fishing has been pretty hot through May. My early June dates weren't quite as good, but it was still consistent. I have been limiting the boat most times out on Lake Trout. The huge ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/1/2002
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/1/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Lake Chelan to do some camping and brought along the trout poles for kicks. The water level was very low. The water crystal clear and very cold. I saw a couple a large trout jumping about, but...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/17/2002
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/17/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing about 5:30 am Friday morning, landed one 4 1/2 lb Lake Trout and missed another. That was it for the entire weekend. But I was luckier than a lot of other's. This Lake is huge and didn...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/14/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 2/14/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Hey Mike! You missed the big one. Well, nice one anyhow. I put Don Hershman of Centralia on a 31.5" / 10#+ laker the next morning. Overall, the days fishing was a bit slower, but that fish made th...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/13/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/13/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Lakers and fresh water ling. A nice combination on a great day to be on the water! Sunny skies and snow covered mountains. A good friend and a new friend. These are the days that make fishing the grea...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/6/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 1/6/2002
Hot Spots: 0
I took out my kid and a couple of neighbors
yesterday, trolling for lakers. We got 8 in 4.5 hours. All from 3# to 6#.
Terry Allan of Mt. Dew had a client reset the state record on the 31st while
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/21/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/21/2001
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Chelan as part of a vacation with the rest of my family. Had no intention of doing any serious fishing, but I brought my pole and lures anyways. I saw many large fish swimming around under...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/14/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fished less and pulled the kids on the tube more this year during our
trip to Wapato Point, but did get some time in. It was windy and we
actually got blown off the water a couple of times as it wa...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/7/2001
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/7/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Our much anticipated yearly trip to the desert. New boat, good friends, great weather. Lousy fishing. We spent 3-4 hours each morning trolling from 120-190 feet ten feet off the bottom, using plugs. W...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/31/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2001
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Lake Chelan for the first time on Saturday the 31st. My friend and I landed 4 Mackinaw in the 2-5 pound range. We were fishing about a 1/2 mile down lake from Wapato point on the south shor...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/24/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 2/24/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing has been very hot over the last week. I limited a 6 person party in
6.25 hours and 4 person party in 6 hours. The fish have ranged 1.5 to 11
pounds. Most fish are 2.5 to 5 pounds. The U-...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/10/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 9/10/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Fished 2 rods, mostly on "Mac Island". Caught 2 smaller lakers on Silver Horde plugs and another on herring in an Anchovy special. Two fish were on the "up" rod. It was fished straight at 100' deep...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/8/2000
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Rating: 1
Fished: 7/8/2000
Hot Spots: 0
What a beautiful lake. I also highly recommend 25 mile creek campground. it was clean and neat. Too bad the fish weren't biting but he did everything but hit them in the head..
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/25/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2000
Hot Spots: 0
FIRST TIME FISHING FOR LAKERS AT CHELAN, GREAT WEATHER, FIRST FISH AT 80 FEET ABOUT 830 A NICE 8-10 LB LAKER ON A #7 JOINTED RAPALA, IN RAINBOW COLOR. AN HOUR LATER AT ABOUT 60 FEET ANOTHER LAKER O...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/24/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/24/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Took the family and the boat to Lake Chelan for some fun and sun at Wapato Point. Along with the pool play and tubing, I managed to get some fishing time in.
On the 24th, I tried unsuccessfully f...