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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/5/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2004
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Started out bottom fishing near Chief Joseph Dam and was nonproductive. We noticed everyone else was trolling so we did the same. We trolled at 30' - 60'. We caught two at 30' and had 2 more but los...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/21/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/21/2004
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Launched from Seaton's Grove around 7:15 A.M. and headed down to the first set of pens. We trolled the hump until around 11:00 A.M. with rapalas and didn't get a bite. We then headed down to the other...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/6/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2003
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Water temp was at 49-51 degrees. Sunny and warm. Started about 6:30 am both days and quit at 5PM on the 30th and 2PM on the 31st. Tried a new method of fishing for me, trolling a fly. Used a Black W...
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By: northfork
Posted: 1/13/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus Woods 1-11/12. Arrived at Rufus around 11. Fished just below the net pens on the reservation. There was a good bite going on when we arrived, lots of fish being caught and lots of fish...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/13/2008
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Rating: 1
Fished: 2/8/2008
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fished Friday through Sunday very cold and icy lots of snow. Couldn't find any fish bigger than 12 inches all three days. Went to potholes Tuesday and went ice fishing caught a nice 6# rainbow on red ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/21/2008
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Rating: 1
Fished: 1/18/2008
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Went fishing for three day at Rufus woods net pens. Terrible fishing all the fish we caught were small 6-10 inch fish. It's a ok place to fish if you like combat fishing with 75 other people shoulder...
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By: Bodofish
Posted: 1/28/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well It was a fun trip. Ranged from +5 to +17 and we had everything from sun to snowing sideways and 20' vis. But for those who must fish we did. OK the boat is covered and heated but ya still have...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/26/2008
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Rating: 1
Fished: 2/23/2008
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was up at the fish pens also. Lots of people most fish were all small. Well fishing has slowed not due to lack of fish but heavy pressure being put on the fish from all the people. Have fun fishing w...
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By: caskillet
Posted: 2/27/2008
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/24/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus for walleye Thursday thru Sunday. Walleye bite was a little slow, managed to get a few nice fish and just enough eaters. The triploids, on the other hand, are still just ridiculous. I...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/15/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/15/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Hello fellow fisherman and women. I got a chance to fish at rufus woods with some friends of mine from 3-14-03 to 3-16-03. Well anyway on 3-15-03 we gave up on trolling and started to bottom fish. We ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/6/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/6/2002
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Arrived at Bridgeport State Park on Sunday afternoon. Beautiful park well maintained, clean restrooms, nice shade tree's with a great lawn. Ranger Scott and his wife run a first class operation. What ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/3/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/3/2002
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WENT UP TO THE PENS GOT THERE AT 6 AM FISHED TILL 2 PM WITH NO LUCK AT ABOUT 5 PM GOT THE FIRST BITE AND AFTER SOME STRUGGLE BROUGHT A 15LB 4OZ NATIVE!!!!!!! THREW HIM BACK JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH!!!!! ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/1999
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Went over to rufus wood lake early wednesday morning,left the boat launch at Bridgeport,the army corps of engineers at chief joseph dam. Took the first left after bridge. Went over to meet my brother...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/24/1999
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/24/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Left Duvall on friday morning 4-24 headed for oroville wn. Stopped in Bridgeport,to check out lake rufus woods. Fished from the army corps of engineers dock used capt. america power bait. Didn't hav...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/10/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 11/10/2004
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With this wonderful November weather I and a buddy decided to give Rufus Woods a shot. We started quite a bit later than we would have liked, mostly because of the time it took us to drive from the E...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/11/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 1/11/2005
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The deep freeze and winter storms have made it difficult to get out. However, the fish don't care. The lower basin winter fishery of Lake Chelan just keeps perking along. Pull plugs within 10' of t...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/15/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 12/15/2004
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12-15 to 12-20 We are having great early winter fishing on both Lake Chelan and Rufus Woods. Lake Chelan continues to pump out 2 to 6 pound lakers with some bigger fish on Mack Bar and in th...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/21/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 2/21/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Started late, about 10am, turned out that any earlier might have made trolling pretty difficult as ice near the barrels above Chief Joe had not melted enough to get very close. Lost a fish trolling aw...
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Posted: 2/21/2005
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Rating: 1
Fished: 2/21/2005
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After reading the two reports below I guess I'm the tie-breaking. Well, our boat was skunked. Five lines out fishing 8am to 2:30pm. Trying all types of combinations and depths - and speeds. I can't bl...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/21/2005
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Rating: 2
Fished: 2/21/2005
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Cold! Water temp was 36 Degrees with ice floating on the surface. Trolled all day and cought 1 12" rainbow. Of the several boats fishing we only saw one other boat land a fish, A big Triploid. I am w...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/12/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 10/29/2005
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spent 3 days with girlfriend fishing from shore not to far from chief joseph. We limited out every day. smallest 4lbs. Bobber & worms.
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/20/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 1/12/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from shore just above the Dam. We didn't get a bite and out of 4 other fisherman only saw two small rainbows cought. We used the usual marshmallow and worm and some powerbait but had no luck at...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/6/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 1/28/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Myself and two fishing buddies left Spokane at 4am and drove through winter white out conditions to meet our guide at 7am. Timmmmy started the day with the first two and our guide helped Greg and I ho...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/15/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/13/2006
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I headed up to Rufus about noon. We fished from the bank across from the park. We had our lines in the water by 1:45 and the first fish on by 2. It was about 3 or 4lbs. We each caught one...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/20/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 2/17/2006
Hot Spots: 0
trolled all day in the wind ( it was really bad ) with everything but the kitchen sink. finally at 4:00 landed an 8-1/2 pound trip on an orange split back rapala 200' behind the boat on mono. had s...
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