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By: jtwatso
Posted: 7/4/2011
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2011
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Rufus is still hot. Fish are holding at about 12 feet. Trollers seem to be doing the best. Troll at 2.0 to 2.25 mph. We used a small flasher and a squid like tube bait with a smiley blade tipped w...
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...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/7/2008
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Rating: 4
Fished: 11/6/2008
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Hit RW today for short trip.
Cloudy, rain (off & on), but another good day on the water. Used jigs, Cast Masters, and Crocodiles.
Caught fish in all the locations where we fished, but not great num...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/23/2008
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Rating: 4
Fished: 11/23/2008
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Rufus is still a busy place. Went to RW 4 times in last 10 days, and only got to park in the launch lot once. We were putting in rather late in the day (10:00-noon), but lots of fishermen on the water...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/1/2008
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Rating: 4
Fished: 11/1/2008
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Put boat in water around 10:30, overcast and light sprinkles.
Went up river 4-7 miles, and saw drillers and casters along the shoreline.
Saw several fish caught by casters during the day, and caught...
By: Ganno
Posted: 3/31/2009
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2009
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We arived at Timm ranch about ten thirty launched and headed up to the lowe pens trolling everything from flys to plugs,not a bite, we fished jigs at the pens same result.It was time to to head home b...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 1/11/2009
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Rating: 3
Fished: 1/10/2009
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Hello everyone
I've had several inquires on how we use the squid.
We just slide the body on a jig and go for it. We prefer a 1/16 oz jig head, and it is sometimes difficult to find a hook big enough...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/15/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/15/2003
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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 ...
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 ...
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
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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...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/24/1999
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/24/1999
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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...
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...
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...
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...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/21/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 2/21/2005
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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...
By: Mike Carey
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...
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...
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.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/20/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 1/12/2006
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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...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/6/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 1/28/2006
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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...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/15/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/13/2006
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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...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/20/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 2/17/2006
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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...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/13/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/10/2006
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Started from Bridgeport ST park Friday 09:30. Trolled around the dam and up river 1 to 2 miles. Hit 1 small trout on X-4 flatfish (green pirate) in the morning. Hit 2 Trips between 5 to 6 lb around 2p...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/4/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2006
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Tried the "Pens" today. A 30 mile boat ride for little action. My fishing partner got skunked and I got 1 Triploid of about 4 pounds on an Orange plug behind a small dodger. Of the several people we s...
