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Posted: 3/30/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Ok where to start...Got to Rufus at 7:00am..Launched the vessel into a Full Force Gail Wind and tied the boat to the dock. I had such high hopes of banging the Trips today but my High Expectations was...
By: flyfisherguy
Posted: 4/18/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Ok, I finally have a few minutes to post this report.
Last week was a wonderful time spent vacationing with the family at Lake Chelan for a day and then on to Rufus Woods Lake. We fished all day o...
By: CWTF
Posted: 4/13/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished around the state park. Had to work for our fish. Saw a guy doing pretty good from the shore. We ended up catching only three fish all in the 3-4# range with tags. Lost a few others with one tha...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/6/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
WOW, what a weekend. This trip was a special request from my mother to get the family together and spend the weekend fishing for her 70th birthday. We arrived 6-3-10 in the afternoon, set up camp and ...
By: dave g
Posted: 7/16/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Everything finally fell into line and i was able to get over and fish rufus for a few days. we fished both saturday and sunday, from about 0600 til noon or so with the temp getting pretty close to tri...
By: afk
Posted: 12/13/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Burrrr! I used multiple colors of woolly buggers that have produced in the past without even a bump. Every time I'd bring my line in I'd have to dip my rod in the water to de-ice the guides or the li...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fish Rufus alot, thought I better start posting reports. Had the great pleasure of meeting Bluefin Louie for the first time. I'd seen him there before but never had the chance to talk to him. Great...
By: Kahuna
Posted: 12/28/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got on the water after thawing out the steering cable and the water pump. Launched at Seton's Grove and headed to the first pens. Tried rooster tails and jigs to no avail then switched to GSR-...
By: jtwatso
Posted: 12/28/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Have fished Rufus many times but this was the 1st time we have gotten into double digit weight fish. Things started slowly at the upper pens (very few fish marked) but after about an hour we moved ou...
By: Kahuna
Posted: 1/1/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/31/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Another fun day on RW. Got on the lake about 9:00 completely forgetting the fish don't bite till 11:00. Trolled Rapalas in white and blue colors, both got hits. Again I was painfully reminded that I a...
By: afk
Posted: 1/4/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I tried to cure a cold today.It was low overcast,mid to upper 30's & calm almost all day. Pool was full & little to no water movement. Water temp. of 40-42 degrees.Fish were few & far between. They w...
By: tredfish
Posted: 1/5/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rufus on 1/3. Water was at a standstill as was the bite. Trolled the lower end around pumps 1 and 2 with rapalas on top and flasher and flies deep, not a single bite. Went up to the lower pe...
By: afk
Posted: 1/9/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I gave RW a try for acouple of hours on the lower end. Came away with one about three pounds. Weather was great. No wind, moderate temps & good company. We pulled off the water around noon & headed fo...
By: afk
Posted: 1/18/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Went up to Rufus to try it some more. I upgraded from 36LBS thrust electric to a 1969 MERC 4HP(Look out now I can really range!) We fished from the can line on up to above pump #1. My youngest picked ...
Posted: 1/18/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Boy oh Boy what a tough catching trip. Started in the lower lake on Saturday due to the fog. It was so thick that trolling along the shoreline I nearly ran the boat ashore not once but 2 times..had 3...
By: tredfish
Posted: 1/19/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rufus on Monday, fog made it difficult to get going but once we got our bearings we headed up to the shoreline between the lower pens and the rough launch below them. Hit the 15 lbr right off ...
By: Goldrigger1
Posted: 5/10/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This is for those who want to know before making a long trip to Rufus Woods. I went twice this Spring.
First was late April for three days. I launched at Seaton's Grove. I went about half way to t...
By: Fisheries24
Posted: 9/28/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/26/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rufus for the first time this year. I love fishing this part of the Columbia, so scenic and wild.
Fishing was not red hot but steady. There was no current so I trolled both up and downstream....
By: Beerkiller
Posted: 11/13/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/6/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Drove to Rufus Woods to catch some trout for dinner. I picked up some new hooks, weights and bait in Electric City because I forgot my tackle box. Who leaves their tackle box at home when departing ...
By: Fish On!
Posted: 4/1/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
My first time on the reservation and net pen area of Rufus Woods near Nespelem. Weather was not the best the past 3-4 days. Snow, wind, and sun. I had it all. Once I found the pen area I did some ...
By: Fish On!
Posted: 4/7/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/7/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Rufus Woods at the net pens shore fishing up and down the river all last week and knocked em silly. C&R easily 50 plus fish a day. Fish all ran from 14-20 inches. Largest was one about 3.5-...
By: northfork
Posted: 4/22/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/19/2008
Hot Spots: 0
This lake is really in Okanogan county. Started the trip looking to catch Walleye but had trouble with the kicker so anchored up and threw lures and jigs. Friday fishing was fair by Rufus standards. M...
By: Kfedka
Posted: 5/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 11am till 1pm. Biting slow, most average in size at 12". Pulled one out 20".
By: urbanangler
Posted: 4/30/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2008
Hot Spots: 1
After not enough success in the morning at Wapato Lake, we headed over to check out Rufus Woods for the first time. It was sunny, but by the time we got the boat in the water, the weather got quite wi...
By: Fish On!
Posted: 5/2/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I've been camped out at Banks Lake this past week and commuting to Rufus Woods. Checking out both sides of the river and exploring some new areas. Fished the middle net pen area several days and cau...
