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By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/21/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 12/21/2004
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Winter Mackinaw fishing on Lake Chelan is going great. We have been getting good numbers and the occasional big fish to make it a lot of fun. We have been using the classical pattern of trollin...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/11/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 1/11/2005
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Many burbot caught today. First nice day in a while. Caught 2 Lakers over 15 pounds also. Really great day. Caught about 25 lakers trolling and about 10 jigging for burbot. Best time of year for big f...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/8/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 2/8/2005
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Fishing on Lake Chelan has been moderate with mostly typical sized lakers (2 to 6 pounds) coming off the bottom in depths of 120' to 250'. This is still pretty good fishing by anyone's standards!
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/14/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/14/2005
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We have seen a week of cold clear nights and mild sunny days the last week. Lake Chelan's lower basin has pumped out mostly typical sized lakers (2 to 6 pounds) at a very good clip. These fish have ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/22/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/22/2005
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Fishing on Lake Chelan for 2 to 6 pound Mackinaw has ranged from good to tremendous. We have been pulling mainly K-Lures and U-20 flatfish near the bottom in 150 to 250 feet of water. We have been se...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/8/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/8/2005
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The fishing on Lake Chelan has been down a bit from the previous weeks. We have been averaging around 1 fish per hour in the boat over the past week. These fish have been caught mostly in the lower ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/15/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2005
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Mackinaw (Lake Trout) fishing on Lake Chelan continued at a fair rate. We averaged around one fish per hour in our boats. Most of the fish came from the South Shore edge of the lower basin. U-20 Lu...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/23/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/23/2005
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The Lake Trout fishing on Lake Chelan has been up and down. Spring has sprung... and with that comes a variety of weather conditions. Our best production this week has been the area adjacient to the...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/30/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/30/2005
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Well, spring has sprung in the Chelan Valley. The weather keeps changing on a minute by minute basis. Everything from warm sunshine to wind driven snow. We are catching really nice numbers of fish....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/5/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/5/2005
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Lake Chelan has continued to kick out lots of lakers with a sprinkling of bigger fish. We have focused on the basin above the Yacht Club in depths varying from 220' to 353' feet. I actually had a cl...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/12/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/12/2005
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Lake Chelan has continued to produce good numbers of Mackinaw with a sprinkling of big fish mixed in. The deep water in the lower basin and the area above the Yacht Club have been the big producers. ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/12/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/10/2005
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Bunch of friends were having a get together on Lake Chelan this weekend so I got up early on Friday to get a little fishing in before the festivities. I have fished Chelan for Kokanee in the past but ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/23/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/23/2005
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Fished Lake Chelan a few times last week when I was on vacation. This lake is sweet! I actually saw a smallmouth take my worm in 20 foot of water! It's that clear! The fishing was pretty good earl...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/24/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/24/2005
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I posted earlier on this lake, but I thought you might like to see my little fishergirl. My daughter loves to fish so much, that she will not let me release any bass unless she can help. Take a kid ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/28/2006
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Rating: 1
Fished: 2/26/2006
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I think you definitely need a boat to fish Lake Chelan, especially this time of year. The water was drawn down what appeared to be about 20 feet, probably in anticipation of spring runoff. I fished ...
By: Aaron
Posted: 4/26/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/23/2006
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Went fishing with Anton from Darrel and Dad's Famliy Guide Service. Had a GREAT time. Somehow I got mixed up and showed up a week early for my trip with him, but he took me out anyway!
The Mackinaw...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/8/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/4/2006
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Had a great day on the lake trolling for kokanee. Found some yesterday by Lakeside Resort but did the best between Lake Chelan State Park and the Yayt Club. Trolled wedding rings with white shoe peg...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/18/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/9/2006
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Spent Thursday night at Kelly's resort and launched from the State Park bright and early Friday morning determined to catch a fish. And by 1 o'clock after throwing everything including the kitchen sin...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/18/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/18/2006
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We launched at 8 am. Our captain was local, Bill Sargeant, from Chelan, in his deluxe super panga, "The Infamous SCOW". A great experience today! Weather was perfect 77 degrees, Lake Chelan was like...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/25/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2006
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We went fishing with Terry Allen at Chelan in the morning (7-11) and my husband and I caught 6 fish in a couple of hours. They were all quite big too! The lake was great.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/28/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/27/2006
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Another stellar day on Lake Chelan. A quik trip up from Wenatchee, and the family and I were fishin'. Caught 6 beautiful Kokanee and lost a few more in only approx. 90 total mins. of fishin'(so hot...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/21/2007
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Rating: 5
Fished: 2/17/2007
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Fished about 6 hours about 1 mile uplake from the town of Manson.We caught 10 lakers(3-7 lbs.) pulling lumninous chartreause flatfish U20's off the bottom in about 145-225 ft. of water using electric ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/21/2007
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Rating: 5
Fished: 2/18/2007
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After having a very bad day fishing Rufus Woods the day before.We decided to fish Chelan again for lakers.We fished here on the 16th and did quite well.We didn't catch the quantity we did before but w...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/25/2007
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Rating: 5
Fished: 2/18/2007
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Here's a nice 12lb.8 oz Mackinaw.One of the many we caught over presidents day weekend.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/3/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/3/2007
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Chelan is the place to be right now for trophy Lake Trout, Went there Friday 30- Sunday 1 April. And this is now a fools day trick. It was great, lots of fish everyday, 1-25lbs ers. The big ones where...
