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By: hewesbob
Posted: 5/2/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/2017
Hot Spots: 0
We fished Lake Chelan Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well as enjoyed a great potluck with the NWFR group, what a great bunch of people. I want to give a special thanks to Life Proof Boats for the infl...
By: Jose Diaz
Posted: 5/8/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Great morning at Lake Chelan. Launched out of the State Park, then drove around until I saw fish on the finder. Threw marks down and once I noted a cluster of way points in 170' of water, I went back...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/8/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 11/8/2004
Hot Spots: 0
The lower basin and the state park area have produced fish pretty consistently over the last week. Depths of 130' to 150' have been best. The fish have been biting U-20 luminous chartreuse flatfish ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/5/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 11/5/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Mill Bay dock for 3 days. The weather was a little chilly but once we started catching fish no one cared. There were 3 of us. On Friday we limited out in 20 minutes. I could not believe how fas...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/22/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 11/22/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Trout fishing in Lake Chelan continues to improve. We are hooking approximately 2 fish per hour in the lower basin. Most fish are 2 to 4 pounds with some 6 and 7 pound fish in the mix. We are ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/21/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 12/21/2004
Hot Spots: 0
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: 2/8/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 2/8/2005
Hot Spots: 0
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
Hot Spots: 0
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
Hot Spots: 0
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
Hot Spots: 0
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
Hot Spots: 0
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: 11/6/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 11/6/2002
Hot Spots: 0
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
Hot Spots: 0
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
Hot Spots: 0
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: 6/1/2002
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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: 2/24/2001
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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: 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: Mr. Magler
Posted: 8/16/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/16/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Our annual week-long Chelan trip was amazing once again. The fishing was pretty good, but hanging out and relaxing with the family was even better.
We fished for smallies a few mornings and a co...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/9/2007
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/7/2007
Hot Spots: 0
By far one of the best fishing trips ever! Both my dad and I spent the day out on the lake with a guided trip from Terrey A. Got there at 6am and left at 2pm. All together we got our guide limit of 1...
