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By: m.thresher
Posted: 4/14/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/13/2017
Hot Spots: 2
Fun day on the lake. Rained till about 9am, then sunny and calm, then wind picked up. We started at about 7:30 but that wasn't early enough as the boats on the water by 6 were limiting. Still, it w...
By: mackslure
Posted: 4/20/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/14/2017
Hot Spots: 3
As we awaken from our winter slumber, now is the time to start going fishing. As most lakes open at the end of this month, it’s time to get the boat, rods, tackle gear, and bait ready. Due to our exte...
By: Lunker16
Posted: 4/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Great couple days with my lil buddy. Flasher and pink hoochie tipped with Gulp maggot and Fire Corn did the trick. Most fish caught 22'-30' on rigger.
By: cobrar543
Posted: 4/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Paul Richwine and I got her Friday at 10 am and after a quick camp up we were set to head out for a day of pre-fishing before the Something Catchy Kokonee fishing tournament. People came from so many...
Posted: 4/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Glen Rose party came out to fish with Jeff again. This time they targeted Kokanee along with the Derby gang that was on Chelan. Depths varied from 20' to 150' depending on what the sonar was tel...
By: wafisherman20
Posted: 4/26/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/14/2017
Hot Spots: 0
well its great to finally be posting... 2 weeks late... but i am getting to it now. i hope you enjoy. College has been keeping me busy!
SHORT REPORT:
hit the water with my good buddy petdawg at...
Posted: 4/27/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Sammy Arnott brought his dad and grandpa out to fish with me. We trolled for Mack's on Colyar Ledge then worked downlake around the State Park. On the Ledge we fished T4 GPLF Flatfish at 1.2 mph in ...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 4/29/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
That was a great day. We hooked fish all morning on whatever we chose to throw at them. 30 fish by eleven am. We used brads Kokanee cut plugs, wiggle hoochies, and just plain squids behind Dick nite d...
By: downriggeral
Posted: 5/1/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2017
Hot Spots: 1
We just finished up the annual Northwest Fishing Reports camp out at Lake Chelan. What a great time we all had including the Saturday night salmon fish tacos cooked again by Rseas (Randy) and all th...
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 5/1/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
First time fishing Chelan. As a kayak angler this lake has always intimidated me which is probably why I've not prioritized it. Circumstances lined up with the NWFR BBQ and I decided to give it a shot...
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: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/2/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2017
Hot Spots: 2
The fishing at Lake Chelan for kokanee is red hot! If you’re interested in getting some shiny 11-15” silver bullets now is the time to go. I arrived on Thursday evening and met up with site members Fi...
Posted: 5/6/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff worked the lower basin for Kokanee over the past few days. The Thompson's came out today. He has been working Mack's Lures Mini Cha Cha Squidders baited with corn soaked in Pro Cure Bloody Tuna...
By: hewesbob
Posted: 5/9/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Another great day fishing the Wapato point area. The lake was like glass most of the day and the fish are still plentiful. The 1.8 inch Fluorescent Pink Oldgoat lure was a killer lure once again. We g...
Posted: 5/14/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff is still right on the Kokanee. Manson Bay is still producing limits early in the morning. Troll Mack's Double D Dodgers trailed by a 15" leader to Mack's Lures Mini Cha Cha Squidders in orange ...
By: onyoursix
Posted: 5/14/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I will start off with this is my first ever fishing report anywhere, and I'm going to deviate from all the ones I have read over the past year of reading the ones on here with all the detail I wish I ...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 5/15/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up Manson Bay and started with pink Franks flies and a home made pink rubber bug thing that a friend made up. His made up lure caught double every thing else did. Used the new splatter UV flasher...
Posted: 5/16/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well, Jeff is dialed in. The Finck's on the 15th with Jeff and our Pepe' of Blueberry Hills and Gilberto from El Porton in East Wenatchee with a friend the morning of the 16th. Mack's Double D's to ...
Posted: 5/17/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Finck's came out today for their Day 2 adventure with Jeff. They limited again today using the same technique as on the 15th. See that report for technique. The 9# Mack was a real challenge on ...
By: Chewbauka2017
Posted: 5/19/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Started fish Manson Bay, along with 20 ofr more boats. After an hour of nothing we moved down lake. Around the Red Roofed Condo we found fish got 5 in short order then thing stopped. About 1215 acti...
Posted: 5/20/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Mukilteo Russian Baptist Church sent some the guys out with us. We pounded the area around Lake Chelan State Park and Colyar ledge for these Mackinaw and Kokanee. Jeff Drifts worked great as wel...
By: afk
Posted: 5/21/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Chelan continues to produce limits of Kokes! My middle son and I fished Manson Bay. The best fishing was between 7 and 9 AM. We caught fish from 90' up to 20'. Watermelon dodger by Kokabow and home ti...
Posted: 5/22/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had the Vyborny's yesterday and the Pitt's today for Kokanee. Anton had Mike Thorpe and Kurt Rasmussen out for Mackinaw yesterday. It is beautiful weather in the Northwest... Jeff hit areas fr...
By: DjButler
Posted: 5/27/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up at 5:15am right on Wapato Point. I had my toon set up on the beach and ready to go last night. Started my troll in 100ft of water from the point heading towards Chelan, wire set to 65 and 55. ...
Posted: 6/2/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Koehn's were kind enough to share their 12th anniversary with Jeff. He picked Dad up early and they headed down to the Blue Roof condos to catch some Kokanee. They fished from 35 to 85 feet deep...
