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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/29/1998
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/1998
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Went to Lake Chelan on Friday May 29th. The fishing was excelent for mixed breed that was introduced into the lake(steel head and rainbow). We used worms and a bobber from the dock.
Getting 2 to 3 po...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/7/1998
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/7/1998
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The fishing started out slowly but by 10
AM we got a couple of Hits. Vern hauled in an 11.5 pound Mac and as I was bringing in my line so it wouldn't interfere with Vern's I hooked a nice 4.5 pound ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/6/1999
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/6/1999
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I tried Lake Chelan for the first time last weekend. Two friends and I trolled hoochies/flashers on downriggers and caught ten mackinaw (half days Friday and Saturday). We had beautiful weather (shi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/18/1999
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/1999
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Wake up call to the fishing group:
This is a belated report but a report nonetheless. My father and brother both passed away recently only one month apart. My fishing trips have been few and far ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/26/1999
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/26/1999
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We took the boat with us this year on our pilgrimage to the sun at Lake Chelan. This allowed me to slip out in the mornings before wife and kids got up and get in some fishing time before we spent th...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/26/1999
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/26/1999
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WE WENT OUT ABOUT 6:00 AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY 85 DEGREES AND ABOUT 6:15 WE CAUGHT A BIG TROUT 8 LBS. THEN WE GOT A BIG ONE AGAIN AND WE USED SOME POWER BAIT TIED TO A MARSHMELLOW SO IT COULD FLOAT...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/10/1999
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/10/1999
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We caught our limit of good sized lake trout.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/18/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/18/2000
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It was my dad, his fishin buddy, his son, and I at Lake Chelan for the 11th annual chinook salmon derby. Boy, was it slow, heck, not even slow, wasn't going at all! Fished the whole weekend, and not e...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/27/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/27/2000
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My boys and I spent three days in search of the lunker lake trout and Chinook that reside in this huge lake. I had to set up my boat to fish deep, rigging up my electric downrigger and swapping out my...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/24/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/24/2000
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Took the family and the boat to Lake Chelan for some fun and sun at Wapato Point. Along with the pool play and tubing, I managed to get some fishing time in.
On the 24th, I tried unsuccessfully f...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/25/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2000
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FIRST TIME FISHING FOR LAKERS AT CHELAN, GREAT WEATHER, FIRST FISH AT 80 FEET ABOUT 830 A NICE 8-10 LB LAKER ON A #7 JOINTED RAPALA, IN RAINBOW COLOR. AN HOUR LATER AT ABOUT 60 FEET ANOTHER LAKER O...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/8/2000
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Rating: 1
Fished: 7/8/2000
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What a beautiful lake. I also highly recommend 25 mile creek campground. it was clean and neat. Too bad the fish weren't biting but he did everything but hit them in the head..
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/10/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 9/10/2000
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Fished 2 rods, mostly on "Mac Island". Caught 2 smaller lakers on Silver Horde plugs and another on herring in an Anchovy special. Two fish were on the "up" rod. It was fished straight at 100' deep...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/24/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 2/24/2001
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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: 3/31/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2001
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I fished Lake Chelan for the first time on Saturday the 31st. My friend and I landed 4 Mackinaw in the 2-5 pound range. We were fishing about a 1/2 mile down lake from Wapato point on the south shor...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/7/2001
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/7/2001
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Our much anticipated yearly trip to the desert. New boat, good friends, great weather. Lousy fishing. We spent 3-4 hours each morning trolling from 120-190 feet ten feet off the bottom, using plugs. W...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/14/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2001
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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: Anonymous
Posted: 7/21/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/21/2001
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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: 1/6/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 1/6/2002
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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: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/13/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/13/2002
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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: 2/14/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 2/14/2002
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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: Anonymous
Posted: 5/17/2002
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/17/2002
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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: 6/1/2002
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/1/2002
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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: 6/2/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/2/2002
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The Lake Trout fishing has been pretty hot through May. My early June dates weren't quite as good, but it was still consistent. I have been limiting the boat most times out on Lake Trout. The huge ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/6/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/6/2002
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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...
