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16 - Lake Pateros Fishing Reports
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By: fishinChristian
Posted: 4/1/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Short trip to Pateros. Started toward Banks, but wind changed our minds (the dogs and I). launched below the dam & went downstream to where some points drop off to fairly deep water. Tried everythi...
By: YJ Guide Service
Posted: 9/18/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Here is a pic of Mels biggest Walleye of the weekend from the Wells Dam area. We fished jigs and bottom bouncer.
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We fish for Pike, Tiger Muskie, Walleye and Bass ...
By: Frank6417
Posted: 10/24/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Stayed at Pateros Lakeshore Hotel (really nice room), At first light we saw anglers on the docks catchings good size steelhead. We got out onto the water at about 8:00am and headed for the rock pile...
Posted: 10/29/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We did a some steelhead fishing around pateros and the mouth of the Methow river this past weekend. We mostly threw floats with ybc maxi jigs in 1/16 oz pink and purple, black and red and we tipped th...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/26/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
As the memories of chinook fishing fade away it’s time to change gears and with winter approaching that means steelheading time. Shane Magnusen of Upper Columbia Guide Service invited Aaron and I to g...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/28/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Day Two of our Wells Pool steelheading adventure with Shane Magnusen of Upper Columbia Guide Service. After a relaxing stay at the Lake Pateros Motor Lodge we loaded up and met Shane for a leisurely m...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/8/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Trolled for around the floating barrier at Wells dam. We used spoons exclusively 10-15 ft down on the downrigger kept 4, lost 2 at back of boat and released a wild fish. Most were caught with fst l...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/9/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Caught and released 4 wild fish lost 4 fish at the back of the boat kept 1 hatchery fish 19" football that most likely came from Rufus woods. Trolling at Wells dam using chartuse and green colored fst...
By: Krapmit
Posted: 1/25/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Well, I've been wanting to target steelhead in lake pateros for a couple years now and with the west side rivers blown out this weekend, I decided to make the trip. With the methow closed and only be...
Posted: 12/3/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Our guy, Jerrod Riggan of Big River Steelhead had a great day on Wednesday. He had John and Chris Hedges from Wenatchee out. They had 20 steelhead to the net with 6 more lost on the way. He had the...
Posted: 12/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Our Steelhead guide, Jerrod Riggan had a great day in the Brewster area. The bite held off until 9AM and then it lit up. He ended with 14 to the boat. The average fish size was a robust 9 pounds. ...
Posted: 12/15/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After fishing Rufus for the morning we dropped down to Pateros and fished the "Rocks" for Steelhead. The water was way low with almost now movement. We couldn't get bit in the usual areas, so we mov...
Posted: 12/15/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Jerrod Riggan had a couple of guys out today on the upper end of Lake Pateros while we fished Rufus and the lower end of Lake Pateros.
He had a great day, with his customers boating a dozen steelhe...
Posted: 12/28/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
It was a great day mostly at the Pateros rocks for Andy with the Garland crew. They brought 14 fish to the boat. They got 4 keepers. The remainder were wild steelhead and one big (unfortunately unt...
By: Honkster
Posted: 1/1/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Pulled plugs in bitter cold temps to the reward of Steelies galore. Pounded bottom at 60' with blue chrome wiggle wart. Doesnt get much better than this. Happy New Year!
Posted: 1/7/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Stennes' were out both the 5th and 6th. Wednesday was the better day with 16 fish hooked and 10 in the net. However, only 2 were hatchery fish that could be kept. The pictured fish was caught a...
Posted: 1/8/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well our Steelhead guys had out Dan and Susie Flick with Susie's brother Mike Russell. After braving the ice covered roads and ramp they mostly fished in the Pateros area. The key was increased wate...
By: Matt
Posted: 1/31/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This report reflects a trip two friends and I took to Lake Pateros in Okanogan county January 28th and 29th. We met up in Monroe at 630am and were heading towards Pateros by 7am. We arrived in Pat...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/5/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! what a day! See the Chelan and Omak reports. Three venues, one boat, one spectacular day. Good friends and good times. Fishing for those in need of Ritalin. Crazy I tell you. Launch the bo...
By: afk
Posted: 11/21/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I fished with 2 others just above Wells Dam. We tried many colors of jigs tipped with shrimp or eggs. Between the three of us fishing for three hours, we got 1 hit. There were others fishing there tha...
Posted: 2/23/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The Stennes' guided Glen Musser of Wenatchee and John Senseney of East Wenatchee for an Upper Columbia Steelheading adventure. They caught 9 hatchery fish, 2 natives and a triploid rainbow. Four wer...
Posted: 3/1/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Steelhead fishing on the Upper Columbia continues to perk along. In this late season, cold water time of the year you have got to be quick on the hook set. Basic rigging consists of medium sized spi...
Posted: 3/2/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We worked for our Steelhead today. Running and gunning was the order of the day. We hit holes and runs virtually all along the stretch from just above Wells Dam to Chief Joseph. Red glitter jigs un...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/8/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The Stennes' had a group out on Saturday. My report is tardy due to the Sportsman's Show in Spokane. They had 13 Steelhead on, 9 to the boat and 4 were hatchery fish that could be kept. They caught...
Posted: 3/11/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well, our Steelhead guys made me look like I was fishing for bait. They took out three guys. Pounding away in runs and seams from Pateros up to Bridgeport, they got those late season steelies to bit...