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By: rseas
Posted: 5/7/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/5/2013
Hot Spots: 2
This is a report for our Lake Chelan kokanee trip May 3-May 6th (fishing the 4 and 5th). For the whole story read the “Lake Chelan Kokanee Get Together May 3-6th” forum posting:
After months of col...
Posted: 5/7/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/7/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The Hainline family came out to fish with us this morning. The deepwater was hot mostly from 280 to 320 feet deep. Everything we threw at them got bit. Worden Lures Flatfish, Mack's Cha Cha Squidde...
Posted: 5/8/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Although we only converted one out of the first seven bites, the Chelan Fresh guys hit a nice pace to pile up the Mackinaw on Colyar's Ledge. We hit fish all the way from 230 feet out to and includin...
Posted: 5/11/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I worked Colyar ledge to try some stinger experiments. They worked pretty good. attach a #8 treble a couple of inches in back of the trail hook on a Mack's Cha Cha to get some of those short biters....
By: bryanpeck
Posted: 5/11/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/30/2013
Hot Spots: 3
With all the reports of monster kokes coming out of Chelan, the Fish Princess and I decided to go on the prowl to find a few of our own.
Left home at about 0445 and was putting the boat in the wate...
Posted: 5/12/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I was lucky enough to fish with Dick Thaden with son-in-law Dave Trip and Dick's grandson, Josh Tripp. Josh just graduated and had this hiatus before starting his new job to fish with his dad and gra...
By: bassplayer17
Posted: 5/13/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Left the house at 12 30am with hope's of more big kokanee. Arrived at the mill bay launch at 430 got the boat ready and in the water gear down 450. The lake was up a little from last weekend and warme...
By: Biggar Fishing
Posted: 5/13/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We spent the weekend on Chelan again chasing Kokanee and Lake Trout. The Mackinaw bite was very productive in the lower basin and we found good numbers of fish on Minneapolis beach and at the head of ...
Posted: 5/13/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Karvasek's up to pound on Colyar's ledge for some Mack's. The wind and the waves made it difficult to stay on the ledge, but it still worked out great! Mack's Cha Cha Squidders, Silver...
Posted: 5/14/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing has picked up in the lower basin on Lake Chelan. Mack Bar, Trench, and Minneapolis Beach are holding good numbers right now. The Ace Hi-Fly by far is out producing any other bait rig...
Posted: 5/15/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got to fish with the best CPA fisherman in Manson. Also, Pepe' the guy that makes the magic pies at Blueberry Hills. We trolled around in a few different areas in the lower basin and fooled around w...
Posted: 5/15/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan is still kicking out good numbers of Laketrout from the Lower Basin. Big Fish are starting to stage, so get ready for a Toad Trout picture real soon. The Ace Hi-Fly is what works! Thanks ...
Posted: 5/16/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well thanks to the Lundgren's for coming out with me. The early morning bite was particularly hot, then a lull, then we finished getting 2 out of a quad hook up. Pounding Colyar ledge from 230 to 320...
Posted: 5/19/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing has picked up over this week. Today we boated 14 laketrout and 1 Kokanee. The Abyss above the Yacht Club produced well for us. The Ace Hi-Fly for the laketrout and the Mini Ace Hi-fl...
By: Biggar Fishing
Posted: 5/20/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well I hate to say it, but it might almost be time to hang up the kokanee gear. They are still there, but the bite has really died off. We found them this weekend up at the Yacht Club, on Mack Bar, of...
Posted: 8/26/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Another 1 of those "Holy Smokes Bites" on Lake Chelan for Laketrout this morning!!! We boated 15 Laketrout in 4 hours with a Big fish to end the day!!!! We had over 25 hits this morning! The Joe's Bai...
Posted: 8/27/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Another Great day of laketrout fishing on Lake Chelan! 14 boated and a few escapee's to end our 4 hour Fishing Adventure! Joe's Bait Rig and the Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket again today...Thanks so much ...
Posted: 8/28/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The Gods was shining on us first thing this morning!!!!The Bite is "ON" here at Lake Chelan!!! This morning we boated 13 laketrout and lost count on how many we lost! Joe's Bait Rig caught all the fis...
Posted: 11/14/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We Battled Mother Nature with Strong winds and actually had to get off the water because she just would not let up! The Laketrout bite is Outstanding right now in the Lower 10 miles of Lake Chelan! Th...
Posted: 4/27/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We worked that same pattern to good effect although a wind kind of blew us out in the middle of the trip. Jeff's folks got a nice 12# before they had to go back to selling RV's. My folks got another...
Posted: 4/27/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We hammered away at Colyar ledge to get nice numbers of Lakers before the wind blew us away with 25+mph stuff with a couple of very impressive 30 mph wind shears at 90 degrees to the prevailing wind. ...
Posted: 5/2/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan continues to be very productive for Laketrout and Kokanee in the lower basin. I have been targeting the Trench and Rocky Point area in depths from 180 to 240ft to find the Lakers. The Koks...
By: stryker17
Posted: 5/3/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/2/2005
Hot Spots: 3
Hit the lake 2 days in a row, tough fishing, 3 fish each day........... put in about 7 hrs each day, saw very few fish caught, blue roof condos ,200 ft water, fish at 90ft, green back flasher with ora...
Posted: 5/4/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The Laketrout bite was tough today but we managed to catch a few in the Trench. Everything was short striking and I worked my rear off to try to get the fish to come back to the Bait after the initial...
Posted: 5/5/2013
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had a chance to do some uplake work on the 3rd. Then Lynn Smith was willing to let us get the kids some kokanee on the morning of the 4th. We found fish just downlake of Painted Rocks on the 3rd. T...