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By: Rocketvet
Posted: 2/15/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Melissa and I just returned from 3 great days on Lake Chelan. Although we didn't "limit out" I rated the trip a 4/5 as we caught enough to keep us excited and the weather cooperated nicely. The haul...
Posted: 12/20/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Pepe' out for another of their Kokanee forays. He checked out areas from Mill Bay to 25 Mile Creek. Working just above schools that were marked mostly 50 to 150 feet deep over deeper botto...
By: Sideburns
Posted: 1/10/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/7/2018
Hot Spots: 3
For many of my off seasons (winter), I've been drooling over the Darrel and Dad's reports from lake chelan. Finally, this year I convinced my family to take a trip over there in the winter. My dad a...
Posted: 8/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Pepe' convinced Jeff to take Blueberry Kari and her Mom, Linda and another friend to our upper Lake for an all day tour for a wedding present to Kari. See the lake, fish some in the upper lake and se...
Posted: 8/24/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Had the Wiun party out of the Edmonton area for an evening trip. I had been trying to find a consistent producing pattern with Manson Bay being OK, but not quite good enough. Took our good luck char...
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 11/18/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I had not fished Lake Chelan since this past spring. My goal was to go for a multispecies day but primarily focus on bringing home a limit of Kokanee. I launched from the kayak and jigged up a few sma...
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 6/6/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished out about 300 yards from blue roof condo.bite was on and off. Shoe peg corn was ticket at times, gulp white maggots the other. Squid baits, apex, spinner harness.tandem hooks with bait on 1st h...
Posted: 6/11/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had the Baines party on 6/9 and the "legend in his own mind"... Bobby Loomis on 6/10. The lower end of the fishery is still producing terrific numbers of Kokanee with shallower bonus Cutt. Reme...
Posted: 6/12/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Baird party the morning of the 11th and the Plouf party the morning of the 12th fished with Jeff. He is still pounding the lower basin for Kokanee working Mack's Double D dodgers with either wedd...
Posted: 6/15/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Harris clan of Snoqualmie came out with Jeff for an epic day of Kokanee fishing. Running a cheater rod produced some Rainbow and Cutthroat trout too! Working Mack's Double D Dodgers in front of ...
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 ...
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: Lingking
Posted: 4/11/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/9/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Made my first trip to Chelan of the year. Beautiful day great weather! The fish were a little on the picky side. Went 2 for 3 on a brads Kokanee bait. Custom silver in pink and orange. Lots of fish in...
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...
Posted: 5/7/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/7/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Both Jeff & I had great mornings on Lake Chelan catching Lakers for our customers. We trolled Jeff Drifts, made from Mack's Lure components baited with a piece of Northern Pikeminnow at 1mph within 5...
By: downriggeral
Posted: 5/8/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/1/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Many thanks to Mike, Aaron, Randy and and all of the NWFR crew for another great Chelan camp out and get together. Many thanks to the sponsors for their support and goodie bags of tackle and other st...
By: DjButler
Posted: 5/29/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/1/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Today is the start of my memorial weekend! My original plan was to fish CLE Elum lake but those plans changed quick when my sister and her boyfriend invited me to stay at their cabin off of Wapato Poi...
By: DjButler
Posted: 5/30/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/30/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Well, this morning was much more successful than yesterday. Taking notes from my last outing I headed back out to the point and found my first marks in 90 fow. Fish were suspended between 25-50ft dow...