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By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
It was a tough day at Rufus with only one fish to the boat and a number hooked and lost until the rain started. Finished the limit and had the best of the bite late in the afternoon at the can line. ...
By: bob
Posted: 2/8/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We went to Rufus Woods over the weekend. Fished Sat.and Sun. We launched at the corps launch by Bridgeport about 8:30 am Sat.and ran up to the upper pens. There was some current running in the morning...
By: afk
Posted: 10/12/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well as the old saying goes, If it don't fit don't force it. I guess I need to wait for lower water temps. I launched at the Corps. launch at 9:00 & pulled off at 5:30. Had an enjoyable cruise up to t...
By: afk
Posted: 11/28/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After getting skunked for walleye below Wells we were ready for some action. We actually left the sunshine and drove back into snow flurries to fish. My fishing buddy had invited me along to try out h...
Posted: 1/20/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Dale Rees of Tacoma had been out with us on Chelan to fish for Mackinaw (Aka: Lake Trout) before and wanted to try a multi-venue trip. We decided to have him fish for Steelhead in the AM and move to...
Posted: 11/26/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today I was at Rufus Woods again today..The fishing was Great but the Bite didn't pick up for us until Late Morning..We did get into some really Nice Triploid Rainbows today. Trolling Wooley Buggers a...
Posted: 11/27/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
November 27th, 2011
Today was another Great day at Rufus with Banging some Dandy Triploids and being home by 12:30 am with Nice Limits..The Flies were the Key again today..Trolled the Fly at less th...
Posted: 12/3/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We Tackled Rufus Woods again today... Really had to work hard to get the Triploids to bite in morning but by the end of the Day we did catch some nice Limits. Biggest today was 6lbs. The Wooley bugge...
By: afk
Posted: 1/4/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/1/2014
Hot Spots: 1
I hooked up with Mcfisherson13 at 0600 and off to RW we went. Upon crossing the bridge below the dam I could tell there was very little water moving. We headed upriver to start trolling at pump #1. We...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/11/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
This is a fishing report for Sat and Sun. It was cool (crisp) but sunny and calm winds for our trip to visit the Cabin By The River and the Rufus Woods fish pens. Aaron brought his boat, which was gre...
By: aguynamedmike
Posted: 7/31/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Made my trip to RW out by chelan last weekend and I didnt plan it very well, thought where we'd be camped would be where the pens were but it wasnt and they were 25 miles up the resivour.
Still had a...
By: tcorrell
Posted: 8/12/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well this report is a bit late and I haven't got the pictures. Hopefully I'll get the pictures on here soon. Anyway my bother and sister in-law dropped in unexpectedly on the third, which was great. W...
By: dave g
Posted: 9/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/12/2009
Hot Spots: 0
wow. really surprized this is the first report here since my last one a month ago. we fished both saturday and half a day on sunday and the catching was a little slow, but still productive (as you ca...
By: dave g
Posted: 9/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/12/2009
Hot Spots: 0
here's some pics to go with the report. i've been messing up uploading them the past few times. these guys were like a couple of book ends.
By: dave g
Posted: 9/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2009
Hot Spots: 0
well we did the same trip this weekend as we did last week. not alot has changed in the past week except it is getting noticably colder in the morning. water temp is still around 65*. saturday starte...
By: dave g
Posted: 9/22/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2009
Hot Spots: 0
here's some pics of our catch to go with the my report for 9-19-09. i keep getting brain farts while trying to upload :)
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/30/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2009
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy cole and I and the dog ruger decided to head to Rufus Woods for memmorial day weekend and do some trout fishing. We fished the 22nd through the 24th. What a trip !! I dont think trout fishing...
By: tcorrell
Posted: 6/4/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well we went to RW to catch some Walleye. We started down by the cabin on the river and worked our way up. We caught some perch and even a couple of trout on perch rapalas. As we got up by the pens w...
By: tcorrell
Posted: 7/18/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well after work I took the whole family fishing on RW. We put in at about 4:30 pm on Thursday at the upper launch on RW, and went on down to the upper pens. We liking trolling there for Walleye's and ...
Posted: 4/15/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I thought I would get the pulse on Rufus. Like previous reports said it is slow due to cold weather. We got a little bit going when the weather was sunny and mild. When the next front pushed in, it...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 4/6/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well it was a fun trip. Fished Rufus on Friday and Saturday and got to see both ends of the lake.
My truck was acting funny on Friday so I choose the short trip to the east end of the lake. We trolle...
Posted: 3/22/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Managed to make it to Rufus on Saturday...Pulled into the launch at 7:00am and was shocked to not see another boat launching...Started trolling along the can line and did not mark many fish..Moved up ...
Posted: 3/3/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I have been waiting and waiting for Rufus to light back up.. well I can say it is getting better even though the water is still coooolld.. Went up Sunday just to check it out not really expecting to ...
By: Big D
Posted: 1/25/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
We launched at the Corps boat launch on Rufus Woods at 10:00 am this morning with plans of heading up the lower net pens. Wind was blowing very hard and it was very cold outside. Water temp was 35 deg...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 2/8/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/8/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Another cool day on the water
Launched in AM, and puttered around the lower end for a change. Put a new electric on the bow, so tested it out.
Only got 4 hits, and one 3-4 pounder to the boat where...
