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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/10/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well, it was one of those mornings. We started off fishing Mack Bar seeing very few fish. We had one bite that came unbuttonned. We then moved down into the trench and had the next 4 fish pull off....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/12/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Finally made it to Lake Chelan and what a great day. The wheather was unreal, almost to nice. The lake was like glass. The morning started slow with a couple of small fish. Then hooked up with this ni...
Posted: 4/12/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/12/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well I have great news for all..I have finally stepped away from Darrell and Dads Family Guide Service..I have been a Sub-Contractor for years for them and now I am on my own..My new Business name is ...
Posted: 4/15/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hurray it is Open!!!! The Chinook Season opens Today here on Lake Chelan..1 Chinook Salmon per day is the limit with a 15 inch minimum size..Good Luck to all and feel free to call my cell# for info. o...
Posted: 4/15/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/15/2009
Hot Spots: 2
We started out the morning with the weather cold, but the fishing hot. Then the weather warmed but the bite went cold. At the end of our morning trip we had four Mackinaw and a beautiful landlocked ...
Posted: 4/18/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2009
Hot Spots: 2
This was one of those days. We guessed right early and put 2 double digit Landlocked Chinook in the boat before 8AM. What a great day. One Chinook hit a whole herring rigged to spin. The other hit...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/19/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/19/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Wow what a week!!! I can say I have not had Chinook Fishing like this since I've lived here at Lake Chelan...Since the opener I have landed 9 Chinook averaging over 9lbs..As you can tell by the photo...
Posted: 4/27/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan Kokanee are in!!!! You will find them concentrated in heavy schools out from the Best Western Motel in 30 to 40 ft. in depth..drag a Kokanee Pro by Mack Lures in Orange flavor tipped with ...
Posted: 4/28/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
All's well that ends well. It was a slow start in the trench trolling for Macks and Chinook. We found them in the indeterminate flat between Rocky Point, Minneapolis and the Bar and the bite was on....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for 4-26 and 4-27.After a wasting most of the day at the lower end of Lake Roosevelt.My cousin and I pulled out and headed over to Chelan.We only fished about 3 hours before da...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 4/30/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Ran into Joe while I was getting ready to make a fishing run in the AM, and received some tips on the Mack and Kokanee. I didn't have the goods he mentioned, but trolled for a while without any luck....
By: blufin loui
Posted: 5/1/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went out about 17:30 after Cindy got off work. We couldn't find the Kokanee this evening, and as it was getting late, we didn't run uplake, but stayed in the lower lake area. I got one Kokanee in the ...
By: Big D
Posted: 5/2/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The wife & I hit Lake Chelan early this morning. We were on the water at 6:30 am and started fishing off of the riggers just out from the city park at about 6:50 am. We trolled all red Wedding Rings w...
Posted: 5/3/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I have got to say a big thanks to the WDFW for opening the Chinook Fishery on Lake Chelan...It has just been outstanding..I have boated 21 Chinook now since the opener..From the Year 2001 to 2006 I h...
Posted: 5/4/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2009
Hot Spots: 3
This time the start and finish were pretty good and their was a lull in the middle. Mack Bar is starting to hold some fish again. Last year May and June were good months for fish up on the "Bar". W...
By: wenatcheefisher
Posted: 5/4/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished in front of the Best Western for about an hour and a half. Fishing on most boats was pretty slow, most boats had only landed one to two fish that we talked to. We landed one smaller silver and ...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 5/7/2009
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/7/2009
Hot Spots: 1
Cindy a nd I Launched from public launch at lower end of lake around 11:30, and fished in front of the Red Roofed Condos (chelan Shores) until around 3:30. Water was choppy when we arrived, and increa...
Posted: 5/8/2009
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2009
Hot Spots: 3
Again the majority of the Lake Trout (aka: Mackinaw) came from the indeterminate flat between the Bar and Minneapolis. Where the flat dropped into depths of 200 to 215 were most productive. They rea...
Posted: 5/9/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Holy Smokes!!! The fishing is outstanding on Lake Chelan..Kokanee fishing is just outstanding off Lakeside Park and banging these fish in 35 to 50ft. of water..Kokanee Pros with Flashlites by Mack Lur...
Posted: 5/11/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The morning of the 11th was breezy but fishable. Our fish continued to hit in the dips in that indeterminate flat between the Bar and Minneapolis. You have to be ready to capitalize on the bites. W...
Posted: 5/12/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2009
Hot Spots: 3
Wow! The morning bite has been good. It was a very windy morning, and restricted what we could do, but the bite was great. We again, pounded the indeterminate flat between Rocky Point uplake to the...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/9/2004
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/9/2004
Hot Spots: 0
This is prime time for 3 to 5 pound lake trout. We are hitting from 2 to 4 fish per hour trolling U-20 flatfish in the lower basin of Lake Chelan. Additionally, for nice planter and holdover rainbows...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/15/2004
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2004
Hot Spots: 0
This continues to be prime time to catch 3 to 6 pound Lake Chelan Mackinaw trolling near the bottom in depths of 100' to 250'. Finally, Rufus Woods just keeps chugging along. Planted rainbows to 16",...
By: Salmonids
Posted: 5/12/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2021
Hot Spots: 3
Made it out to Chelan May 9 - 12 with family. Haven’t been out there in a while. Fishing was amazing. Get out there if you can. It is a big lake with many potential areas to hold fish. Viewing past po...
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 5/20/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2020
Hot Spots: 0
I hadn't been out to Chelan since fishing reopened and as expected the fishing was fantastic. I focused in an area off Wapato Point and though it took me longer than normal to find a school once I did...