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Posted: 7/29/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/28/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Lake Wenatchee has been producing some very nice sockeye. They are big and in good shape this year. This is a great fishery for kids. The bight has been starting a little after 5am and going until 830...
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By: hewesbob
Posted: 7/30/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers July 22 thru July 28. As I seem to say every year when I leave Lake Wenatchee "I'm done I will never be back" but for some reason every time I hear they are opening the Sockeye seas...
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Posted: 7/30/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/23/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Que pasa amigos 7/23 what a day at lake wenatchee me and my friends had a great time fishing we decided to arrive at 2:30 am at the boat launch because is really difficult to find a open spot ...
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Posted: 7/31/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/31/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I feel Blessed to live in Washington and have the health and time to go fishing. Yes it gets crowded and fishing is very limited this year. I got there opening day at dawn. I must give a big Thank You...
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Posted: 7/26/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
started fishing 5am. caught 2 Dollys first, one may have been around 5#. got a strike on my 2nd pole while reeling in the 2nd dolly, and it was still on after releasing the dolly. Got the fish right...
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By: aaronhume
Posted: 7/27/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/26/2014
Hot Spots: 2
It was a beautiful morning to be out on Lake Wenatchee, and there were hundreds of boats scattered around the lake! I was just in a small rowboat with a trolling motor but it would seem that the only ...
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By: kokanee1
Posted: 7/29/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/27/2014
Hot Spots: 2
Wow what a day it was. Couple of buddies with me today. Fished 4 poles off 3 downriggers. Tried various lures but settled in with short leader double red hooks behind dodgers. Fish were at 35 then k...
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Posted: 7/29/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/28/2014
Hot Spots: 3
I just got back from two days of fishing Lake Wenatchee with my wife JoAnn. I will admit, after our outstanding trip to Baker Lake last week I was a bit ambivalent about fishing Lake Wentachee. There ...
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By: kokanee1
Posted: 7/30/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What a different day for us today. Took my niece out this morning. Pretty windy on and off but at 9:30 it really stared to blow. We had good action right away with one in the boat by 5:30. Rookie h...
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By: kokanee1
Posted: 8/5/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/3/2014
Hot Spots: 2
This is actually a two day report. Monday the 5th. Lots of action early as we had 10 in the box by 8:45. Last fish came around 11:00 so we did have long dry spell. Fish and wildlife checked our licen...
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Posted: 8/7/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/3/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lake Wenatchee for several days. Put 21 on board one day where the fish bit pretty well until noon. Next day kept a dozen and the bite slowed significantly around 9:30am. The non-red colored...
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By: afk
Posted: 8/10/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake on a weekend! 1st mistake, hit it at the peak waiting time to launch and retrieve as well.(About an hour each way!) I was fishing as a guest with Rick and George on Ricks boat. They are b...
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By: kokanee1
Posted: 8/10/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/4/2014
Hot Spots: 1
This report is for the week of August 4-9. Fished Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Launched each morning around 5:00. Still lots of boats on the water almost the same number as the first few ...
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By: hewesbob
Posted: 8/12/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the lake late, about 9:00, headed to the north west end with every body else. We started out in an area we had not fished before, it's about 1/4 mile before you get to the burn area. The first ...
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By: hewesbob
Posted: 8/16/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing picked up this week. Two limits in four hours Friday and two limits in two and a half hours today. The fish are turning color a bit and some are getting the hook nose but the meat is still gre...
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By: kokanee1
Posted: 8/17/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Short report from my phone. Agree with hewesbob fish is outstanding. We put another 11 in the boat yesterday. Took a cabin neighbor and part of his family out today. Their 10 year old brought in 4. We...
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By: Thacken
Posted: 8/18/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/18/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Headed to Lake Wenatchee and arrived at the launch at about 7:15am and there was only one boat ahead of us, so that started out the day on a positive note. We boated toward the northwest side of the l...
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Posted: 8/19/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/19/2014
Hot Spots: 2
JoAnn and I fished Monday and Tuesday on our much anticipated “Return To Lake Wenatchee” trip. When last there, a few weeks back, we brought back 20 sockeye. With reports coming in that the lake was s...
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By: hewesbob
Posted: 8/20/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
My wife and I had the pleasure of taking a uncle of mine to the lake for a day of great memories. The day before this trip we laid to rest one of my other uncles. Since I was young enough to remember ...
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By: hewesbob
Posted: 8/23/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/21/2014
Hot Spots: 2
Our last day for sockeye this year yielded another 7 nice fish, it has been a fun trip. Stated out 7/1 fishing and crabbing from Sequim to Sekui. Then 8/3 we started fishing Lake Wenatchee, it took a ...
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Posted: 8/23/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished lake Wenatchee the last two fridays and caught 9 fish on both outings. Yesterday all fish were caught between 60-75 ft in 100-200 ft of water. Best setup was two bare red hooks about 12 inches ...
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By: kokanee1
Posted: 8/23/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This will be our final report for Lake Wenatchee this season. Fished August 20-22. Wednesday took our friend And his 4 year old son out. Hearing the forecast I was a little nervous. 20 mph winds ar...
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Posted: 9/1/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/29/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had a couple friends that had never been salmon fishing so decided to take them to lake Wenatchee on the way to Chelan for the long weekend. Got to the lake around 430 friday morning and were the firs...
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Posted: 7/30/2015
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Wenatchee Sockeye Fishing has returned!!!!!!! The numbers are getting better every day and the fish are biting extremely well on my guide boat. I left the house at 6am today and put the lines i...
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Posted: 7/30/2015
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/30/2015
Hot Spots: 3
An absolutely phenomenal opening day of Sockeye fishing at Lake Wenatchee! We had 3 limits in the boat in under 2 hours this morning and lost a few as well, the action was hot and heavy once we fig...
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