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Gas motor lakes near Cle Elum?

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:54 pm
by The Quadfather
I have about 10 days I'm spending near Cle Elum starting Friday, and I am very familiar with fishing lake Cle Elum, but I was wondering if anybody can tell me of any other lakes within a 1.5 hour drive from Cle Elum, that allow gas motors.
(On the East side of the mountains, of course)

I am not interested in Kechees, or Kechelus, or whatever the spelling is on those two.

From the boat I primarily like to troll for larger deep water trout. I do bass fish, but prefer to do that from a float tube.
I love lake Cle Elum, but the wind can be so bad up there at times, and I will be likely on my own, so won't do it this time.
I was hoping for lakes that aren't super large. Not as big as Moses, etc.

Anyway.. I realize this time of year is pretty tough trout trolling in lakes that aren't large and deep, etc. (warm water, etc.)
Doesn't hurt to ask though. Maybe I will just spend time in my float tube on any one of many smaller lakes.
I just never put the boat in anywhere outside of Cle Elum, so wondering.. #-o
Lost lake is a cool place, but the launch and road in are not worthy of my trailer, etc.

Re: Gas motor lakes near Cle Elum?

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:37 am
by drysuperfly52
you may be stretching a hour and a half here but I would look into deep lake at sun lakes state park. there are some big fish in that lake if you troll deep in the canyon and the bowl at the end of the lake has some decent Kokanee fishing.

Re: Gas motor lakes near Cle Elum?

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:07 am
by stryker17
the string lakes....deep, park, ect, just about 15 miles from soap lake on the way to banks lk, unfortunately we do not have many good smaller lakes in this area, I wish we were like my brother... he lives in La Pine Or, has 10 of the top lakes with in 50 miles of him. I spend most of my time at Lk Roosevelt, or Rufus Woods....Lost lake use to be real good but to many bad people there now....

Re: Gas motor lakes near Cle Elum?

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:25 pm
by steveptr
Moses lake comes to mind or potholes. I haven't fished them but they are about an hour and half away.