Lake Chelan, Wa
May 31, 2021 10:58:23 #
Mrolfe
Loc: Lake Chelan Wa
Hi, I'm Lou and just moved to Lake Chelan, Wa. We have a boat and want to learn how to fish for Kokanee and trout in the lake. Which lures to use, which areas of the lake, how deep, etc.
Any help will be appreciated..
Any help will be appreciated..
May 31, 2021 19:02:51 #
Haven’t fished Chelan, but always limited on Merwin or Yale with small cowbells designed for kokes and trout with a two hook wedding ring spinner, double hook really increases landing rate, a couple feet behind bells, hooks tipped with a kernel shoepeg corn gotta be shoepeg, smaller narrower than reg corn, sometimes I would soak them over nite in anise or other Koke scent not sure if it helped but it didn’t hurt. Maybe a 5 oz ball weight at front of cowbells. Always was told 1 mph maybe 1 1/2 mph no more than that trolling. Kicker motor wouldn’t start and trolled with 90 hp at twice that and limited when no one else was catching, who knows?. I’d usually troll parallel a bank at the depth I marked fish. Late summer might mark fish at 100 ft and only fish I did better in bright sun than overcast or raining. Local tackle shop or the park worker at the boat launch good source local area. If new to Washington check out wash f&w website full of where to go and how. And download Fish Washington app. Tight lines
Jun 1, 2021 00:43:01 #
Jun 1, 2021 14:07:27 #
GLA
Loc: WA State
Best advice is to go with a guide on a trip or two. You'll learn more in a day or two than you can do on your own in a season (or two). Several guides available. Kokanee is hot right now. I also recommend the Eastern Washington Facebook group. Lots of good info there on many areas, including Lake Chelan. Good Luck!
Jun 1, 2021 20:59:35 #
GLA wrote:
Best advice is to go with a guide on a trip or two. You'll learn more in a day or two than you can do on your own in a season (or two). Several guides available. Kokanee is hot right now. I also recommend the Eastern Washington Facebook group. Lots of good info there on many areas, including Lake Chelan. Good Luck!
True enough, or lucky enough to get someone or a few, successful and experienced in the area/field to go with and show what works for them and marry all input together taking from each what you like best, kinda like life. Wow I haven’t even been drinking. Oh and real metal spinner blade wedding rings never liked the ones with plastic/Mylar blade on front. Willing to take advice on where eastern catfish/camping spot, working on drift boat thinking lower Yakima river
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