Boating, Fishing, Camping Lake Chelan

[kdmiller8251]

Hello Fellow Anglers!
Not sure if this is the right place to post.

Looking for a good place to go on lake Chelan where I can put the boat in and camp and fish.
I will have a tent and one guy with a truck with a slide in camper. Can anyone recommend any good places to go?
As far as fishing the lake, I dont have down riggers, so what kind of fishing can be done out there? Any good places?

Thanks in advance

[slipre]

The state parks are great at Chelan, check this URL http://www.parks.wa.gov/ Both Lake Chelan and 25 Mile are great . The link will get yo Reservations and availibility. As for fishing the Kokanee are really in by Lakeside Park. ( that is behind the Best Western Motel) Been fish for the in 50' water and the catch is usually at 20 - 35. Most use Mack Wedding bands and some attractor in front ( dodger, pop gear or Mack Lites). tip the hooks wit powerbait maggots

[BentRod]

If you want to run deeper without adding a lot of extra weight to you line, you might look into using a deep six (Cabela's link). My Dad used to use them successfully. I've never tried it, but picked up a couple at Joe's clearance sale cuz I don't have a downrigger either.

[Anonymous]

The Kokanee are in right now West of Lakeside Park in 20 to 40 foot of water. You will see the flotilla of boats in this bay area. I counted 28 boats yesterday) Start trolling early in the morning by 6:00 am. After about 9:00 am the sun is up high and the fish start to spread out, go deep and you'll have trouble finding them.
Using a Macks Wedding Ring Spinner with Macks Flash Lites trollers. Troll as close to the bottom as you can. Bait the hook with a single piece of White Shoepeg Corn. (Any other kind of corn will not work) and because you don't have downriggers use the style of weight pictured below in about 2 to 3 ounces.
Good Luck

[Bodofish]

Nice job Big D.! I would have thought you'd be going after the larger fair. Any way tasty snacks.

[swedefish4life1]

Much Better eating:chef: then Lake = Macks 25-1!!!!!

Good job D:cheers:

[Anonymous]

Thanks Bodo, A fish is a fish. Size don't much matter to me. It's about just gettin out there. That photo is from my last Lake Chelan report.

Hi Swedester, You've got that right. The only way I can stomach a laker is smoked. Come to think of it...That's how I perfer my Kokanee. It's just tuff to keep the paper lit.
Stay safe out there.

[swedefish4life1]

Hey Little D :colors: what are you pushing 325lbs plus!!???

I have some biggen trebles:-# lol

Get out of Dodge if you just want to have fun:cheers: press every incoming creek on the way up stay off them 25 plus yards and fish on= pitching/casting spinners, spoons, flies and more alone:-$

[Anonymous]

Swede
You are really good. 6'5" and 320 just this morning.
Did you used to work in a carnival guessing weight? :jocolor:

We did switch over to Bass fishing later in the day. My buddy hooked up a couple of times and I brought a nice five incher to the boat using some kinda fuzzy brown worm Texas rigged. I think after I get back from Penn State we'll head back out and try to get into the Bass. I hear there's some big ones in there.

[swedefish4life1]

Remember if your lets say a guppie 240lbs:colors:
Your bench must be 325lbs#-o and up for fitness thats puts you at benching 425lbs:-" to make the trucker Grade pulling the long hauler of pain!

Nah not the circus
Just Cleaned , killed and fillet way too much stuff!

[Anonymous]

Back in the day...maybe. I’ve got bad knees, a bad back and a bad shoulder.
Too much time in the service and way too many chronic health issues. I’m workin on dropping another 20 or 30.
Don’t tell the bad guys…they still think I’m a bad a$$

[swedefish4life1]

I feel Ya Big D I have been holding on to that rock/slipping for years!!:-$ LOL

[blufin loui]

Hey Guys, good info on lake chelan imparted here.
just wanted to state that I find "It's not so bad being a Has-Been, cause it's Way better than all those Wanna-be's"..
Grab what ya got and go fishing.

[swedefish4life1]

A very forgotten fish in that Great Lake:-# (Kings) they love the shrimp and there making a small comeback :thumright don't tell the tribe we use to Ground and pound them much better then the Slimer Macks[-( and those boys spot on BBQ Ready=d>

Fish them deep and slow you can still get a few Dandy Kings from Great Lake Chelan I knew a :viking: that punished them](*,)

[kdmiller8251]

Wow thanks for the good fishing info. Unfortunately the campsites are all booked. Was hoping someone had a "secret" site, or some place they could tell me about. Thanks anyways. I have decided to go to Ross Lake and see whats going on out there.

[swedefish4life1]

There is remote camping all over the lake way uplake you have to find a inland bend /structure have a great anchor system and ropes!

Due to one big dealbreaker and it comes everyday:-$ ((WIND))
My dead Bro still has 45 aceres on her and will go to his son!!!

That lake is cold but heaven on earth:cheers: once you Pass Manson