What’s hot is trolling Mackinaw
in the lower basin of Lake Chelan.
Roses Lake has received it’s plant of catchable rainbows. It should provide fast fishing until ice
up.
Fish Chelan with Mack’s Lures Cha
Cha Squidders in glow colors and bait them with a chunk of Northern
Pikeminnow. Also, Worden Lures U20
Flatfish in Purple Glow or Silver Horde’s Ace Hi Flies will catch those
lakers. Speeds of 1.2 to 1.6 mph
will work best. Trolling downlake
of Wapato Point in depths of 150 to 200 feet was productive.
This is a great time to
fish Roses Lake for planter rainbows.
For plenty of catch and release action you can troll #4 or #6 Conehead
Muddler minnows 12 to 15 feet deep about 60 feet behind the boat at about 1.8
mph. Add a small Mack’s Lures smile
blade in front of your fly.
While Jeff has been
holding down the fort in Chelan, Sandy and I have been on a long planned for
vacation in Cabo San Lucas. The
Dorado fishing offshore and the Roosterfish inshore provided most of our
action. It has been the vacation of
a lifetime.
Back in North Central
Washington your fishing tip of the week is about dressing to keep warm. Some of our best fishing in North
Central Washington is during the winter months. It’s cold out there… You don’t have to be cold. Remember to dress in layers. Polar fleece material has replaced wool
to a large extent. A base layer, a
mid layer and a hoodie can take the bite out of winter. Have an oversize hardshell coat
available to knock down the wind if it comes up. Use the same principle on the
bottom. I use heavy wool socks and
Sorels on my feet. Add those
chemical toe warmers and you’ll do fine.
Don’t put those warmers on until you’re outside to prevent excess sweat
and cooling. I like a balaclava on
my head when it’s cold. I’ll add a
stocking cap over it when it’s really cold. Bring plenty of gloves. I prefer neoprene gloves and I bring
more than one pair as I tend to get them wet. The feet are usually the most difficult
to keep warm. If your feet sweat a
lot, bring an extra pair of socks to change into.
Your kid’s tip of
the week is to get out to Roses before ice up to enjoy those ‘bows.
Your safety tip of the
week is to let your outboards set in the water a couple of minutes at the dock
before starting them. That will
allow any ice that has formed around the impeller to melt so you don’t tear that
impeller apart making that water pump repair necessary.
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