Here's Jack with the last koke of our limit, fishing Chelan yesterday. Water temp hit 50 degrees so the
fish are moving in to Lakeside area but weather has been cold, rainy and windy last few days, front after front has been blowing through, barometer is all over the place... creates slow fishing, only averaging 3-4 fish on per hour, fishing with one stick (lose lots, even with snubbers!) A few days of high pressure and that per rod average should at least double. Used Mack's flashlites, wedding ring tipped with shoe-peg corn yesterday but 4/0 dodger and kokanee killer has been effective also. By the way, thanks for the advice of canting the hook 15 degrees on my flys when trolling Roses. Only fished it twice since you suggested it so not enough numbers for absolute proof but, so far, hook-up % has almost doubled
fish are moving in to Lakeside area but weather has been cold, rainy and windy last few days, front after front has been blowing through, barometer is all over the place... creates slow fishing, only averaging 3-4 fish on per hour, fishing with one stick (lose lots, even with snubbers!) A few days of high pressure and that per rod average should at least double. Used Mack's flashlites, wedding ring tipped with shoe-peg corn yesterday but 4/0 dodger and kokanee killer has been effective also. By the way, thanks for the advice of canting the hook 15 degrees on my flys when trolling Roses. Only fished it twice since you suggested it so not enough numbers for absolute proof but, so far, hook-up % has almost doubledAverage size so far this year is better than previous years, so far, they are running 12-14 inches with plenty in the 14" range. I have heard of some 17 and 18" fish caught but have yet to see any of that size myself. I have been fishing Lakeside and Mill bay, use riggers, watch the electronics for fish anywhere between the 30' and 70' lines and have been doing most of the fish at 20-25' deep. When dragging wedding rings and flashlites, I troll at .8-1.0 mph, when dragging a dodger and koke killer or imperial spoon, I go at 1.2-1.6 mph. Hits/hook-ups versus fish in the box is a problem, I'm doing 
less than 50%...The other day, had 27 hits to get 10 fish in, I'm working on it.
less than 50%...The other day, had 27 hits to get 10 fish in, I'm working on it.Thanks Jeff for the report....
For those interested in fishing Lake Chelan Kokanee you can contact Jeff at 509-860-7345
