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Ole's Resort on Chapman Lake
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CHAPMAN LAKESPOKANE COUNTY145.6 surface acres Maximum Depth – about 160 feet Elevation – 2154 feetChapman Lake is located about 8 miles south from Cheney. It contains several species of fish including rainbow trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, perch, crappie and sunfish.ARSON SUSPECTED IN RESORT BLAZECHENEY WA. – An old fishing resort store was destroyed by fire and human remains believed to those of the 88 year-old owner were fou...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: Bob Johansen
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Moses Lake and More
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We went from a chilly spring right into blazing hot summer this past week. The weather warmed up the water on many of our larger lakes. That means that some of the popular warm water fisheries are getting close to really taking off. Walleye and bass fishing should be hitting their stride on Potholes Reservoir, Moses Lake and Banks Lake very soon. I made a trip to Moses Lake during this hot spell. I like to fish Moses in early May for walleye and hoped that the weather would have warmed...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Lake Chelan Slowing Down for Kokanee
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We sure had some great weather over the past weekend, and I hope you were able to get out and spend some time on the water. It looks like spring has arrived, or maybe even early summer with the temperatures we’re getting. This will mean the launch of some new fisheries in our region. Walleye and smallmouth bass fishing should be coming into their own very soon. I decided to skip the annual Apple Blossom celebration in Wenatchee and went up to Chelan on Sunday. I should have gone to Wen...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Opening Week
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The opening weekend of trout fishing was a good one in the region. Those who got out early in the morning experienced excellent fishing on most of the lakes. Winds grew in strength, and made fishing difficult later in the day. Overall, lots of large, quality rainbow were taken and the opener was one of the best in years. I left early on Saturday morning and made my first stop at Blue Lake, north of Soap Lake. When I pulled up to the cleaning station it was crowded with angler’s busy ta...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Business Meeting
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As I have said many times before my main office is my boat on a lake somewhere in the NW. Over the years I have found more times than not that a successful meeting has been accomplished over a trout hook-up or two. The other day was just such an occasion as I met up with Editor Kelly Riordin to discuss what future stories should be included in upcoming issues of this magazine. I was up at 4:30am getting all my gear ready for just such an occasion. Not that we were going to be on the water a...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: The Troutist
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Lake Chelan Action and Low Land Lakes Opener
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This coming weekend will see the biggest crowds of anglers for the year. It’s the annual opener of the lowland lakes, and thousands of anglers will be headed our way to try their luck on the many wonderful lakes in our region. I plan to take a survey of the opening day action on some of the lakes in Okanogan County, but in the meantime I have made a couple of trips to Lake Chelan for the jumbo kokanee being caught this year. I went up last Thursday with fishing friends Rollie Schmitten, ...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 4/24/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Lowland Lakes Opener Planner
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The opening weekend for the lowland lakes is just a couple of weeks away, and anglers are already making plans to visit their favorite destination for the annual event. I love the opener. When my wife I and make our swing through the region we see families that have been going to the same location for decades. We have met families that have four generation along to enjoy their annual trip to Eastern Washington. Weather was perfect for the opening of the lakes in the Columbia Basin on Ap...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 4/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Opens
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Dozens of lakes opened in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Potholes Reservoir on Monday. The number of great trout fishing lakes that anglers can now fish has greatly expanded, and should keep them busy until the general lowland lake opener at the end of the month. Meanwhile, kokanee fishing continues to be the best ever at Lake Chelan, and now Palmer Lake has kicked into gear. This Saturday and Sunday is the Triple Fish Challenge Derby at Banks Lake, where anglers will be after r...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 4/1/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Chelan Kokanee Early Season Bite!
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What a great week I had. I fished the Upper Columbia and the Methow for steelhead, and Lake Chelan for kokanee. I finished my steelhead fishing for the season in style, and got into spring fishing for kokanee much earlier than usual. It looks like there is going to be a lot to look forward to on Chelan this year. I wanted to give the fishing at Bridgeport a try once more before I hung it up for the season. I have had some terrific steelhead fishing here in the late season. I drug my f...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 3/18/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Columbia Basin Opens to Fishing, Methow for Steel
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This was a big week for folks here in Central Washington, particularly in the Wenatchee Valley. Before I get into what I did earlier last week and what’s coming up for the weekend, I wanted to thank Merle and Bev Shuyler and their staff for putting on the first Wenatchee Valley Sportsmen’s Show here at the Town Toyota Center. It was a great success, and wouldn’t have happened without them and a very long list of sponsors and vendors that committed to the show. Thanks also to all of you that ...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 2/27/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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