Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
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Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
I'd like to troll for some of the big boys this weekend. Can anybody impart some wisdom. Never fished Cle Elum and I haven't found any Bathymetric info on the lake.
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
Follow the other boats and fish the bottom at 110' with a kwikfish. Try K-13 thru K-16.
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
Will do. Thanks! I made up some big wedding rings too. I hope it's not to windy to stay on the lake for a while. Weather calls for 10 to 20 NW on Sunday. Better than rain I guess. Better make it real early.
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
It's gonna blow, it always does. o:)
WAZ501-161115-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES
245 PM PDT FRI JUN 15 2007
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 39 TO 46. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS 61 TO 71. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. LOWS 45 TO 50. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS 58 TO 68. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 50. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 71 TO 80. LOWS 41 TO 50.
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 73 TO 83.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 72 TO 82. LOWS 41 TO 50.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 75 TO 84.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CLE ELUM 44 69 48 64 / 20 20 20 20
WAZ501-161115-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES
245 PM PDT FRI JUN 15 2007
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 39 TO 46. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS 61 TO 71. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. LOWS 45 TO 50. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS 58 TO 68. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 50. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 71 TO 80. LOWS 41 TO 50.
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 53. HIGHS 73 TO 83.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 72 TO 82. LOWS 41 TO 50.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 75 TO 84.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CLE ELUM 44 69 48 64 / 20 20 20 20
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
Take it easy. The Mack poulation on Cle Elum is not as strong as it has been in the past.
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
You're right, I was doing some research on them last week and it takes years for them to get big. We usually take one and C&R the others. They're so big that one is all you need.bigastrout wrote:Take it easy. The Mack poulation on Cle Elum is not as strong as it has been in the past.
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
No worries, C&R always unless it really worth keeping. Hatchery fish on the other hand.......
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
Well Bigastrout, after fishing the lake on Sunday I'm not sure I'd be worried about the population of Mack's in Lake Cle Elum. Most of the folks I talked to there said they couldn't keep them off their lines. By the the way after a little research I've found they aren't native to the lake, they were planted with out permission. They wreak havoc with the natural Bows and other fish. None the less, C&R a large number of them while trying for those big bows after hearing about how and were to go for them. Kept two for the day when it became apparent the clock was winding down on our fishing adventure. Next time Burbot and Bows. I'll change my time table for that.
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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
SHHH. NO macks, go on to lake Chelan. 

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RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
Or Lake Coeur d'Alene
RE:Lake Cle Elum........ Macks?
I hadn't heard of Macks on CdA. I'll check that one out. Can anyone verify. They also have 40# Chinook, landlocked.Easy Limits wrote:Or Lake Coeur d'Alene
I've got my 2 rod license. One rod for chinook and one for macks if they've got any.
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