Darrell & Dads Family Guide Service - We fish on Lake Chelan and other North Central Washington waters in year round comfort.
You catch them in COMFORT! Bring your family and/or friends out on our 24 foot Bayliner Ciera Express. For your comfort, it features: enclosed cabin; cabin heat; private/inside marine toilet; games and VCR for children; hot and cold running water available seasonally; stove; and a full line of safety gear. Families and couples are welcomed and encouraged to book our service. The boat accommodates a maximum of six.
Large parties are accommodated. We also offer lodging at our home through VacationinChelan.com for visitors to the Manson area.
I am going to be pretty sparse in the details on this report, as me and my two brothers in law only fished the lake for a bit over an hour and got skunked. That being said, there ARE fish in the lake, and some good sized ones too judging by the surfacing action we saw (12" or more). We hiked up to the lake very early, getting started on the trail half an hour before sunrise. Arriving at the lake I didn't know for certain whether or not it even held fish, but the aforementioned rises we immediately began to see answered that question.
We tried classic trout lures and flies (kastmasters, vibraxes, rooster tails, knudsens, coachmans, etc.) in your classic subdued alpine colors: silver, gold, brown, green, etc., but couldn't buy a bite. Not one of us even felt a tap during the period we were there. Once the sun got onto the water we saw the rises really taper off and decided it was time to head out to Snow lake, our other destination for the morning.
In retrospect, I wonder if casting a fly on a bubble float would have produced some action. The fish were definitely keying in on something on the surface, however, most of the rises were well beyond casting range of a traditional fly rod. At least we confirmed that there are actually fish in the lake though.
The incredible views of Mt. Rainier were a very nice consolation prize.
It looks and sounds like it was a nice lake. I tend to use my spinning rod with a fly and bubble at the higher mountain lakes because of the trees and brush along shore. The fact that I can get a fly out a lot further with the weighted bubble is an added bonus. I've also had fish trying to eat the bubble before they see the fly.
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Darrell & Dads Family Guide Service - We fish on Lake Chelan and other North Central Washington waters in year round comfort.
You catch them in COMFORT! Bring your family and/or friends out on our 24 foot Bayliner Ciera Express. For your comfort, it features: enclosed cabin; cabin heat; private/inside marine toilet; games and VCR for children; hot and cold running water available seasonally; stove; and a full line of safety gear. Families and couples are welcomed and encouraged to book our service. The boat accommodates a maximum of six.
Large parties are accommodated. We also offer lodging at our home through VacationinChelan.com for visitors to the Manson area.