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Friday, May 9, 2025
 
By Dave Graybill
 
If you are following my reports on my website, on the radio, newspaper and videos, you have heard that the kokanee fishing on Lake Chelan has become hot. The fish aren’t big, but it is a ton of fun catching a bunch. It’s a great time to get the kids out in the boat for fast action. There are some other lakes that you can find kokanee in, and this is a good time to fish for them. Not far from Lake Chelan is Wapato Lake, just up over the hill from Manson. It is known to produce large kokanee, sometimes 16 inches. The public ramp at the east end of the lake is in bad shape, but small boats can launch here easily. There is another at the Rainbow Resort at the other end of the lake. It is narrow, though. Fish Lake, near Lake Wenatchee, has had kokanee in it for a few years now. You will find them trolling shallow. Deep Lake, at Sun Lakes above Park Lake, may have kokanee to 14 inches in it this year. There are some other kokanee lakes in the region I will suggest to you in future reports.