chelan

[HighCountryHunter88]

does anyone ever hunt lake chelan? we have a place there and ive seen alot of birds there late in the year. anyone have any experience there?

[ducks55]

Is it even legal? 

[alanger]

didnt know you could hunt it, id be cool to hunt if its legal

[bobcat]

Not sure why it wouldn't be legal.    Lot's of water there. There's gotta be plenty of safe places to hunt ducks.

[ducks55]

Not sure why it wouldn't be legal.    Lot's of water there. There's gotta be plenty of safe places to hunt ducks.

it might not be lgeal because 99% of home owners up there are coasties! 

[bobcat]

Well there's a heck of a lot of lake that doesn't have homes built on the shore. But I'm not really sure Lake Chelan has much area for ducks to feed.   

[h2ofowlr]

You better have a good sized boat if you attempt it.  Those waves can get big.

[Heredoggydoggy]

Lake Chelan's shoreline is mostly steep and deep, with waterfowl habitat that is practically non-existent.  A pretty sterile environment for duck hunting from what I saw when I used to Scuba dive there.  there are better lakes with marshy shorelines and food that ducks like.  And as stated elsewhere the wind can make the lake an inhospitable place, even in the summer time.  A buddy and I duck hunted years ago, and never even considered going to Lake Chelan.  Banks Lake and the Winchester Wasteway were our favorite places as I recall.

[PNWsportsman]

Head down the hill to the big C?

[HighCountryHunter88]

ya i never thought it was that good of an area for ducks with not alot of food and marshy areas on the lake but when i was there in January and everything was frozen there were probably probably a couple hundred puddlers and a ton of geese in manson bay and the shoreline between manson an chelan had quite a few pods of divers..

[Heredoggydoggy]

Head down the hill to the big C?

Yes, guys I know that duck hunt say there are nice duck hunting spots to be found on the Columbia River.

ya i never thought it was that good of an area for ducks with not alot of food and marshy areas on the lake but when i was there in January and everything was frozen there were probably probably a couple hundred puddlers and a ton of geese in manson bay and the shoreline between manson an chelan had quite a few pods of divers..

The trouble with divers is they taste like what they eat.

[jordano]

no way in the world you could hunt Lake Chelan... all the shorelines until you get up to the Narrows are private and there are not any birds above the narrows until you get all the way up to Stehekin... not worth it... water is too big for there to really be very good flights as it is...

[ICEMAN]

Gee I don't know,...there are an awful lot of geese and ducks between all the docks, pool and walkways at Campbells every time we stay there... 

[HighCountryHunter88]

since the lake i so big and wide i wonder if you just have to be a certain distance from shore, like areas in the sound.. i hunt out of a 18' northriver so i dont think the waves would be that big of an issue..

[CountryslickR]

no way in the world you could hunt Lake Chelan... all the shorelines until you get up to the Narrows are private and there are not any birds above the narrows until you get all the way up to Stehekin... not worth it... water is too big for there to really be very good flights as it is...

Was up that way a week ago...tons of geese and a couple big groups of green heads.........

[jordano]

no way in the world you could hunt Lake Chelan... all the shorelines until you get up to the Narrows are private and there are not any birds above the narrows until you get all the way up to Stehekin... not worth it... water is too big for there to really be very good flights as it is...

Was up that way a week ago...tons of geese and a couple big groups of green heads.........

where'd you see them on the lake?

[blackbart]

Call the local Sheriff and ask, they'll probably get the calls first. And Wenatchee District Office (509) 662-0452
3860 Chelan Hwy N, Wenatchee, 98801

[Skillet]

since the lake i so big and wide i wonder if you just have to be a certain distance from shore, like areas in the sound.. i hunt out of a 18' northriver so i dont think the waves would be that big of an issue..

The thing is, it's really not that wide.  It's basically a 25 mile long wind-tunnel above the narrows, which is why the water there can get so ugly so fast.  Your NR is a good boat - but have you been on Chelan above the narrows during a blow?  That might be a  . 

[CountryslickR]

no way in the world you could hunt Lake Chelan... all the shorelines until you get up to the Narrows are private and there are not any birds above the narrows until you get all the way up to Stehekin... not worth it... water is too big for there to really be very good flights as it is...

Was up that way a week ago...tons of geese and a couple big groups of green heads.........

where'd you see them on the lake?


NO particular spot..some up by manson...and some right down in town....they were pretty much scattered everywhere...

[jordano]

ya countryslick... I have seen them in area's like that too.. pretty much anywhere that it is shallower and there is a sand flat or something like that...

[CountryslickR]

Yup!! kINDA where the smallmouth like to hang!!

[jordano]

Yup!! kINDA where the smallmouth like to hang!!

SHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 

[CountryslickR]

  haha

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