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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Birdguy on June 09, 2013, 01:55:21 PM

Title: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Birdguy on June 09, 2013, 01:55:21 PM: OK, my brother and I are planning on taking the kids over for a few days of fishing around our cabin in north Okanogan. It is looking like it will be the third week in June as he and I did it in 1999 and had a great time. I know they have treated a lot of the lakes over there and expect fishing to be different but we really want to make it fun for our kids (ages 11-13). We will likely fish a few of the lakes in the Sinlihekin (Fish and Fjord but I may take the boy and pontoon boats to Blue as well). I am certain we will fish Lost and probably Wannacut too. I would like any help you guys can offer as to lures, times of day, and general advice. We are not opposed to going to other lakes but trying not to spent too much time in the truck as we are supposed to be fishing. We will be taking a 14' boat with electric motor (and oars when the wind comes up). Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Kc_Kracker on June 09, 2013, 02:09:31 PM: fished that area tell hell and back, heres all you need.

pop gear
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trailing by a 12" leader and a wedding ring (the ones with good line not the 3.lb test)
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and a worm shoved up its a$$ on the hook

and troll FAST. the faster the better it gets :tup:

me and the girls and a handicapped kid after 2.5 days, 62 in all :tup:
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Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: johng on June 09, 2013, 02:33:16 PM: Hi,

I love, love, love Okanogan County! If there we just some IT jobs to be had out there. Oh well, let's talk fishing. Last summer when I was visiting my buddy who has a cabin out in the Aeneas Valley we hit Crawfish Lake. We tried it from the bank plunking powerbait but absolutely no action. So, it was back down the mountain to crab the canoe and boy was that the ticket!

The lure of the day was without a doubt the Blue Fox Spinner in Fire Tiger. We would toss that sucker out there and WHAMO!

Such a beautiful little lake and we met some nice folks out there too.

Good luck and have fun!

- Jg
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Birdguy on June 09, 2013, 06:29:51 PM: Thanks guys, we are definitely pop gear folks, trailed with wedding rings or some small hot shot or other lure. The boy has been collecting worms all spring so we should have plenty to feed the fish with :chuckle:. I will bring my largest trolling motor to test the speed idea. I bet we generally troll a little slow on the west side as well. I will also check into crawfish lake, most likely a little farther drive but if you are already into the trip 300 miles what is a couple more for good fishing 8).
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: clindsayrun on June 09, 2013, 06:49:24 PM: Conconully isn't fished out yet, and they're planting more.
Fish lake is always good for a quick limit of smaller trout.
Wannacut is starting to see the annual migration of camper trailers.

It's warming up right now so the largemouth bass fishing is kicking right now in a bunch of lakes if the kids get bored trolling and want to keep busy casting. Bring a bow and shoot some carp too.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Birdguy on June 09, 2013, 09:06:56 PM: None of us have ever bass fished :dunno: but I know my son would love to catch a couple. Where is good for that? I remember seeing several when we floated to Okanogan river while in scouts but we did not fish. More info would be great on what lakes and baits/lures. This is good stuff, thanks
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Southpole on June 11, 2013, 09:43:59 AM: We fished Beaver lake (Chesaw rd.) a couple of weeks ago. Couldn't keep the trout off our hooks. All we used is power bait, on the bottom with a slip sinker. Rainbow trout 14"-20" range.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: clindsayrun on June 11, 2013, 11:03:12 AM: Check out Whitestone for bass, perch, and catfish. It's right there close to where you'll be hanging out.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Birdguy on June 12, 2013, 06:34:48 PM: Great info guys. Thank yo so much. Is beaver one of the lakes along the road as you head from Chesaw towards the east (kettle river/Curlew)? I think the state just rehabbed them.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Southpole on June 12, 2013, 06:56:12 PM: What do you mean by rehabbed them? Like they restocked?
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Southpole on June 12, 2013, 07:02:18 PM: I know the State poisoned Little Beaver not too long ago because of the perch. I was able to fish it before that, it was a blast and the perch were huge! What a waste, those perch tasted 100 times better than those slime rockets they want to replant in there. :'(
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Birdguy on June 12, 2013, 09:45:54 PM: No, I heard that had re-tenoned (sp) them I think it was last year? I heard the eagles we eating very well and were close enough to the road for some great pictures.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: paytonma on June 12, 2013, 09:58:27 PM: fish spectacle lake for just about any fish and some great views of ospreys fishing :)
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Birdguy on June 23, 2013, 10:26:50 AM: Thanks for all the help guys. We ended up fishing Wannacut (OK fishing but smaller fish), Spectacle (or Skeptical as my niece says :chuckle:), Lost (out of Chesaw) and Fish in the Sinlihekin. Lost had the biggest fish but not many and Fish had the best fishing....well best if you are a kid with little patience and think you should have a fish on the line every few minutes :chuckle:. There is never enough time and we will certainly need to go back a few more times to really get it dialed in. We did get the grass around the cabin knocked down and a new wood shed built and started filling it. We had rain everyday and man was it coming down on Thursday, thought I was on the wet side :dunno:. Again thanks to the folks who helped with info :tup:.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: AnglerDan on June 23, 2013, 01:57:28 PM: ive had great luck trolling flashers with the tasmanian devil lures with power bait, also any rooster tails, spoons, etc. Also whip up some mystery scent of garlic and other store sold scents in one... works well for us..
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Southpole on June 23, 2013, 02:27:35 PM: :dunno: :dunno:
Quote from: Birdguy on June 23, 2013, 10:26:50 AM
Thanks for all the help guys. We ended up fishing Wannacut (OK fishing but smaller fish), Spectacle (or Skeptical as my niece says :chuckle: ), Lost (out of Chesaw) and Fish in the Sinlihekin. Lost had the biggest fish but not many and Fish had the best fishing....well best if you are a kid with little patience and think you should have a fish on the line every few minutes :chuckle: . There is never enough time and we will certainly need to go back a few more times to really get it dialed in. We did get the grass around the cabin knocked down and a new wood shed built and started filling it. We had rain everyday and man was it coming down on Thursday, thought I was on the wet side :dunno: . Again thanks to the folks who helped with info :tup: .
Yeah, get used to the moisture. Northeast Okanogan/North Ferry Co. gets a lot precipitation compared to the rest of Eastern WA. We have a place in the hills of Curlew that no matter what part of the year it is it's usually cloudy/rainy 50% of the time... or maybe a black cloud just follows me. :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Alchase on June 24, 2013, 08:48:09 AM: Every year when we go up there, we fish Spectacle, Wannacut, Palmer
(caught a 7 lb 4oz large mouth on Palmer while trolling double whammy's from trout, LOL), etc.. then go over the hump to Curlew and get some dinner, LOL. I honestly cannot think of one day fishing Curlew, were everyone fishing did not get their limit, whether from shore or boat.
Title: Re: Okanogan trout help
Post by: Dustin07 on June 24, 2013, 10:21:48 AM: glad it worked out for you. I fished conconully for years and years every summer. you can catch bass of all sizes just circling the lake and working the shorelines. trouting is usually pretty easy there too.