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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: romaknows on July 11, 2020, 10:51:19 AM

Title: lake wenatchee sockeye 2020 ??
Post by: romaknows on July 11, 2020, 10:51:19 AM: Numbers are looking good.....hoping for a season.
Title: Re: lake wenatchee sockeye 2020 ??
Post by: HarboritE on July 12, 2020, 09:05:32 AM: I have never tried this fishery but we will be camping there in august, and I’d sure like to give it a shot . When will they announce the season ?
Title: Re: lake wenatchee sockeye 2020 ??
Post by: WSU on July 12, 2020, 11:14:48 AM: Once they know how many go over Tumwater dam. I think late July usually. I’ll be there the first week or so of August and hope it opens.
Title: Re: lake wenatchee sockeye 2020 ??
Post by: funkster on July 12, 2020, 11:43:14 AM: I’ve never fished it either. With baker lake sockeye in the air, what are the normal crowds like on Wenatchee?
Title: Re: lake wenatchee sockeye 2020 ??
Post by: WSU on July 12, 2020, 11:58:11 AM: Crowded and the launch is a single lane. It’s slow.
Title: Re: lake wenatchee sockeye 2020 ??
Post by: Stein on July 12, 2020, 12:33:29 PM: Quote from: HarboritE on July 12, 2020, 09:05:32 AM
I have never tried this fishery but we will be camping there in august, and I’d sure like to give it a shot . When will they announce the season ?

During Rona, their typical announcement is a day or two before and a weekday opener. The goal is to get as few people as possible out while still actually opening something up. Better to stay inside and go shopping. :dunno: