Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

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Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

Post by Mike Carey » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:56 pm

This just posted on the WDFW Weekender report - sockeye open this weekend. Another option for sockeye!

http://wdfw.wa.gov/weekender/
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Re: Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

Post by MotoBoat » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:37 pm

Mike, have you ever been to Lake Wenatchee for that Sockeye show?

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Re: Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

Post by Mike Carey » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:58 pm

Yes. Here's an article I wrote in 2001 on a trip I took with my boys.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/ReadArticle.aspx?id=26
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Re: Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

Post by bob johansen » Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:53 am

Nice report! I, too fished sockeye in Lake Wenatchee many years ago and found some success. That was back in the days when the U-20 flat fish was the hot lure. The clown pattern was working well at Wenatchee.

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Re: Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

Post by drysuperfly52 » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:18 am

I Think i picked the wrong weekend to go fish at fish lake....
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Re: Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

Post by oneshot » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:32 am

I wish they would have told me sooner! #-o
i love that area but august is booked..

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Re: Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye Aug 4th

Post by FishBaitThe2nd » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:04 am

Cant wait until im 16 and can drive.
i would love to fish baker or wenatchee for sockeyes
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