What’s hot is trolling for Lake Chelan Kokanee and Rufus Woods triploids. Roses Lake continues to produce ten to fifteen inch rainbows. Lake Chelan’s lake trout fishing has been inconsistent during this reporting period. Also on Lake Chelan, the season is open for landlocked Chinook.

Kokanee on Lake Chelan, fish Mack’s Lures Kokanee Pro Wedding Rings behind a Hot wings. Bait each hook on the Kokanee Pro with a kernel or two of Pautzke’s Fire Corn. Troll those at about 1.5 miles per hour from 12 to 35 feet deep over near Lakeside and Minneapolis Beach. Use a snubber and / or a very limber rod to minimize the loss of hooked fish. Some of these Kokanee are a very chunky 14 inches. If the bite is hot, fish a Mack’s Lures Imperial Spoon 2’ behind a smile blade. That will let these little guys show off their acrobatic nature.

Rufus fish #1/0 black wooly bugger flies behind an action disk by wiggle fin to consistently produce those Triploided rainbows. Vary your speed and zig zag often to produce these mostly 2 to 5 pound fish.

Roses Lake, fish rainbow power bait on a 30” leader with a slip sinker from a snugly anchored boat at either end of the lake.

Chelan, troll F-7 luminous chartreuse flatfish for Lakers in the trench at 1.6 mph. To target the Chinook I’d suggest Rushin Salmon Wobblers by Critter Gitter and whole herring behind a dodger. Remember the limit is one per day with a minimum size of 15 inches. Also, we have caught some Chinook on those F-7 flatfish.

Kids' tip of the week is to remember the shorter attention span of children. The rule of thumb is usually about one minute of focus per year of age. Have an alternative plan to occupy the small children when the fishing action is less than what you hoped for. Snacks, games and other activities help to make the overall experience positive. Also, it is time to break out the sunscreen. Don’t let them fry in the first few sunny days of spring.

The safety tip of the week is to watch out for the slime on the launch ramp at Roses Lake. It is amazingly slick. It’s never funny when you take the fall.

Pictured: 5-2-08 Arny Forner of Manson and friend Edgar Schroeder of Renton with their nice half day bag of Mackinaw and Kokanee.

5-4-08 Ray Kalinski of Snoqualimie with a 5lb 4 oz Rufus Rainbow. He fished with his son Andy.