Lake Chelan: Updates for 2019-2020

Mark. Love the windsock pix. AND the instructions. Got that right.

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Trying to see if Windose 10 will bring over the photo using either Img or URL buttons.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Looks like Windows 10 will copy the link and send you to the pix IF you use the URL button.

No joy on the Img button and getting the pix into the thread... :cry:

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Some of my best C-Dory memories are fishing and exploring Chelan but it's been 5-6 or so years I believe now.

Watch for afternoon wind as mentioned, and watch for LOGS.
Can be tempting to open it up when the water is smooth but there can be a lot of sudden logs to dodge.
 
Quick spring update from mobile: 1.7 feet under the boat last weekend coming in to the dock at Manson! Time to pull the boat. Deep water launch at Manson is available but tight turning for a 22’ boat. Old mill park ramps at Mill Bay have signs of two years of fishermen power loading and one lane left until water is deeper. &&Chelan state park appears open for camping but the launch looks too shallow for a cdory. Domke falls is approx 3 feet at the dock. Safety harbor closed until furrther notice by USFS. All points south are a little sketchy and I wouldn’t land without an emergency need until the lake level is back up. Plenty of depth at Stehekin but as mentioned LOGS. Saw a few up north but haven’t seen any South. Snow runoff will start bringing them down soon. Looks like my “season” is about over. Brave souls can still put in at the dam in Chelan or the two above mentioned locations. Always happy to help shuttle/launch or assist anyone coming out this way. Especially in the off season as summer tourist resources become scarce!

Nigel
 
Nigel, Thanks for sharing the update on "your" lake. Awful lot of folk are just now starting to think about getting boats ready and you are talking about ending "your season". How far down has the surface gone. Sounds like it might be more than 12 feet. WOW, that is a ton of water.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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hardee":7h7tlsi6 said:
Nigel, Thanks for sharing the update on "your" lake. Awful lot of folk are just now starting to think about getting boats ready and you are talking about ending "your season". How far down has the surface gone. Sounds like it might be more than 12 feet. WOW, that is a ton of water.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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It was a great training season for me, and it definitely feels like “my” lake in fall and winter. There’s a brief surge for hunting season, and after that it seems like my kids and I We’re the only campers up lake all Fall/winter. 12 feet is about right. It IS a Huge amount of water that gets sent over the dam! Here is the PUD projection:

https://www.chelanpud.org/parks-and-rec ... ake-levels
 
Nigel, Someplace back there you asked what I was using for charting on the lake. I had to go look it up. Aqua Map Marine, on a Samsung "Android" S-2 tablet. It had good charting all the way up to the end of the lake.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Winter on the lake is great, maybe my favorite time, but do not miss the spring dogwood bloom - especially along the western shore below Lucerne.
 
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