Lake · Chelan, Washington
Lake Chelan
At a glance
- Area
- 13,224 ha (32,677 acres)
Who lives here
- Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaStocked · 2016 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
- Golden trout Oncorhynchus aguabonitaStocked · 2021 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,360 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,750 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 4,250 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 4,250 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,250 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,750 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,250 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | Fry | 2,100 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | Fry | 600 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Legals | 3,400 |
| May 28, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 16,350 |
| May 27, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 11,310 |
| May 27, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 11,745 |
| May 26, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 2,900 |
| May 26, 2026 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 22,620 |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Cutthroat Trout | Fry | 600 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Cutthroat Trout | Fry | 700 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 10,500 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 10,260 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Cutthroat Trout | Yearling | 11,340 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 93.
Getting on the water
- Lucerne LandingBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov) · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17): data.wa.gov dataset 6fex-3r7d (WDFW-Fish Plants, read 2026-10-19) states no licence, and the portal's terms links are dead; wdfw.wa.gov's footer "All rights reserved" is the website's own (owner ruling 2026-10-17). Credit the agency; remove if asked.
- USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites · CC BY 4.0 (data.gov listing); US Government work
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.