Fishing near Stehekin, WA
Stehekin sits at the remote upper end of Lake Chelan in Chelan County, reachable only by boat, floatplane, or foot. The area draws anglers to the Stehekin River, the 250-square-mile watershed surrounding it, and Lake Chelan itself — a 55-mile-long lake with year-round fishing for a wide range of species.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Stehekin, Washington and what's needed to catch them.
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Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bull Trout
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii (coastal cutthroat), O. clarkii lewisi (westslope cutthroat)
Mountain Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni
Northern Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
American Shad
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Burbot
Lota lota
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