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Chopaka Lake Outing – May 23 -26 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)

May 23 - May 26

Free

When should you go to Chopaka? As often as you can. How long should you stay? As long as you can.
Chopaka is a fly-fishing only lake in a beautiful setting at 2900 feet elevation. It will produce plenty of
16”-18” rainbows and some north of 20”. Bring lots of Callibaetis emergers and duns for dry fly fishing,
damsel adults in blue, tan, and light green, wiggly damsel nymphs and Callibaetis nymphs, chironomids
(in all the colors and sizes), buggers, and caddis.

Bring all your flies! Sometimes it seems like the hatches change by the minute.

Traditionally, the Club has made the trip to Chopaka, near Loomis, Washington, over Memorial Day
Weekend. We will be returning that weekend this year, with an abbreviated agenda. The Club will
provide beverages, but please bring your food and plenty of firewood for the communal campfires.
There is a well at the DNR campground, but most bring their water. (It’s a remote location, so bring
everything you need with you.)

It’s a popular weekend so plan to get to Chopaka as early in the week
as you can. The outing will start officially on Friday, but Club President Danferd Henke and likely others
will arrive the Sunday before. There is a good DNR campground with improved sites and, next door, a
BLM campground with unimproved sites. We’ll double up on campsites if we need to

Members, if you can take another member in your boat to fish on Lake Chopaka, please acknowledge
this in the “I will Assist With” sign-up, so that we can organize members to fish with you.

Details

Start:
May 23
End:
May 26
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Chopaka Lake
Chopaka Lake
Chopaka Lake, WA 98827 United States
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Chopaka Lake Outing – May 23 -26 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)

When should you go to Chopaka? As often as you can. How long should you stay? As long as you can.
Chopaka is a fly-fishing only lake in a beautiful setting at 2900 feet elevation. It will produce plenty of
16”-18” rainbows and some north of 20”. Bring lots of Callibaetis emergers and duns for dry fly fishing,
damsel adults in blue, tan, and light green, wiggly damsel nymphs and Callibaetis nymphs, chironomids
(in all the colors and sizes), buggers, and caddis. Actually, bring all your flies! Sometimes it seems like
the hatches change by the minute.

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