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Posted: 8/28/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff pounded the fringe of the Bar for the Belarde family. The 7 year old prince was on the stick for the "big" which was 15+. A combination of Jeff drift rigs, Needlefish Squiddy's and T4 Purple Gl...
Posted: 8/26/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Hennen's and the Call families came out with us yesterday morning. Once again, the Mackinaw bit early in the morning on the Bar. Finishing along the face of Manson Bay keeps the action going. O...
Posted: 8/21/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I haven't posted in a while. We have come through the worst of the fires so far without a hitch. Many of neighbors and friends have not been so lucky. Throughout this, our loyal customers have kept...
Posted: 7/24/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Bar continues to kick out some nice fish early in the morning. Fading into deep water in the lower basin keeps the bite going albeit with smaller (but tasty shrimp fed) fish. Fishing Needlefish ...
Posted: 7/19/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The morning bite on the Bar continues to produce some nice big fish. The evenings along the face of Manson Bay are great for numbers of fish. As always stay tight to the bottom and fish at 1.1 to 1....
Posted: 7/14/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Bar and the tip of Wapato Pt. continue to pump out the fish including some "bigs". Josh, Joel and Denin Hoines came over from Camano Island and fished with Jeff. Isiah Ammon brought friend Jacob...
Posted: 7/12/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/11/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Brittany brought the girls out for an evening Mack trip. We got fish around Wapato Point and over at Minneapolis. Baited Jeff drifts, and Needlefish Squiddy's in glow colors caught the fish. Speeds...
Posted: 7/1/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took out the Moore's, dad, Rich and kids Colby (12) with Thomas (8) for a morning of Mack fishing. They hit fish from 130 to 180 feet deep in the lower basin by trolling Needlefish squid rigs, T...
By: afk
Posted: 6/28/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and I launched at the State Park at about 05:30. We went up to the Yacht Club and dropped in. This was his first time fishing for Kokanee. We had prepped 4 different scented baits last night. Sho...
Posted: 6/28/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff has been getting some nice quality fish in the Lower Basin. He has been fishing from 120 to 180 feet deep pulling T4 Purple glow Flatfish and Needlefish squiddy's baited with Pikeminnow. The gr...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 6/25/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2015
Hot Spots: 3
It wasn't super hot fishing for me this morning, but i did get a few. I wanted to get an early start to beat the heat, but slept late and started fishing about 630. Picked up 3 fish in the first hou...
Posted: 6/25/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Windblown Colyar Ledge produced early and the fringe of the Bar produced later in the morning for Jeff as he guided the Canadian Consortium. Speeds of about 1.2 mph produced best. Jeff's Drift rigs ...
By: DonTalbotFishing
Posted: 6/23/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2015
Hot Spots: 2
It may be a strange time to start a guide trip at noon at Lake Chelan, but the kokanee are biting in the afternoon right next to the jet ski traffic. The 24 inch king was a bonus that we bagged early...
By: DonTalbotFishing
Posted: 6/22/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2015
Hot Spots: 3
My first guide trip was 100% successful. I took the Chris lynch Family from Montana out for a day of Kokanee Fishing at Lake Chelan. We found the big Kokane at the Yacht Club right in the middle of ...
Posted: 6/18/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Old Grad School buddy, Nick Scotti brought some friends up on vacation from Arizona. They sent the wives out wine tasting and came out to fish an evening with me. We pounded the face of Manson Bay i...
Posted: 6/16/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Connell party on the 14th and the Ulrich/Charles team on the 15th up to Colyar ledge for some Mack fishing. Jeff's Drift rig and T-4 purple glow flatfish pulled within 5 feet of the bot...
By: mooseboy
Posted: 6/15/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/9/2011
Hot Spots: 3
Day one:
We head out at daylight and go straight to the Blue Roof Condos. We both are anxious to try our gear on the local fish. I put down a chrome Apex and Sepp's dodger and purple/yellow Uncle Lar...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 6/15/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Took out the same friend i took out last week, and worked the area around the state park. Started a little after 5am, and fished for 5 hours. Finished with 15 fish and lost 5 or 6. Many fish were i...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 6/13/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/13/2015
Hot Spots: 0
got out this morning for a few hours. started near the state park working the edges from 80-250 FOW, caught fish from 30-60' down the wire fairly consistent, lost 1 kok at the boat while trying to ju...
Posted: 6/13/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Southam family out for their annual excursion with us. He put them on the Mack's at Colyar Ledge. Fishing at 1.1 mph with Jeff Drifts within 5 feet of the bottom in depths of 180 to 24...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 6/7/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Took an old friend out fishing for kokanee. not sure what he was expecting, but he was blown away every time i handed him the rod, he was thinking we would maybe catch 1. Then the morning started out...
Posted: 6/6/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/6/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to the Ted Gray gang for fishing with us today. They were great. We worked Colyar Ledge and the Monument for our fish. Jeff's drift rigs tight to the bottom at about 1.1 mph was ticket.
A...
Posted: 6/3/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Bernard's of Kent came out and fished with Jeff. He took them up to Colyar Ledge early for some Mack fishing. After boating a nice pile of Mack's they came down lake and worked over some Kokanee...
Posted: 6/1/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jim and Anne Lamerson came up from Prescott, AZ and fished with me again. We worked over the deeper spots just downlake of the Bar. I fished Jeff's Drift Rigs all around. I baited 2 rods with Pikem...
Posted: 5/29/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Vu's and Wynne's came out to get their kids some Mackinaw. We worked the deeper spots in the Barrens to get our fish. We fished 3 feet of the bottom at 1.2mph in water that was 210 to 225 feet d...