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Posted: 6/18/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan has been challenging Laketrout fishing over this reporting period but we are still boating Fish! One day the bite is on and the next it's off. The best bait still is the Ace Hi-Fly but we ...
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By: Mort
Posted: 6/10/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/7/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We booked a trip with 'Darrell and Dad's' guide service out of Chelan. We stayed in the owners house at "The Fisherman's Hideaway" unit and it was spotless clean and very comfortable. Started at 6am a...
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Posted: 6/3/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout catching on Lake Chelan is good right now!!! The bigger lakers are starting to show up in the trench, mack Bar and Yacht Club! The Ace Hi-fly is what works best on our lake!!!! Boated my fir...
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Posted: 6/2/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I went out Saturday morning with a few buddies to do a little scouting for Lake Trout. I had been giving the Lakers a pretty good break for the last month and a half or so while we were chasing Kokane...
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By: Dustin07
Posted: 6/2/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/1/2013
Hot Spots: 1
The lack of fish boated is more likely a sign of my inexperience than an indicator of the fishery, we've all see the reports ;) It was more of an exploratory trip for my brother and I. we launched ...
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Posted: 5/29/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan Laketrout bite has been good in the Trench, Mack Bar and Minneapolis Beach. The Ace Hi-Fly again was the best bait. We kept our baits next to the bottom to get the fish that were hungry. T...
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Posted: 5/28/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2013
Hot Spots: 0
With family and all, it has been hard to keep up. Thanks to everybody for fishing with us. Colyar ledge just keeps on producing great numbers. Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidders, Silver Horde's Kingfis...
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Posted: 5/27/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan remains good fishing for Laketrout in the Lower Basin. The Ace Hi-Fly in the glow colors has been the baits that the fish want. Troll this bait next to the bottom at all times to be produc...
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By: chris_823
Posted: 5/23/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Late report but here it is just the same, trolling for lake trout on the Chelan side of Wapato Point around 10am, perfect day. Rod bend straight down, figured I had snagged a tree on the bottom until...
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Posted: 5/23/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/21/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The front pushing all that wind blew us off Colyar ledge so we had to play whack a pile for a while. Then things settled down to a steady downpour. Fellow Vet, Ken Bowen and buddy Bill McMichael cam...
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Posted: 5/22/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/21/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Rain Rain Rain...Doesn't seem to bother the Laketrout on Lake Chelan!!! The Ace Hi-Fly was again what the fish wanted. We trolled the Trench to have a great morning. Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!! ...
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Posted: 5/21/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff & I pounded away at Colyar ledge for nice piles of Lakers. Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidders, Worden Lures T4 Flatfish and Silver Hordes Kingfisher Lite spoons all scored well. Depths from the 220...
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Posted: 5/20/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Canadian Memorial Day brought the Hix's from Abbotsford, BC as well as John and Katy from West Vancouver, BC to fish with us. We pounded Colyar Ledge for nice numbers of Lakers. John even got a nice...
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Posted: 5/20/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
JoAnn and I had the pleasure of fishing with Jeff Witkowski, who is a guide that works with Anton Jones of Darrell and Dad’s Family Guide Service. Our target was Lake Chelan Lake Trout. We left th...
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Posted: 5/20/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for JoAnn and my last trip to Lake Chelan this year for kokanee. It’s been a unexpected and fun spring, and we have enjoyed the lake’s beauty and great kokanee fishing. We arrived Sa...
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Posted: 5/20/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well I hate to say it, but it might almost be time to hang up the kokanee gear. They are still there, but the bite has really died off. We found them this weekend up at the Yacht Club, on Mack Bar, of...
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Posted: 5/19/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing has picked up over this week. Today we boated 14 laketrout and 1 Kokanee. The Abyss above the Yacht Club produced well for us. The Ace Hi-Fly for the laketrout and the Mini Ace Hi-fl...
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Posted: 5/16/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well thanks to the Lundgren's for coming out with me. The early morning bite was particularly hot, then a lull, then we finished getting 2 out of a quad hook up. Pounding Colyar ledge from 230 to 320...
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Posted: 5/15/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan is still kicking out good numbers of Laketrout from the Lower Basin. Big Fish are starting to stage, so get ready for a Toad Trout picture real soon. The Ace Hi-Fly is what works! Thanks ...
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Posted: 5/15/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got to fish with the best CPA fisherman in Manson. Also, Pepe' the guy that makes the magic pies at Blueberry Hills. We trolled around in a few different areas in the lower basin and fooled around w...
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Posted: 5/14/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing has picked up in the lower basin on Lake Chelan. Mack Bar, Trench, and Minneapolis Beach are holding good numbers right now. The Ace Hi-Fly by far is out producing any other bait rig...
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Posted: 5/13/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Karvasek's up to pound on Colyar's ledge for some Mack's. The wind and the waves made it difficult to stay on the ledge, but it still worked out great! Mack's Cha Cha Squidders, Silver...
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Posted: 5/13/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We spent the weekend on Chelan again chasing Kokanee and Lake Trout. The Mackinaw bite was very productive in the lower basin and we found good numbers of fish on Minneapolis beach and at the head of ...
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Posted: 5/13/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Left the house at 12 30am with hope's of more big kokanee. Arrived at the mill bay launch at 430 got the boat ready and in the water gear down 450. The lake was up a little from last weekend and warme...
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Posted: 5/12/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I was lucky enough to fish with Dick Thaden with son-in-law Dave Trip and Dick's grandson, Josh Tripp. Josh just graduated and had this hiatus before starting his new job to fish with his dad and gra...
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