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Posted: 7/17/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hitting the "Bar" early then moving off the tip of Wapato Point has been the morning pattern. Colyar ledge will also be very productive. Worden Lures T3 Purple Glow Flatfish and Silver Horde Needlef...
Posted: 7/13/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Mackinaw fishing on Lake Chelan continues Hot, just like the weather. We are fishing the Bar early, the head of the trench or off of Wapato Pt. in the middle of the day and in the indeterminate flat ...
Posted: 7/11/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Trolling for Lake Trout in the Trench, on the Bar, off the tip of Wapato Pt., along the face of Manson Bay and up along Colyar Ledge continues to be productive. The Bar and Colyar Ledge work best ear...
Posted: 7/9/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is a summary of a few days fishing during the 4th of July weekend. Opening on the Bar has been sporadic, but has produced some nice fish. The indeterminate flat between the Bar and the Trench h...
Posted: 7/1/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Brad and Pat Fitzgerald brought Kiley Nelson to fish with Jeff on Omak. Silver Horde Kingfisher Lite spoons run just above suspended arches did the trick. Best speed was anywhere from 1.5 to 1.8 mph...
Posted: 6/30/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Well going to the Bar early in the morning can be tough on your liver ... except on Chelan! The Gledhill and Fitz group came out and brought the boys for a morning of Mack fishing with Jeff. They ha...
Posted: 6/19/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Eggertsen party from Bellevue, Seattle and the Puget Sound Angler's went out Mack fishing with Jeff. They got a bunch of fish, some nice fish and enjoyed a Chamber of Commerce day on Lake Chelan....
Posted: 6/16/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Working the lower basin early in the morning is your best shot at a big fish this time of the year. June is one of the big fish "peaks". The Thompson boys brought their dad, Tom out fishing with Jef...
Posted: 6/15/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Rob, Larry and Todd went fishing at Omak with Jeff. They had a great time. Silver Horde's Kingfisher Lite spoons in Chartreuse was the best producer. This time of the year, the South end of the lak...
Posted: 6/12/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff went out to get some kokanee to eat. Working the lower basin with Mack's Lure Wedding rings and Mini Cha Cha Squidders did the trick. A slow troll, working around 60 feet deep over 80 to 120 ft...
Posted: 6/6/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and I took the Darrell & Dad's CFO (Sandy) as well as our captain in training Seb Romiti and last but not least the angling CPA, Gary up to Omak for a fishing party. We caught most of our fish t...
Posted: 6/6/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jack and Sandi Angeline were nice enough to come out and fish with Jeff for Kokanee. Jack had a very nice 21" rainbow before they got off the dock. Jeff pounded depths of 45 to 90 feet at 1.1 mph wi...
Posted: 5/28/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Tim and Fred came over from the Spokane area to fish with us. We fought the wind early up at Colyar ledge. It prevented us from doing the NASCAR. Had to go with the wind until it settled down. The...
Posted: 5/26/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Jackson clan booked both our boats for a morning of Mack fishing. We did NASCAR (look out, left turn coming) at Colyar ledge early then moved downlake when the bite cooled. It was a beautiful mo...
Posted: 5/20/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The McKinnon clan came back out for a deja vu all over again trip. We ran up to Colyar and battled some early wind, but the bite was on. We caught fish from 245 to 335 feet deep. Worden Lures T4 Pu...
Posted: 5/19/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Lucy Olwell up to Colyar Ledge for a mornings Mack fishing. He caught fish on squid rigs and flatfish working depths of 175 to 225 feet. Tight to the bottom and speeds of 1.2 to 1.4 mph we...
Posted: 5/17/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
John McKinnon brought out the whole clan to do some Mack fishing with us. We fished Colyar ledge and had our best success from 270 to 295 feet deep. Worden Lures/ Yakima Bait Co. T4 Flatfish in GPLF...
Posted: 5/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Mr. Schrader and Mr. Swanson up to Colyar Ledge to troll Squid rigs and flatfish for Lake Trout. They did good... Jeff worked the Ledge shallower than typical. Got bites from 185 to 215 f...
Posted: 5/14/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Joe and Kelly Williams of the Phoenix, Az area brought their baby out for a morning of Mack fishing and sight seeing on a beautiful morning on Lake Chelan. We worked Colyar Ledge from 235 to 310 feet...
Posted: 5/13/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jerry and Cheri Wilkins took an uplake fishing trip with Jeff. They got to see some of the most spectacular scenery in the Northwest, catch a pile of Lakers and rainbow trout as well as to enjoy just...
Posted: 5/12/2014
Species: Squawfish
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Andy Kawafune out to assist him on his quest to catch 50 species of fish in Washington 2014. He got 3 today. Mackinaw, Northern Pikeminnow and Smallmouth Bass. He also caught Rainbow Trou...
Posted: 5/12/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Dave Laskowski brought his fishing friends out to do some Mack fishing. Jeff pounded Colyar ledge for them in depths of 190 to 290 feet trolling at 1.2 mph within 5 feet of the bottom. Silver Horde ...
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Andy Kohl brought Amil Kohl with boys Dalton and Dylan for a mornings Mack fishing. We pounded Colyar ledge from 200 to 310 feet deep for a nice pile of Lakers. Trolling 1.1 to 1.3 mph within 5 feet...
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I attached the wrong picture for the previously submitted report for 5/8/14. My apologies. The United Methodist Church of Chelan sponsored Vietnam Veterans Ray Cook and Guy Sharratt out fishing wit...
Posted: 5/9/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Chelan United Methodist Church sponsored Ray Cook and Guy Sharrat of Wenatchee on a fishing trip with Jeff as part of the "Honorable Welcome Home, At Ease" program. They caught rainbow trout and...