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Posted: 3/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/21/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Poggie Club guys made the annual March foray to Chelan to get some Lakers for the smoker. We pulled glow Needlefish squiddy's baited with a piece of Pikeminnow along Colyar ledge at 1.2 mph. The...
By: Mcfisherson13
Posted: 3/17/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Well I guess I will send out a report since none of the other boats did for this weekend. This is more of a caution report than a fishing report. First and foremost, Watch out for drifting wood!! I ha...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 3/10/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
got to city launch at 7am, motored on up to yacht club area and started fishing. I was quickly joined by others fishing the same area. I have pretty good action. the weather was great, with less win...
Posted: 3/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan continues to kick out good numbers of Laketrout with that occasional rainbow mixed in. The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde is and probably always be the bait of choice on my boat! We trolled the...
By: Steelheadin360
Posted: 3/4/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/3/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is a two day report.
We arrived in Chelan late afternoon on Sunday and began fishing on the down lake side of mill bay, working towards rocky point. The water was glass calm and the sun was ou...
Posted: 3/3/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Josh McAlvey and Sean Ranno decideor d to do some Mack fishing with Jeff for some "guy time". Shower avoidance, I think, would be the way to put it. Jeff says that if you want to know if it's going ...
Posted: 2/28/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What to do, what to do? Walter B and Walter G Morgan came ouit with Brian and Max Scoggin to fish with Jeff. They worked Macks for a while then went after the newly arrived Kokanee, then went back t...
Posted: 2/25/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Manson's star Restauranteurs out for a day prospecting Kokanee in the lower half of Lake Chelan. There are a wide range of sizes with the majority being foot long footballs and the biggest ...
Posted: 2/21/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Rodman's of Chelan out for a morning trip, trolling for Mackinaw on Lake Chelan. They found the fish in the trench. Again, the fish were "light biters" and it took some finesse to get ...
Posted: 2/18/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Gordon Lueck of Olympia came out and fished with Jeff again. He brought grandsons, Mikhail Bussey (11) and Marcus Bussey (13). Jeff pounded the trench again with Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidders and S...
Posted: 2/18/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Laursen's and the Carl's out for a mornings Mack fishing. Conditions were pretty difficult with wind, rain, blowing snow and intermittent sunshine, but they did fine. The trench from 2...
Posted: 2/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Andrew Tisch of Puyallup and Troy Hopkins of Graham out to fish for some Lake Chelan Mackinaw. They worked the trench and the potholes within five feet of the bottom. Squid rigs in glow co...
Posted: 2/1/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had some Hawks Fans not Donkey Fans on the boat today! Very Cold East wind pounded us for our half day trip but we managed to snake out good numbers from the Trench! The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again!...
Posted: 1/30/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/30/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Racking up the numbers on Lake CheLan Today!!!! We fished the Trench in 200 to 245ft depths today! Pulled the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde to fill the cooler! We kept the Ace right next to the bottom at ...
Posted: 1/30/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is a repost of our 1/22/14 report. Somehow I managed to post it without pictures the first time. Jeff took Seth Glass, Nate Glass and Erik Sagen of Burien out for a morning Mack trip. They cau...
Posted: 1/26/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Today was right up there on being the Best Bite I have had on Lake Chelan. Boated 32 fish! We had over 50 hits! The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again! The Trench is absolutely stacked with fish! Thanks so...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 1/25/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/25/2014
Hot Spots: 1
fished Lake Chelan this morning, since I got my motor up and running well again. I headed out to the trench, fish for Lakers for a bit, no luck. I didn't have much gas, so I headed back toward city ...
Posted: 1/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout catching on Lake Chelan continues to be very Hot in the lower Basin! 20 Laketrout and 2 Bows in 4 hours.. The Ace Hi-fly continues to be the best bait! Trolled the Trench today and it is loa...
Posted: 1/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Seth Glass, Nate Glass and Erik Sagen of Burien came out for a morning Mack trip with Jeff. He pounded the trench, mostly from 180 to 210 feet deep. Mother of Pearl Ace Hi Flies baited with a chunk ...
Posted: 1/23/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout catching is on Fire right now on Lake Chelan! Great time of the year to get out there before the Crowds show up and catch a bunch of fish! The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde has been the best bai...
Posted: 1/20/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
It was tougherdue to wind but still 5 star days on Chelan for Mackinaw with a sprinkling of dockside rainbows to boot. Fat Cat Cha Cha's and Silver Horde's Ace Hi's worked in the trench again. Depth...
Posted: 1/19/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Andrew & Brook Buchholz came out with Aidan and Chad Cook again to fish with Jeff. Ten year old Brook handed Jeff a note as she got on board that really makes a guides day! Since the 'bow thing was...
Posted: 1/14/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff has been producing great numbers of fish in the trench trolling Ace Hi Flies and Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidders baited with a chunk of Northern Pikeminnow. Depths of 180 to 240 feet worked best...
Posted: 1/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing has been outstanding in the lower Basin. The Ace Hi-Fly has been the bait to use. Keep that Ace next to the bottom at all times and you will be successful. The Laketrout are feeding ...
Posted: 12/30/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan continues to produce Huge numbers for me in the lower basin! We have been averaging over 15 fish to the boat in a half day! The Ace Hi-Fly has been working well and for the rainbows flies ...
