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By: stryker17
Posted: 5/3/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/2/2005
Hot Spots: 3
Hit the lake 2 days in a row, tough fishing, 3 fish each day........... put in about 7 hrs each day, saw very few fish caught, blue roof condos ,200 ft water, fish at 90ft, green back flasher with ora...
Posted: 5/4/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The Laketrout bite was tough today but we managed to catch a few in the Trench. Everything was short striking and I worked my rear off to try to get the fish to come back to the Bait after the initial...
Posted: 5/5/2013
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had a chance to do some uplake work on the 3rd. Then Lynn Smith was willing to let us get the kids some kokanee on the morning of the 4th. We found fish just downlake of Painted Rocks on the 3rd. T...
Posted: 5/5/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the MacDonald men out to chase some of those ever more elusive Lake Chelan Kokanee. He capitalized on the early start with an early double. After the first light flurry, it really slowed d...
By: Steelheadin360
Posted: 5/6/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2013
Hot Spots: 3
The report of an epic fishing trip
Arriving in Chelan about 5pm firday night me and Bassplayer17 (aka Tony) were in a mad rush to get out on the lake! not knowing were to launch or were to go we la...
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...
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...
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: 5/23/2013
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...
Posted: 9/20/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Wayne Worzella along with Tom and Kara Klobucarar all of Snohomish fished with Jeff in the morning. They pounded the fringes of the Bar from 160 to 210 feet and had good fortune on 2 to 5 pound laker...
Posted: 9/22/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/21/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Joe Dobyns of Renton and Cynthia Denny of Seattle came out and fished with Jeff. They hit the upper end of the trench from 180 to 210 feet deep. They caught the big one on a Worden Lures T4 Flatfish...
Posted: 9/24/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Kevin Chappel and Craig Farley came out and fished with Jeff today after deciding that discretion was the better part of valor with yesterdays wind. Jeff got them into the fish by working the fringes...
Posted: 9/27/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Mark Endresen of Winthrop came out with John Endresen of Kingston for a mornings fishing with Jeff. The weatherman lied unless Chelan can whitecap with wind under 5mph. Tough conditions, but the End...
Posted: 10/5/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
World (ok, regionally) famous writer and friend, Terry Rudnick brought his wife (Roberta) and friend Darell Midles out to fish with Jeff. They caught a nice pile of fish and got to tell loads of stor...
Posted: 10/9/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan Laketrout fishing continues to be productive in the lower basin of lake Chelan. I am finding fish in the Trench, Mack Bar, Yacht Club and Minneapolis Beach. Troll the Ace Hi-Fly or Wardens...
Posted: 10/13/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan continues to be productive for Laketrout in the lower basin. Fish the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde next to the bottom and this will put fish on your boat! The WDFW have stocked the rainbows i...
Posted: 10/30/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan Laketrout fishing has been good at the Yacht Club, State Park and the Top end of Mack Bar. The Ace Hi-Fly has been working well along with the Glow Colors of Flatfish by Warden lures. Keep...
Posted: 11/2/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout, Rainbow and a Cutthroat on Lake Chelan. Worked the Trench and Lower end of Mack Bar. Pulled a a Joe Fly on the surface for the Rainbows and Cutthroat and the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde on th...
Posted: 11/3/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Brian Duce, son Matt(13) of Marysville and Doug Harrison of Lovell, Wy came out and fished with Jeff. They mainly worked the trench and the upper end of the Bar. Depths of 190 to 246 were most produ...
Posted: 11/4/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Real good bite on Lake Chelan. Not bad for a 4 hour "Fall Special Fishing Adventure". The Ace Hi-Fly in Glow patterns is what the fish want. The Trench and the lower end of Mack Bar is loaded right no...
Posted: 11/6/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff has been on quite a run. The pictures attached are from trips in the last week of October and the first week of November.
The trench and the bar have been the productive locations with depths...
Posted: 11/9/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
November 8th, 2013
My Lake Office was sure Pretty this morning! The Lake Chelan Laketrout bite was outstanding also. We boated 16 in 4 hours. the Ace Hi-Fly is what the fish want. Keep your Ace n...
Posted: 11/11/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing does not get any better than today. We boated 18 Laketrout and lost a bunch in 4 hours. Not sure the lbs. of fillets because the scale was pegged. The Ace Hi-Fly has been the Bait! T...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 11/12/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I have been out a few times for Rainbow on Lake Chelan recently. It has been hit and miss for me, but mostly good, a couple days were very slow. I have been using small dodger 50/50 trailed with w...
Posted: 11/13/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Today I had one of the most outstanding Catching Trips on Lake Chelan with a High School Buddy, Ken Heath and his Father Glenn. The Laketrout bite was Unbelievable ! I do think we had over 50 bites to...