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Posted: 7/14/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Andy worked hard for his fish today. He picked up fish on the Bar, in the Flat, up at the Yacht Club and in the trench. But it was tough sledding. The "day maker" was a 19 pounder taken just off of...
Posted: 3/22/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Purple Glow U20 Flatfish and Kingfisher Lite spoons were the ticket on the outrigger rods for Mark and Sue Robinson. Working the trench and the indeterminant flat were best. Keeping the lures within...
Posted: 4/26/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Andy pounded away from Sunnybank into the lower basin to produce a nice bunch of lakers for the Herald gang. The little F7 purple glow flatfish was the best producer. Stay close to the bottom and sl...
Posted: 8/6/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well, the Jones Boys had a great time catching some fish, enjoying the morning ambience of a Lake Chelan morning and giving each other a hard time. It was a chamber of commerce morning. We started o...
Posted: 2/18/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Gordon Lueck of Lacey was nice enought to bring his grandson's Marcus (10) and Mikhail (8) Bussey out fishing with Jeff and Me today. With the cold front moving in, the morning had a bite to it. We ...
Posted: 7/5/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/4/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Mack Bar early. We picked up a fish each on the first 2 passes and had one pull off. I then picked up and moved to the Yacht Club, but it was tougher. We did have one really good pass where we ...
Posted: 7/5/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Andy had the same struggles I did this morning. The Bar yielded 2 fish, the Yacht Club a fish. He decided to go hit the nursery to get the younger kids some additional action, and off the went. Tha...
Posted: 7/5/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Those T4 purple glow flatfish on the outriggers were really productive for Andy today on the Bar. He decided to just stick it out for the 4 hour trip by staying on the Bar. Boy, did it pay off!. Th...
Posted: 3/9/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Randy and Sandra Woodson were nice enough to go fishing with us on Saturday. It wasn't the easiest of days, but they got to take a nice bunch of lakers home. We pounded the trench early and got a so...
Posted: 3/10/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We had a great time on a perfect late winter day on Chelan. Look how the younger Mr. Crawford was dressed for his "big fish" picture. Jon Crawford, his son David and Charles Leonard came out to fish...
Posted: 1/24/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
George Selvy of Lynnwood and fishing partner Don McAfee were nice enough to let their buddy Jeff Witkowski and our guide Andy Byrd take them out for a morning fishing on Lake Chelan. They ran up abov...
Posted: 2/7/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to Pat Gibson and his buddy for fishing with us. They got a nice taste of running the gear near the bottom and hanging some lakers. The best producing lure for them was the Chartreuse Splatte...
Posted: 6/1/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The only thing hotter than the weather is the fishing. We are fishing between the Bar and Rocky Point in the morning. Depths of 170 to 220 are most productive. Most times pulling F-7 purple glow fl...
Posted: 6/15/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Andy had a nice early run on the Bar before moving over to Minneapolis and a finishing pass up the Trench to get a nice pile of fish for fishing buddies Gary Morrison and Dennis Johnson. He pounded a...
Posted: 6/15/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Andy was really challenged by the wind today as a cold low pressure front moved through and really created a lockjaw situation. Hammering away with an assortment of flatfish and baited Ace Hi Flies n...
Posted: 9/19/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Mike Burrington of Sammamish brought his girls Sarah (14) and Karen (12) as well as Kim Robinson out with us. It was a tougher bite, but they ended up with a nice pile of fillets and we all had a...
Posted: 9/19/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had Tyler Mullen and Dave Ripke come out and fish with us. We pounded away at the Yacht Club early then moved down to the monument and finished by Lake Chelan State Park. Worden Lures F7 Flatfish in...
Posted: 5/11/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The morning of the 11th was breezy but fishable. Our fish continued to hit in the dips in that indeterminate flat between the Bar and Minneapolis. You have to be ready to capitalize on the bites. W...
Posted: 5/23/2010
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Those little B2 squids with the small wiggle fin in front baited with a bit of Northern Pikeminnow was once again the ticket. We started out the morning pounding the pattern around Sunnybank. We the...
Posted: 5/14/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Worden Lures U20 Luminous Chatreuse Flatfish worked best. We pulled a few fish from the Bar / Potholes, but had our best success along the face of Manson Bay. Dick Thaden was nice enough to bring hi...
Posted: 9/15/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Hay's were nice enough to come out and fish with us for their 29th wedding anniversery. It was a warm day, but cooler weather is on the way. Mack Bar was slow so Jeff moved up to the Yacht Club ...
Posted: 9/2/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The MacPherson's had a great morning out with us. Jeff and Brian worked around the edges of the Bar with a combination of Ace Hi's and Flatfish. Glow color Ace Hi's baited with a piece of Pikeminnow...
Posted: 9/2/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Baldwing gang came across the lake and hopped on board for a morning fishing trip. It was another gorgeous morning on Chelan. We fished T4 Purple Glow flatfish off the downriggers and Green Spla...
Posted: 9/5/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to the Fochesato men for coming out with me again. We lit it up early and had a flurry late with the odd fish inbetween. Fished on and around the Bar. We had good fortune with Silver Horde A...
Posted: 9/8/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Quarnstrom gang came out with us and fished. Jeff pounded the outside edges of the Bar with a combination of T4 Purple Glow Flatfish on the outriggers and Glow in the dark Ace Hi Flies on the dow...
