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Posted: 10/21/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
It has been a wet and cooler week with some wind off and on. Jeff has been pounding the Barrens and the trench for his fish. Baited Jeff drifts being pulled at 1 mph within 5 feet of the bottom in d...
Posted: 6/1/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jim and Anne Lamerson came up from Prescott, AZ and fished with me again. We worked over the deeper spots just downlake of the Bar. I fished Jeff's Drift Rigs all around. I baited 2 rods with Pikem...
Posted: 5/2/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The pictures with this report cover fishing from April 29 to May 2. We have trolled Colyar Ledge early in the morning (weather permitting), then moved downlake to hit the face of Manson Bay. The Col...
Posted: 6/28/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff has been getting some nice quality fish in the Lower Basin. He has been fishing from 120 to 180 feet deep pulling T4 Purple glow Flatfish and Needlefish squiddy's baited with Pikeminnow. The gr...
Posted: 7/1/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took out the Moore's, dad, Rich and kids Colby (12) with Thomas (8) for a morning of Mack fishing. They hit fish from 130 to 180 feet deep in the lower basin by trolling Needlefish squid rigs, T...
Posted: 6/13/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Southam family out for their annual excursion with us. He put them on the Mack's at Colyar Ledge. Fishing at 1.1 mph with Jeff Drifts within 5 feet of the bottom in depths of 180 to 24...
Posted: 6/16/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Connell party on the 14th and the Ulrich/Charles team on the 15th up to Colyar ledge for some Mack fishing. Jeff's Drift rig and T-4 purple glow flatfish pulled within 5 feet of the bot...
Posted: 8/18/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The big weather front that blew through changed things around. The Barrens and the fringe of the Bar has worked best. It has been more of a struggle to get fish to bite up at Colyar Ledge, on the Ba...
Posted: 8/20/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Christofilis clan of Seattle came out and fished with Jeff. The Barrens was the productive area as the fish are really moving around. Depths of 175 to 205 worked best. As always, stay tight to ...
Posted: 5/29/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Vu's and Wynne's came out to get their kids some Mackinaw. We worked the deeper spots in the Barrens to get our fish. We fished 3 feet of the bottom at 1.2mph in water that was 210 to 225 feet d...
Posted: 5/22/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/21/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers trips from 5/19 to 5/21. Colyar Ledge and the Slide to the slide have produced for us in the early mornings. Later in the morning, the face of Manson Bay and the Doughnut Hole has...
Posted: 1/28/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Tony Mischceay and the gang from Everett came out for some morning Mack fishing on Chelan with Jeff. The same pattern of pulling pikeminnow baited Jeff drifts at 1mph within 5 feet of the bottom in t...
Posted: 3/22/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/22/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to Ken McElmeel and John Mataka of the Seattle Poggie Club for coming out and providing adult supervision for Jeff on a typical spring day on Lake Chelan. The morning was calm and productive. ...
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: 4/15/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to the Jones family for fishing with us in the AM, the Tsun family for fishing the afternoon and the Hernandez family for supervising Jeff on the Kokanee outing. The trench continues to produc...
Posted: 1/22/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
After a long weather and health hiatus, Jeff got back on the water with many time customer Tom Roberts and his son , Zach. They worked the Bar Fringe, Barrens and Trench with excellent results, fishi...
Posted: 2/7/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Gregg Kirmeyer and his crew decided to forego the Super Bowl and fish with Jeff. They pounded the Mackinaw in the trench working depths of 220 to 245 feet with pikeminnow baited Jeff Drifts trolled w...
Posted: 2/8/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/7/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Clemmer's from Springdale and the Renz's from Loon Lake came out to pound Mack's with Jeff. They hung in the trench and hammered the bottom 5 feet of the water column with Jeff Drift's baited wit...
Posted: 8/2/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Mike Cerceo brought his gang out with us for a mornings fishing. It was difficult on the Bar. We caught a fish and lost a couple. We moved over to Minneapolis and started to get bit pretty regular,...
Posted: 8/4/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The DeVine crew came out and fished with us. We had 3 generations scattered between both boats. We worked the Bar, Minneapolis and Manson Bay. The bite was a bit off from the previous days, but the...
Posted: 11/4/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/3/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers the first few days of November, but it could suffice for the last 2 months. The fishing in the Barrens and the trench has been very consistent. Pulling a Silver Horde Needlefish s...
Posted: 11/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to Adrian Sinkey and the Harrington brothers for fishing with Jeff. They once again pounded the Barrens and the Trench in the Lower Basin to catch their fish. Squid rigs fished slowly just of...
Posted: 8/10/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We are in prime time here on Chelan. With that being said, we have a boat open Saturday morning.
Jeff took the McCallister's out for 13 year old Jack's birthday present from his dad. By 6:15 he...
Posted: 8/21/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I haven't posted in a while. We have come through the worst of the fires so far without a hitch. Many of neighbors and friends have not been so lucky. Throughout this, our loyal customers have kept...
Posted: 8/26/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Hennen's and the Call families came out with us yesterday morning. Once again, the Mackinaw bit early in the morning on the Bar. Finishing along the face of Manson Bay keeps the action going. O...
