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Posted: 5/11/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Cousin Robert Schlief of Boise was nice enough to come out and help me thin out the lower basin Mackinaw on Lake Chelan for a couple of hours. Working tight to the bottom at 1mph with Jeff drifts in ...
Posted: 8/12/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing for Lake Trout in Lake Chelan has been pretty good over the last week. We have been running mostly 4 hour trips. The mornings and evenings are best of course, but all three slots have been p...
Posted: 5/23/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
They Tobey clan came out for their annual foray for Lakers on Chelan. We trolled across the Bar and told stories. As we dropped into the Barrens we told more stories. I was sweating, but I thought ...
Posted: 5/17/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers May 14th and 15th. Our many time repeat customers, Dick Thaden with Dave & Josh Tripp came out with us on a beautiful Saturday morning. We pounded Colyar Ledge then finished along...
Posted: 4/1/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Pepe' Hernandez brought out Isai Rodriguez (10) and Lauro Rodriguez to fish with Anton. They pounded away at Colyar Ledge for the morning, but mid-day the bite died down and they moved to Manson Bay....
Posted: 9/25/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
As we move through the pre-spawn here on Chelan, the Mackinaw fishing continues to be excellent. We are catching fish in the Barrens, the Trench, the State Park and the face of Manson Bay. Fishing a...
Posted: 6/25/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Windblown Colyar Ledge produced early and the fringe of the Bar produced later in the morning for Jeff as he guided the Canadian Consortium. Speeds of about 1.2 mph produced best. Jeff's Drift rigs ...
Posted: 6/20/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Aloha! This report will cover trips from June 18th and 19th.
Jeff has been pounding the Macks with a very respectable sprinkling of big fish. Working Colyar Ledge, the Narrows and the area around...
Posted: 6/20/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Korish's out for a day of Mackinaw fishing. He had to work to get them to bite, but eventually, it worked out. Jeff drifts off the Bar fringe worked best. As always , fish within 5 fe...
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...
Posted: 8/23/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff & I have been going huckelty buck here in August. The Bar has produced early in the morning. Secondary locations have been touch and go, but lately the trench has emerged as a consistent produ...
Posted: 8/26/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had us hold out an open date so he could take his cousin Darlene and Gail fishing. The 13.8 and the 12.1 were their biggest fish ever! They got a few others and suggested that a celebration at ...
Posted: 3/26/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Three generations of the Munds family were kind enough to come out and fish with Anton. The day started out with a cold driving rain, but ended in mild sunshine. They got fish in the trench from 220...
Posted: 3/7/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/6/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The Nazarchuk's (Tony, Konstinten & Sergei) from Everett via the Ukraine came out with our guide, Jeff WitkowSKI to discuss the fate of the Warsaw Pact and to fish for Mackinaw. They were buffetted b...
Posted: 2/7/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/7/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Paul Chauvin(not being a football fan) brought Melissa Miller of Lacey out to fish with Jeff on Chelan for some Mackinaw. This was one of those days that we were lucky they came for a full day. Jeff...
Posted: 4/8/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to the Autrey party on the 7th and the Deuholme family on the 8th for coming out to fish Mack's with Jeff. He needs the supervision... The trench bite may be softening just a bit, but it stil...
Posted: 11/8/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/29/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers 10/24 to 10/29. Jeff has gotten the Mack's to bite up in the Narrows and in the Barrens. Primarily pulling baited Jeff drift rigs within 5 feet of the bottom at 1.1 mph in depths ...
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: 4/15/2009
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/15/2009
Hot Spots: 2
We started out the morning with the weather cold, but the fishing hot. Then the weather warmed but the bite went cold. At the end of our morning trip we had four Mackinaw and a beautiful landlocked ...
