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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: 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: 10/18/2019
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/17/2019
Hot Spots: 0
On a cold October morning Jeff took out two customers for morning Mack’s on Lake Chelan. On the half day fishing trip they put 5 great looking Mack’s in the bucket. They even caught one King that was...
Posted: 10/19/2019
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/19/2019
Hot Spots: 0
It was a rainy Saturday in Chelan today. We had the pleasure of having the Draggoo family out for a full day trip. Despite the weather Guide Jeff helped them land 6 Mack’s, a Burbot, and a Cutthroat. ...
Posted: 11/18/2019
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/18/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Repeat customers, the Burgess family came out fishing with Jeff this morning on Lake Chelan. Big fish was 15.7 lbs! Also caught 3 Kokanee too! It was a great November morning to catch a big fish!
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: 4/27/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Sammy Arnott brought his dad and grandpa out to fish with me. We trolled for Mack's on Colyar Ledge then worked downlake around the State Park. On the Ledge we fished T4 GPLF Flatfish at 1.2 mph in ...
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: 7/10/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/8/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers July 6th through the 8th. We have continued to work the Bar early and the doughnut hole later to get our fish. Fishing Jeff Drifts with a piece of Pikeminnow on the downrigger rod...
Posted: 10/7/2015
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Selected Alaska because Oregon wasn't listed and the site required I pick a location.
Went to Garibaldi, OR on a touring vacation. I inquired to see if they were going to fish for Tuna. The tun...
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Mack's Lures gang out for some Kokanee fishing. They pounded the lower end of the lower basin with Mack's Lures Wedding Rings and Mack's Lures Cha Cha squidders baited with Pautzke's Fi...
Posted: 5/15/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Swenson's wanted a bunch of Kokanee so I got to host another 3 generation fishing trip. We just pounded the area from Lakeside to Chelan Shores. The most productive pattern was about 20 feet dow...
Posted: 5/14/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The kokanee are in full bloom now. Jeff fished for a limit. Lakeside or over by Chelan Shores works pretty good. The fish are 10 to 25 feet down over bottoms from 25 to 45. Mack's Lures Kokanee Pr...
Posted: 5/11/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We really slammed the monster kokanee this afternoon. Flashlites, wedding rings and Fire Corn were the ticket. Lakeside is still the best producer.
(Actually the kokanee fishing is pretty tough an...
Posted: 8/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Pepe' convinced Jeff to take Blueberry Kari and her Mom, Linda and another friend to our upper Lake for an all day tour for a wedding present to Kari. See the lake, fish some in the upper lake and se...
Posted: 12/20/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Pepe' out for another of their Kokanee forays. He checked out areas from Mill Bay to 25 Mile Creek. Working just above schools that were marked mostly 50 to 150 feet deep over deeper botto...
Posted: 5/22/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had the Vyborny's yesterday and the Pitt's today for Kokanee. Anton had Mike Thorpe and Kurt Rasmussen out for Mackinaw yesterday. It is beautiful weather in the Northwest... Jeff hit areas fr...
Posted: 5/14/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff is still right on the Kokanee. Manson Bay is still producing limits early in the morning. Troll Mack's Double D Dodgers trailed by a 15" leader to Mack's Lures Mini Cha Cha Squidders in orange ...
Posted: 5/16/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well, Jeff is dialed in. The Finck's on the 15th with Jeff and our Pepe' of Blueberry Hills and Gilberto from El Porton in East Wenatchee with a friend the morning of the 16th. Mack's Double D's to ...
Posted: 5/17/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Finck's came out today for their Day 2 adventure with Jeff. They limited again today using the same technique as on the 15th. See that report for technique. The 9# Mack was a real challenge on ...
