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Posted: 4/20/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ron Stube was nice enough to bring along Nick Amato and come out to fish with me. The kokanee proved to be finicky. We worked the face of Mill Bay managing to lose 2 fish in the first hour. I had j...
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...
Posted: 12/9/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
So Pepe' convinced Jeff to go hunt for Kokanee in a driving rain by promising him a rack of ribs. For those that don't know, Pepe' makes the magic happen at Blueberry Hills in Manson, one of the top ...
Posted: 5/19/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The Finck's came out to fish with Jeff again. They wanted to target Kokanee. They even let Jeff get his fish! Then they moved in closer and got some Cutts. Mack's Lures Kokanee Pro Wedding Rings o...
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: 2/1/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
After wowing the crowds at the Western Washington Sportsman Show, Jeff took Pepe out on the 30th to make sure the Kokanee were still there, then took fishing legends Mike Hall and Bobby Loomis out to ...
Posted: 2/19/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Erik Walum brought his clan out to fish with Jeff for some Kokanee. Thought I'd post this. A 40 kokanee day is pretty special! Same pattern as yesterday worked. Remember, we are offering a sale fo...
Posted: 2/21/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff is really on a roll. On the 20th he took out the regionally notorious Graybill brothers. Dave ("the Commish" AKA: The Fishing Magician) and his brother, Guide Emeritus on Chelan, Rick. I'm sur...
Posted: 2/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Paul Chauvin and Melissa Miller came out and fished with Jeff for Kokanee again. Same pattern, same results. Yesterday we had another father and son combo come out and fish with Jeff for their limit...
Posted: 2/27/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Many time repeat Jason Zembrycki came out with his posse to fish with Jeff on the 25th while Tevi sent Pepe' out with Jeff on the 27th to resupply with Kokanee. So they could keep their strength up, ...
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: 5/6/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff worked the lower basin for Kokanee over the past few days. The Thompson's came out today. He has been working Mack's Lures Mini Cha Cha Squidders baited with corn soaked in Pro Cure Bloody Tuna...
Posted: 11/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the regionally famous Pepe' Hernandez of Blueberry Hills fame along with Gilbert (the owner of East Wenatchee's El Porton) out to prospect for early winter Kokanee. It was a rainy day, but ...
Posted: 6/2/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Koehn's were kind enough to share their 12th anniversary with Jeff. He picked Dad up early and they headed down to the Blue Roof condos to catch some Kokanee. They fished from 35 to 85 feet deep...
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 ...
Posted: 6/12/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Baird party the morning of the 11th and the Plouf party the morning of the 12th fished with Jeff. He is still pounding the lower basin for Kokanee working Mack's Double D dodgers with either wedd...
Posted: 6/15/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Harris clan of Snoqualmie came out with Jeff for an epic day of Kokanee fishing. Running a cheater rod produced some Rainbow and Cutthroat trout too! Working Mack's Double D Dodgers in front of ...
Posted: 11/7/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff went out on 11/4 by himself to prospect for Kokanee. Mack's mini squids and wedding rings behind their 0000 dodger baited with scented corn trolled at 1mph in the upper part of the lower basin g...
Posted: 6/11/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had the Baines party on 6/9 and the "legend in his own mind"... Bobby Loomis on 6/10. The lower end of the fishery is still producing terrific numbers of Kokanee with shallower bonus Cutt. Reme...
Posted: 2/16/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The Kesterson's came out on the 14th and Ozzie Hernandez came out on the 15th with Jeff & Pepe' to get some Kokanee. These are mostly 11" to 15" fish. Colyar Ledge at 1 mph from 50 to 150 feet. Mac...
Posted: 3/29/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Jacob Hunter came out from Wisconsin to fish for Kokanee. We fished the break out of Mill Bay from 60 to 100 feet. The fish were deeply suspended from 50 to 80 feet. Almost every hook up turned int...
Posted: 2/3/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Pepe' out to get some Kokanee. They worked Colyar ledge trolling through schools of Kokanee with a variety of gear. Mack's Kokanee Pro wedding rings with the glo burst Smile Blade was best...
Posted: 1/16/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Ray Lingle of Chelan brought his son up from Yakima for some winter Kokanee fishing on Chelan with Jeff. They pounded schools of fish from 50 to 150 feet over much deeper bottoms up at Colyar Ledge ...
