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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: 4/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Father and Son Olson's came out and fished with Anton. We pounded Vista del Jones with Needlefish squiddy's baited with a piece of Pikeminnow within 5 feet of the bottom. We mostly trolled within 5 ...
Posted: 4/7/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Darrell & Dad' alumnus, Andy Byrd wanted to come over and work on some jigging techniques with us. It worked pretty good. Twin tail jig bodies and about an ounce or so of weight did the trick.
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Posted: 4/8/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Alex Saldana brought his bachelor party out to fish with Jeff. They hammered away at Colyar ledge to get a nice pile of Mackinaw. Silver Horde Needle Fish Squid rigs and Ace Hi Flies with a Mack's L...
Posted: 4/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Rodney Ott from Bend came out with Anton to fish on his birthday. We fished Colyar ledge for a while, then moved downlake to finish the trip. In Colyar the fish bit early in the morning in the 230's...
Posted: 9/30/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Repeat customer Scott Tackitt of Reno brought his gang out for a mornings Mack fishing. It was slow to start, but ended well. Trolling the Barrens and the trench was productive from mid-morning on. ...
Posted: 10/7/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan continues to produce plenty of Mackinaw. The Barrens and the trench are best. The odd Landlocked Chinook is a bonus. You can also get some rainbows fishing from shore or trolling shallo...
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: 4/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Both Jeff and Anton had nice family groups (the Da's from Bothell and the Cope's from Fountain Valley, CA) out for a mornings Mackinaw fishing. The bite started out blazing hot, then leveled off for ...
Posted: 4/16/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Randy brought Leo out for his birthday to fish with Anton. Trolling Colyar ledge was pretty good again. Silver Horde's needlefish squiddy's with a Mack's Lures Smile Blade caught the majority of the...
Posted: 10/20/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Rich & Jim Neal came out with Jeff for a morning of Mack fishing. They worked the Trench and the Barrens. Silver Horde Needlefish Squiddy's Fronted by a Mack's Lure Smile Blade and baited with a pie...
Posted: 10/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Randy and his gang out on Chelan to fish for Lakers. Hitting the precise spots was difficult but they generated enough bites to get a pile of fish in the boat. The Barrens and the Trench p...
Posted: 3/22/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fire Corn baited Ace Hi Flies worked well in the trench for Andy with Randy Reed of Manson and his girls(Emma 11, Ava 5 and Abbie 8.). They all caught the biggest fish of their lives and had lot's of...
Posted: 7/22/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Phillip and David had a great time learning our fishery and catching some Macks. It was another spectacular Chelan morning on the Bar. Even had "the big one that got away" story. Once again T4 Purp...
Posted: 7/23/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It was a spectacular morning of fishing on "the Bar", on Lake Chelan. New friends Keith and Max Sims came out with old friend, Bob Uptagarfft for a morning of fishing. It was the nicest weather you ...
Posted: 4/30/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and I took out the Yuasa gang for a Mack trip. We prepped the boat early and prospected. Rainbows, Cutts and Smallies were all available. Oh yeah, the Mack fishing was great. We hit a couple ...
Posted: 8/23/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
John Manard took his old friend and avid angler CJ Williams out with us. John was along as an observer and CJ did all the angling. We had a very special early morning bite on all our lures. Mack's ...
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: 5/9/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Chelan United Methodist Church sponsored Ray Cook and Guy Sharrat of Wenatchee on a fishing trip with Jeff as part of the "Honorable Welcome Home, At Ease" program. They caught rainbow trout and...
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I attached the wrong picture for the previously submitted report for 5/8/14. My apologies. The United Methodist Church of Chelan sponsored Vietnam Veterans Ray Cook and Guy Sharratt out fishing wit...
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Andy Kohl brought Amil Kohl with boys Dalton and Dylan for a mornings Mack fishing. We pounded Colyar ledge from 200 to 310 feet deep for a nice pile of Lakers. Trolling 1.1 to 1.3 mph within 5 feet...
Posted: 12/4/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Vessey family took advantage of our Black Friday Special to have a nice Birthday fishing trip for their boy on his 14th Birthday. Happy Birthday Stephen! Darren Wiersma came out to fish with Jef...
Posted: 12/19/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Al S's buddy woke up ill but he was good to go. We prospected around, but the trench produced most of the fish including a beautiful Chinook. As always, we worked the bottom 5 to 10 feet of the wate...
Posted: 6/21/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had the Grindon gang while I had the Tucker crew (all the way from the UK!) for an evenings fishing. We trolled the area around Mill Bay with Flatfish in the Chub, Luminous Chartreuse and Purple...
