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Posted: 1/19/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/19/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jesse and Bill came out and trolled the barrens with Jeff for some Mackinaw. They dragged Jeff Drifts at 1.1mph within 5 feet of the bottom in depths of 165 to 220 feet. The bite was steady all day....
Posted: 1/21/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/21/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Eastern Bloc incursion on Chelan today, the Warsaw Pact is alive and well. Here's Vic displaying our spoils. Final tally: Polland- 20, Kokanee- 14...
The above is the report from our guide: Jeff W...
Posted: 1/24/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
So , Repeat customer Joe Burke of West Allis, WI was nice enough to book us to surprise his son and daughter in law, Dave and Jordan Burke newly of Malaga for their housewarming gift. They had no ide...
Posted: 1/25/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Adam and Paul came over from Lacey to fish with Jeff. They worked hard for their Kokanee at Colyar Ledge, then came down to the barrens to finish the day fighting the wind and getting a few Macks.
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Posted: 1/26/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Pepe' convinced Jeff to take him out and enjoy the improving weather and to get some more Kokanee for Tevi. The same winter pattern that has been so effective continued today. Pounding schools of su...
Posted: 1/29/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/27/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Commissioner and Wenatchee fishing Wizard, the legendary Fishing Magician, Dave Graybill came out for a morning of Mack fishing with Jeff to get some fish, tell some stories and test some gear. They ...
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: 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: 2/9/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/8/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and Pepe' took out Ernie Guthrie of Chelan for his 92nd birthday. They worked Colyar Ledge with a hot bite for the first 2 hours then the fish turned off a while. When the bite came back on, it...
Posted: 2/11/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I'll attach pictures from 2/9 & 2/10. Dave Graybill came out on the 9th for some Kokanee. Mike Chamberlain of Ted's Sporting Goods and friend Keith Yamaguchi came out on the 10th.
Commissioner Gr...
Posted: 2/13/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Josh Pain and Amy Linde were nice enough to come out and provide adult supervision for Jeff while he tried to get them on the Kokanee. He is continuing to beat up Colyar Ledge in depths of mostly 50 ...
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: 2/23/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jerry Hjelle brought friend Bob Brown down to fish with Jeff for some Mackinaw. They pounded the Barrens with good success using mostly Jeff Drifts baited with aging chunks of Northern Pikeminnow. F...
Posted: 3/5/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Bobby Loomis of Mack's Lures came out with OLD buddy, Mark Lippencott of Chelan to fish for Kokanee with Jeff. They worked the Colyar Ledge and the South Shore for these Kokanee. The "go to" present...
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...
By: Steelheadin360
Posted: 3/15/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/12/2016
Hot Spots: 3
This weekend I had Mark, Mike and Nick join me for two days of fishing on Lake Chelan. I arrived at the lake on friday morning to get a little "test fishing" in as I had a tough time locating good num...
Posted: 3/15/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Well, Jeff took Pepe', his son and his nephew out for some Kokanee fishing on Chelan. The bite is still on! Running your gear just above the schools you see on your sonar works the best. Depths bet...
Posted: 3/19/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/18/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Jordan and Danika out to get their Kokanee. They limited and wanted to get Mackinaw to check off their bucket list. It was a great day with hot fishing!
The Kokanee again were caught by...
Posted: 3/19/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/19/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Jerry and Ron came up to fish with Jeff for some Kokanee after seeing the Angler's West episode that highlighted him. Thank you Justin! They pounded the Kokanee and again wanted to check Mackinaw of...
Posted: 3/22/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/21/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Pepe' took Jeff out Kokanee fishing as the larder was getting bare. They got their Kokanee limits and the bonus fin-clipped cutthroat trout. Look at the March 18th report for the particulars. Same ...
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. ...
By: afk
Posted: 3/27/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
First time out this year for the old "Mustard Tub". I put in at the state park at 06:45. A few boats were fishing right out in front of the launch. More boats joined soon after. It was fairly chilly a...
Posted: 3/28/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
We were fortunate enough to have folks come out and fish with Jeff on Friday, Saturday and Monday. The Kokanee continue to be a hot & cold proposition. You need to find schools and run an attractive...
By: DjButler
Posted: 4/18/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Had the pleasure to finally fish Chelan for some kokanne. This was my first time ever. FISH DAWG gave me a buzz and was generous enough to have me fish along side him in the "Something Catchy" Derby. ...
Posted: 4/19/2016
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This early burst of almost summer weather has been heavenly. Thanks to all the great people for coming out and fishing with us. The Lake Trout have been biting Jeff Drift's made with Mack's Lures sm...
