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Posted: 12/2/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
It is Cold over here but the Laketrout like the cold! It has been very productive in the lower basin of the Lake. The Ace Hi-Fly has worked best by keeping the fly next to the bottom at all times no m...
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: 12/7/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The bite is great on Lake Chelan! The Ace Hi-Fly has been what the Lakers want! Keep your presentation next to the bottom at all times to be successful. Varying your speed when you see the arches on t...
Posted: 12/9/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Prospecting for Kokanee has had it's ups and down's. Fishing for deeply suspended Kokanee with Mack's Lures Mini Cha Cha's in orange Behind a Mack's 0000 Double D Dodger tipped with Pautzke's Fire Co...
Posted: 12/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had a great prep day and fishing day on the 22nd and 23rd. Pepe' came out to fine tune things with Jeff before he took out repeat customer Randy Stewart of Ellensburg and Chef Bob Aungst of Wint...
Posted: 12/24/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff pounded the mid depths for Kokanee running his gear as shallow as 50ft and as deep as 175 feet. Mack's Lure Double D Dodger in 0000 and mini cha cha's as well as wedding rings worked great. An ...
Posted: 12/28/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Wayne Kettler of Arlington, WA and Doug Mitchell of Granite Falls, WA came out and fished with Jeff. The winter bite has been great all week. They converted that action into a nice pile of fish toda...
Posted: 8/26/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This will cover trips from 8/21 to 8/25. The early (first hour of light) bite on the Bar is getting a bit better. We are then moving to the tip of Wapato Pt.; the face of Manson Bay; or the Barrens ...
Posted: 8/27/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan Laketrout bite was on fire this morning! All the Ace Hi-flies got bites with a few double bites. The big fish today was 15lbs. 4 oz. We boated 17 Lakers in 4 hours. Thanks to Tom and Karen...
Posted: 9/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Catching on Lake Chelan for Laketrout continues very productive in the lower basin. The Ace Hi-Fly is the bait to use! Troll the Ace next to the bottom at all times and you will bang the Laketrout!
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Posted: 9/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers the last week. The busiest part of our year is winding down. September is the best time to be in the Chelan Valley. The crowds are gone. The mornings are cool and crisp. The af...
Posted: 9/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Laketrout bite is awesome right now on Lake Chelan! The Lakers are smacking the Ace Hi-fly by Silverhorde very well. I have been fishing in front of the Cove, Yacht Club and the Abyss. Keep your b...
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: 9/27/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Laketrout were darn near jumping in the boat today! The Big fish tipped the scales at 21lbs. 4 oz. What a battle it was! We boated 16 laketrout, 3 Cutthroat and a Rainbow in 4 hours! Over 40lbs of...
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: 10/2/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan Laketrout bite is red hot right now! The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde will put fish in the boat. Keep your bait next to the bottom at all times to fill your cooler. Don't be afraid to vary yo...
Posted: 1/19/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/19/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Tyler and Norm Johnson of Index were nice enough to come and fish with Jeff for a day of Mack fishing. They pounded the bottom in the Barrens with Needlefish baited with Pikeminnow. It was a gloriou...
Posted: 1/20/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Phil Johnson of Arlington, WA brought his gang out to fish the Trench for Mackinaw on a beautiful but breezy day. They banged the bottom with Silver Horde Needlefish fronted with a Mack's Lures Glow ...
Posted: 1/23/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Baumgartner gang provided Jeff with supervision on the mornings of the 21st and the 22nd. The 21st was windy and kind of kept us from precisely hitting the spots. The morning of the 22nd was an ...
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 1/25/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
got out to feed my kok addiction today. fished from 830-2 and ended going 6 for 10. my first 2 fish came unbuttoned, so i sharpened up my hooks, reset and proceeded to improve my catch ratio with on...
Posted: 1/26/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to Paul Krutak for booking the boat on the 23rd. Jeff and he worked the Barrens over with a Mack's Smile Blade in front of a Silver Horde squid rig baited with Pikeminnow for these Mack's. Th...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 1/27/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The word is getting out that kokanee fishing on Lake Chelan is a year round affair. Recent reports have been showing some nice catches. I hooked up with Jeff Witkowski of Darrell and Dad’s Family Guid...
Posted: 2/2/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Michael Vasques and Steve Lolos of Chelan came out and pounded the deepwater for some Chelan Kokanee. Mack's Lures mini cha cha squidders with a Mack's Double D dodger was the ticket for these deeply...
Posted: 2/4/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Mike Reinhardt of Seattle out Kokanee fishing with Grandson's Gavin (8) and Grayson (5) on 2/2. Then Jeff took good buddy, Al Brooks of Manson up to Lucerne and fished for Kokanee on the wa...
Posted: 2/7/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Mark Wendt and Wayne Kangas came out and fished with Jeff for some Mackinaw. There are still a few left in Chelan. The bite was pretty fair, trolling Silver Horde Needlefish fronted with a Mack's Lu...