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Once again, U20 Purple Glow Flatfish off the downriggers were the ticket on Chelan. We looped that indeterminate flat downlake from the Bar for our fish. Truth be told 6 of our 8 fish and 11 of our 14 bites came from one pothole in that flat. Look for that water that is between 210 and 215 once the daylight is an hour or 2 old... Jim Weese brought Heather out with his kids, Ryan and Maddy.

Like I said, we looped it. We started by Sunnybank and had 2 fish on in the first 15 minutes. Unfortunately, 11 year old Maddy lost hers, but 9 year old Ryan fought his to the net. It was the big fish of the day at 6 lb , 9ounces. We went blank for most of an hour until we hit that pothole. We nailed another fish and before we got out of it, a third fish was hooked and brought to the net. We then completed another loop with nada until we hit the same hole. Then while I was conducting a radio interview we hooked and landed doubles! Couldn't have planned it any better. It was really lucky that I had my deckhand, Jaime along to direct traffic and net fish. We then turned and burned a couple of times to pick up fishes #6 and #7. We took pictures, cleaned fish and then Jim got the last fish of the day as we were reeling in the lines to head in. It was a very respectable 5lb 11oz laker that snatched his flatfish while he was reeling it in. It was a great way to entertain the kids during spring break without a TV or electronics involved...

Sorry, I tried to rotate it before sending, but it didn't work for me.

Anton Jones - Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service
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fullstringer98

4/4/2011 3:35:00 PM

Hear what you mean with entertaining the kids without electronics, and nice to see you guys catch so many beautiful mackinaw! I don t think I have seen a report for chelan lower than 5 stars in the last few weeks.

fullstringer98

4/4/2011 3:37:00 PM

Hear what you mean with entertaining the kids without electronics, and nice to see you guys catch so many beautiful mackinaw! I don t think I have seen a report for chelan lower than 5 stars in the last few weeks.

Dustin07

4/5/2011 10:02:00 AM

at that depth do you ever wonder why time of day plays a role?

Darrell and Dad's

4/5/2011 10:09:00 AM

I wonder about the role "time of day" plays in a bite, all the time... Remember time of day is just one of many variables that can be the on/off switch for a bite. Others that can interact with time of day to confound things are: cloud cover, barometric pressure swings, shadows created by underwater structure as well as wind / wave action that refracts light. I'm always thinking, but only rarely does a clear solution pop out at me. Usually, I depend on recent experience to guide my locations and presentations at different times of the day. It's part of the "charm" of this type of fishing that keeps me challenged and interested year after year. Anton

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