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The Kokanee are in. Jeff & Pepe' got on a nice kokanee bite and simultaneously fended off cabin fever. The weather was not for the faint of heart, but a nice collection of those Lake Chelan Kokanee, a cutt and Pepe's good cooking made it worthwhile. Watching the sonar and keeping their presentation working right above the schools is the key piece of the presentation puzzle. Fishing around Colyar Ledge with forays as far uplake as Mitchell Creek or 25 Mile Creek can be necessary this time of the year making a boat with a heater and overhead cover almost a necessity to keep people reasonably comfortable. Mack's Lures 0000 Double D Dodgers with a 16" leader and a mini cha cha baited with Pautzke's Fire Corn completes the ensemble. Usually trolling speeds of around 1 mph are best, but don't be afraid to slow down to .5 or be afraid to goose it up to over 2mph. Once these fronts push through and the weather stabilizes, it should be great winter fishing for nice Kokanee on Lake Chelan.

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

12/22/2015 3:11:00 PM

That is HARD CORE - I'm impressed!!

Hunter757

12/22/2015 5:03:00 PM

Indeed Hard Core!!! Nice job, you guys make it look easy.

downriggeral

12/22/2015 10:06:00 PM

Great job; makes fishing Lake Roosevelt look like a walk in the park! Thanks for the report....think I'll wait till May. Merry Christmas you guys - Alan

Claybuster

12/23/2015 10:15:00 AM

I love the picture with the snow on the reel & downrigger. Nice job boys.

Cozmo4196

12/23/2015 12:26:00 PM

Sweet! How deep were you fishing?

Darrell and Dad's

12/23/2015 3:43:00 PM

Jeff is running the gear just above where he marks the schools on the sonar. You have to be pretty precise to be consistent. These are usually pretty deeply suspended schools. It will vary between 40 and 180 feet deep. Another variable to consider is that the counters on the 'riggers are rarely "spot on" accurate. I tend adjust them for the speed and approximate depth I am running thinking like adjustments on a rifle scope, dialing them in. Jeff, being Polish, ties string to the riggers in known increments. Unfortunately for me, his primitive method has proven to be more consistent than my more scientific approach... The fish must not be smart enough...

Hopefully, you get the idea between my poor attempts at humor. Anton

FishingTenor

12/24/2015 1:01:00 AM

Nice Catch. I hope you had some wind to go along with the cold...Pretty intense, but great reward.

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