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Chelan Fishing Reports

Posted: 1/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout catching on Lake Chelan continues to be very Hot in the lower Basin! 20 Laketrout and 2 Bows in 4 hours.. The Ace Hi-fly continues to be the best bait! Trolled the Trench today and it is loa...
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Posted: 1/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Seth Glass, Nate Glass and Erik Sagen of Burien came out for a morning Mack trip with Jeff. He pounded the trench, mostly from 180 to 210 feet deep. Mother of Pearl Ace Hi Flies baited with a chunk ...
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Posted: 1/23/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout catching is on Fire right now on Lake Chelan! Great time of the year to get out there before the Crowds show up and catch a bunch of fish! The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde has been the best bai...
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Posted: 1/20/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
It was tougherdue to wind but still 5 star days on Chelan for Mackinaw with a sprinkling of dockside rainbows to boot. Fat Cat Cha Cha's and Silver Horde's Ace Hi's worked in the trench again. Depth...
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Posted: 1/19/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Andrew & Brook Buchholz came out with Aidan and Chad Cook again to fish with Jeff. Ten year old Brook handed Jeff a note as she got on board that really makes a guides day! Since the 'bow thing was...
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Posted: 1/14/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff has been producing great numbers of fish in the trench trolling Ace Hi Flies and Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidders baited with a chunk of Northern Pikeminnow. Depths of 180 to 240 feet worked best...
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Posted: 1/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing has been outstanding in the lower Basin. The Ace Hi-Fly has been the bait to use. Keep that Ace next to the bottom at all times and you will be successful. The Laketrout are feeding ...
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Posted: 12/30/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan continues to produce Huge numbers for me in the lower basin! We have been averaging over 15 fish to the boat in a half day! The Ace Hi-Fly has been working well and for the rainbows flies ...
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Posted: 12/26/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The trench bite continues unabated. Try Ace Hi Flies, Macks Cha Cha Squidders or Silver Hordes Kingfisher Lite spoons within 5 feet of the bottom at about 1.2 mph. Depths of 195 to 240 are the most ...
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Posted: 12/19/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Doug and Kirk Elsner came out for a morning trip with Jeff. They pounded the trench with mostly baited Ace Hi Flies and Kingfisher Lite spoons by Silver Horde. Trolling slow and tight to the bottom ...
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Posted: 12/7/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Wow it's cold outside here in our Lake Chelan Valley! But the cold temps have not affected the Laketrout bite at all. Dragging the Ace Hi-Fly next to the bottom in the Trench has been real productive....
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Posted: 11/27/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout catching on Lake Chelan continues to be Outstanding in the "Trench". Keep the Ace Hi-Fly right next to the bottom and your trolling speed between 1.2 and 1.4 mph. Thanks to my guys today for...
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Posted: 11/24/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/23/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan and Rufus Woods continue to produce good numbers for me. The Laketrout bite has been the outstanding in the deep water out from Rocky Point and up lake to Mack Bar. Rufus Woods continues t...
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Posted: 11/21/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I made it out to Chelan for a test run mostly. I haven't had the boat out since August, so I need to make sure it remembered how to float. After a few trials at the dock and Battery issues I shuved ...
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Posted: 11/21/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This morning was a Cold Start on Lake Chelan but the Laketrout bite was Hot! This was day #2 with Paul and Dick. We targeted the arches off Rocky Point. The Ace Hi-Fly remains the flavor for the Laker...
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Posted: 11/19/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Another Banner Day on Lake Chelan. We boated 24 Laketrout and 4 Rainbows! Over 30lbs. of fillets! Again the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde was the Star Player. We kept our baits next to the bottom at all...
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Posted: 11/18/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan and Rufus Woods have been good to my customers over this reporting period! Trolling Flies and Casting spoons and spinners have both been very productive at Rufus! Lake Chelan has been incr...
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Posted: 11/13/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Today I had one of the most outstanding Catching Trips on Lake Chelan with a High School Buddy, Ken Heath and his Father Glenn. The Laketrout bite was Unbelievable ! I do think we had over 50 bites to...
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Posted: 11/12/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I have been out a few times for Rainbow on Lake Chelan recently. It has been hit and miss for me, but mostly good, a couple days were very slow. I have been using small dodger 50/50 trailed with w...
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Posted: 11/11/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout fishing does not get any better than today. We boated 18 Laketrout and lost a bunch in 4 hours. Not sure the lbs. of fillets because the scale was pegged. The Ace Hi-Fly has been the Bait! T...
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Posted: 11/9/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
November 8th, 2013 My Lake Office was sure Pretty this morning! The Lake Chelan Laketrout bite was outstanding also. We boated 16 in 4 hours. the Ace Hi-Fly is what the fish want. Keep your Ace n...
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Posted: 11/6/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff has been on quite a run. The pictures attached are from trips in the last week of October and the first week of November. The trench and the bar have been the productive locations with depths...
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Posted: 11/4/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Real good bite on Lake Chelan. Not bad for a 4 hour "Fall Special Fishing Adventure". The Ace Hi-Fly in Glow patterns is what the fish want. The Trench and the lower end of Mack Bar is loaded right no...
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Posted: 11/3/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Brian Duce, son Matt(13) of Marysville and Doug Harrison of Lovell, Wy came out and fished with Jeff. They mainly worked the trench and the upper end of the Bar. Depths of 190 to 246 were most produ...
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Posted: 11/2/2013
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Laketrout, Rainbow and a Cutthroat on Lake Chelan. Worked the Trench and Lower end of Mack Bar. Pulled a a Joe Fly on the surface for the Rainbows and Cutthroat and the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde on th...
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