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Chelan Fishing Reports

Posted: 7/12/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, it sure was nice to get the Mariner Bullpen along with the AAA guys from Tacoma out to fish with us. We got a chance to fish both boats and rack up a terrific pile of Lakers on the Bar. Jeff g...
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Posted: 7/12/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ok today all I can say is Wow!!!! Today again I started in the Trench with a stiff Down Lake Wind and Whitecaps which was very difficult to control Boat and Gear but then the weather front passed and...
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Posted: 7/11/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Taylor Clan, Jon, Laura and Kate came over to fish with us. Being teenagers, they started at the crack of noon. Jeff worked the Bar and the Yacht Club. Cha Cha Squidders and Ace Hi Flies baited...
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Posted: 7/11/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today I started our up lake troll at the foot of the Trench in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan to bang 5 Laketrout in the first 1/4 mile. The Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket again today.. We continued our tr...
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Posted: 7/11/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I thought this was going to be "my day in the barrel. We started out with a triple on. We got the smallest fish of the 3 and had the biggest pull off right at the net. The third came unbuttoned out...
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Posted: 7/11/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Northwest Outdoors Radio Show Host, John Kruse along with friends Rusty and Lisa Johnston came out and fished with Jeff and me for the afternoon. We went right back out and pounded the Bar again. Ag...
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Posted: 7/10/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The T4 purple glow flatfish and the Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidder were the big producers again today. Fishing buddies Bill Courshon and Stix Hooper were nice enough to come out and fish the morning. ...
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Posted: 7/10/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
July 10th, 2011 Today we started Fishing at the Foot of the Trench and boated 6 laketrout on the first pass..The Ace Hi-Fly was on Fire today. We ended the day with a Triple and our total was 15 L...
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Posted: 7/9/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Back at it after taking a well deserved 2 days off to go Camping with My Wife and Daughters.... This Morning I started in the Trench and ended on the Edges of the "Trench" to have a Great Morning of ...
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Posted: 7/9/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Z-men, father and son came out for dad's birthday fishing trip. What a gift it was. A beautiful morning, eager fish and a big fish thrown in the mix, plus the comedic relief of the Offshore boat...
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Posted: 7/7/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had a great day out with the Cospin family on Lake Chelan. They started on the Bar with 7 fish in the first hour! Then they settled down to pounding them out. They fished about half the day on...
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By: Lundegard
Posted: 7/7/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went after my usual 4th of July weekend, early morning topwater bite on Chelan. It wasn't to be....mechanical problems prevented me from getting any farther than Darnell's. I did catch 5 bass in an ...
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Posted: 7/6/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Cha Cha Squidder produced mid day on the Bar for Jeff. The bite is a bit tougher and there is more "wake action" from recreational boaters, but it is still pretty good fishing. The Bryan gang came o...
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Posted: 7/6/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We fished purple glow flatfish all around. T4's on the downriggers and F7's off the outriggers. Andrew Lumpe came out by himself. I started a new deckhand, Ray Rhoads of Spangle. We pounded away a...
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Posted: 7/6/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Mark Sebastian of Federal Way and his buddy Brandon Huelman came out to fish with me. The Bar was a lot slower than it had been. After a few passes and three fish we moved over to Minneapolis and ch...
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Posted: 7/4/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
T4 Purple Glow flatfish on the Bar early was the ticket to success. Second fish being a 17 pounder kind of made the day. The 3 generations of Heckel's and Misti's dad, Dwayne Davison came out and fi...
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Posted: 7/3/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I have been So Busy these last few days doing Morning, Mid-Day and Evening trips so I have been slacking on the report section. Today I fished off Minneapolis Beach to have a Great Morning Bite!!!...
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Posted: 7/3/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Same presentation worked today. Cha Cha from Mack's and an Ace Hi from Silver Horde on the downriggers and T4 purple glow flatfish on the outriggers. Three generations of Binders got a nice pile of ...
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By: danm
Posted: 7/2/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Excelent day on the lake, 11 fish total between 3 and 9 lb each. Tight lines.
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Posted: 7/2/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Once again, the morning bite on "the Bar" was great. We pounded T4 purple Glow flatfish off the outriggers and Northern Pikeminnow baited Cha Cha Squidders off the downriggers to score. We did have ...
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Posted: 7/1/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
July 1st, 2011 Today I started again on Mack Bar to find a good bite early and as the Morning Progressed the Fish slowed down for me..The Mid Day Bite was ok off Minneapolis Beach and continued goo...
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Posted: 7/1/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Eric and Pat Marsh came out and fished with Jaime and me this morning. It was a glorious Lake Chelan early summer morning. Sunshine, cool temp with the promise of heat to come and a gentle breeze. ...
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Posted: 7/1/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After having done this for over eleven years, I can still get amazed. Larry Seureau came out and fished with me so we could help his 15 year old nephew, Daniel catch some fish. Boy, did he ever! Th...
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Posted: 6/30/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today I hammered away on Mack Bar to catch some good Quality laketrout today.. The Bite was a little tough but when I would pass over the shallow hump, we would find fish. I trolled the Ace Hi-Fly and...
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Posted: 6/30/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Three generations of Kemery's came out to fish with us. It was a tougher bite than the past few days, but very productive. Everything that we ran got bit pretty well. U20 purple glow flatfish on th...
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