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Chelan Fishing Reports

Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 12/9/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
So Pepe' convinced Jeff to go hunt for Kokanee in a driving rain by promising him a rack of ribs. For those that don't know, Pepe' makes the magic happen at Blueberry Hills in Manson, one of the top ...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 11/24/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Terry and Sara from California came out to fish with Jeff for some Chelan Mackinaw. It was a slow start, but the bite picked up after the first hour or so. The Barrens and the Trench yielded some ni...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 11/21/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff pounded the Barrens with Arlen on the 17th then with the Harmelings on the 18th to get them their fish. Depths of 175 to 225 worked best. Mack's Lure's smile blades in front of Needlefish Squid...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 11/2/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Larry Nyugen brought the gang out to fish with Jeff on a rainy Halloween morning. They pounded the lower basin with Flatfish, Squiddy's and Jeff drifts fronted by big Mack's Lure's Smile Blades and b...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 10/27/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Jeremy Coleman and Steve Bourdage out for a day of Mack fishing. He moved around a lot through the lower basin and worked hard to get a nice pile of fish. The Barrens, Colyar Ledge and the...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 10/12/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff worked his magic around the Bar Fringe and up at Colyar Ledge from the 7th thru the 10th. Mr. Carter from CleElum had some particularly good days! He pounded the bottom in depths of 120 to 220 ...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 10/7/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/6/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took guide emeritus, Al Brooks and his grandson out on the 6th and Vastakas boys from Auburn by way of Lithuania out on the 5th. He got his fish by trolling within 5 feet of the bottom in depths...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 10/6/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to Ken Opsata of Bothell for bringing his daughter Kendra (13) out to fish with Jeff. Pounding the Bar early, albeit late in the year for that location produced an awesome "big". Purple Glow ...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 8/28/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff pounded the fringe of the Bar for the Belarde family. The 7 year old prince was on the stick for the "big" which was 15+. A combination of Jeff drift rigs, Needlefish Squiddy's and T4 Purple Gl...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 8/26/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Hennen's and the Call families came out with us yesterday morning. Once again, the Mackinaw bit early in the morning on the Bar. Finishing along the face of Manson Bay keeps the action going. O...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 8/21/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I haven't posted in a while. We have come through the worst of the fires so far without a hitch. Many of neighbors and friends have not been so lucky. Throughout this, our loyal customers have kept...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 7/24/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Bar continues to kick out some nice fish early in the morning. Fading into deep water in the lower basin keeps the bite going albeit with smaller (but tasty shrimp fed) fish. Fishing Needlefish ...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 7/19/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The morning bite on the Bar continues to produce some nice big fish. The evenings along the face of Manson Bay are great for numbers of fish. As always stay tight to the bottom and fish at 1.1 to 1....
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 7/14/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The Bar and the tip of Wapato Pt. continue to pump out the fish including some "bigs". Josh, Joel and Denin Hoines came over from Camano Island and fished with Jeff. Isiah Ammon brought friend Jacob...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 7/12/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/11/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Brittany brought the girls out for an evening Mack trip. We got fish around Wapato Point and over at Minneapolis. Baited Jeff drifts, and Needlefish Squiddy's in glow colors caught the fish. Speeds...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 7/1/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took out the Moore's, dad, Rich and kids Colby (12) with Thomas (8) for a morning of Mack fishing. They hit fish from 130 to 180 feet deep in the lower basin by trolling Needlefish squid rigs, T...
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Chelan
By: afk
Posted: 6/28/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and I launched at the State Park at about 05:30. We went up to the Yacht Club and dropped in. This was his first time fishing for Kokanee. We had prepped 4 different scented baits last night. Sho...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/28/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff has been getting some nice quality fish in the Lower Basin. He has been fishing from 120 to 180 feet deep pulling T4 Purple glow Flatfish and Needlefish squiddy's baited with Pikeminnow. The gr...
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Chelan
By: ncwflounderer
Posted: 6/25/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2015
Hot Spots: 3
It wasn't super hot fishing for me this morning, but i did get a few. I wanted to get an early start to beat the heat, but slept late and started fishing about 630. Picked up 3 fish in the first hou...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/25/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Windblown Colyar Ledge produced early and the fringe of the Bar produced later in the morning for Jeff as he guided the Canadian Consortium. Speeds of about 1.2 mph produced best. Jeff's Drift rigs ...
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Chelan
By: DonTalbotFishing
Posted: 6/23/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2015
Hot Spots: 2
It may be a strange time to start a guide trip at noon at Lake Chelan, but the kokanee are biting in the afternoon right next to the jet ski traffic. The 24 inch king was a bonus that we bagged early...
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Chelan
By: DonTalbotFishing
Posted: 6/22/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2015
Hot Spots: 3
My first guide trip was 100% successful. I took the Chris lynch Family from Montana out for a day of Kokanee Fishing at Lake Chelan. We found the big Kokane at the Yacht Club right in the middle of ...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/18/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Old Grad School buddy, Nick Scotti brought some friends up on vacation from Arizona. They sent the wives out wine tasting and came out to fish an evening with me. We pounded the face of Manson Bay i...
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Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/16/2015
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Connell party on the 14th and the Ulrich/Charles team on the 15th up to Colyar ledge for some Mack fishing. Jeff's Drift rig and T-4 purple glow flatfish pulled within 5 feet of the bot...
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Chelan
By: mooseboy
Posted: 6/15/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/9/2011
Hot Spots: 3
Day one: We head out at daylight and go straight to the Blue Roof Condos. We both are anxious to try our gear on the local fish. I put down a chrome Apex and Sepp's dodger and purple/yellow Uncle Lar...
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