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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/7/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Darrell & Dad' alumnus, Andy Byrd wanted to come over and work on some jigging techniques with us. It worked pretty good. Twin tail jig bodies and about an ounce or so of weight did the trick. ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Father and Son Olson's came out and fished with Anton. We pounded Vista del Jones with Needlefish squiddy's baited with a piece of Pikeminnow within 5 feet of the bottom. We mostly trolled within 5 ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/5/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Tom and Eric fished Colyar ledge with Anton. Pounded depths from the 230's out to about 315'. Stayed with the same Silver Horde / Gold Star Needlefish Squiddy and Ace Hi with Mack's Lures Smile Blad...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/4/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Neil and Barry came out with us today for some Mack fishing. We saw some suspended arches up at Colyar ledge and threw a cheater rod out. We got a few Macks and nice Kokanee then moved to Manson Bay...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/4/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/3/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and I decided to prospect some for Kokanee. We fished: Off of Rocky Pt, by the Monument and up in the Narrows. We caught 2 fish and had two others on, on Mack's Mini Cha Cha Squidders in Orang...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/1/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Pepe' Hernandez brought out Isai Rodriguez (10) and Lauro Rodriguez to fish with Anton. They pounded away at Colyar Ledge for the morning, but mid-day the bite died down and they moved to Manson Bay....
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 3/28/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Frank Gallo and his friend Dave fished with Jeff on a beautiful Sunday morning, pounding squid rigs into the bottom along Colyar ledge. They used Gold Star Needlefish Squid rigs tied with a big /glow...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 3/27/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Chris, Ryland and Connor Danhof came out and fished with Jeff for some Father / Sons bonding time. They pounded the trench with squid rigs at 1mph within 5 feet of the bottom to get their fish. They...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 3/26/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Mia Bordner (11) and brother Charlie (9) brought out their dad, Burke Bordner for a morning fishing with Anton. They won the trip by writing a Fathers Day essay for KOZI last year. It was a great mo...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 3/24/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/21/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Poggie Club guys made the annual March foray to Chelan to get some Lakers for the smoker. We pulled glow Needlefish squiddy's baited with a piece of Pikeminnow along Colyar ledge at 1.2 mph. The...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 3/3/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Josh McAlvey and Sean Ranno decideor d to do some Mack fishing with Jeff for some "guy time". Shower avoidance, I think, would be the way to put it. Jeff says that if you want to know if it's going ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 2/28/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What to do, what to do? Walter B and Walter G Morgan came ouit with Brian and Max Scoggin to fish with Jeff. They worked Macks for a while then went after the newly arrived Kokanee, then went back t...
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Agway Pond
Agway Pond
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 2/27/2014
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for Lake Havasu. It is not listed. Sandy & I are getting ready to head back to the frigid North Country. Although we've been able to catch some sunfish, bluegill and catfish...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 2/25/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Manson's star Restauranteurs out for a day prospecting Kokanee in the lower half of Lake Chelan. There are a wide range of sizes with the majority being foot long footballs and the biggest ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 2/21/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Rodman's of Chelan out for a morning trip, trolling for Mackinaw on Lake Chelan. They found the fish in the trench. Again, the fish were "light biters" and it took some finesse to get ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 2/18/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Gordon Lueck of Olympia came out and fished with Jeff again. He brought grandsons, Mikhail Bussey (11) and Marcus Bussey (13). Jeff pounded the trench again with Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidders and S...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 2/18/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Laursen's and the Carl's out for a mornings Mack fishing. Conditions were pretty difficult with wind, rain, blowing snow and intermittent sunshine, but they did fine. The trench from 2...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 2/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Andrew Tisch of Puyallup and Troy Hopkins of Graham out to fish for some Lake Chelan Mackinaw. They worked the trench and the potholes within five feet of the bottom. Squid rigs in glow co...
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Agway Pond
Agway Pond
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 1/30/2014
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/29/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We fished near Site 6 on Lake Havasu, on the "Island". (Lake Havasu isn't listed in Mohave County. Sandy & I went out for a couple of hours at the end of the dock at our Snowbirder RV Park. Fished ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 1/30/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is a repost of our 1/22/14 report. Somehow I managed to post it without pictures the first time. Jeff took Seth Glass, Nate Glass and Erik Sagen of Burien out for a morning Mack trip. They cau...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
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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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
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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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
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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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
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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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
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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