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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/20/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Ray Dearie out with his angling fanatics. His kids Hayden (8); Coulter (6); and friends Colin Acerbi (8) and Catherine Acerbi (6). What a crew! Jeff produced bites all morning on M2 Chub ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/20/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The Izatt's came over the hill from Aberdeen for the older boys football camp. They brought 13 year old Tyler out to fish. We pounded the Bar early for a big fish (14lb 8oz) then faded into the tren...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/19/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2012
Hot Spots: 0
What a great Father's Day! Jeff had the Cooley's out and I had the Madden's out. Both father and son combos on Fathers Day. We hit the Bar early. Jeff stayed there. I had trouble sustaining the b...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/18/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had a great day of fishing with the Kotwis family (early) and Stern family (late). He pounded flatfish and squid rigs off of Mill Bay in the morning and evening. In the middle of the day he wen...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/15/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
New fishing buddies Jim MacMillan and Walt Bretano fished the lower basin with Jeff for some big Mackinaw. They pounded lower basin humps for about 3 hours to get their fish. The 2 "bigs" were 13lb ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/14/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The Finck's came out and fished with us again. They wanted to try out the Lake Chelan Kokanee Fishing. Jeff worked the lower basin from Rocky Point to Chelan Shores at depths of mostly 80 to 100 fee...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/10/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Mark and Barbara Santos-Johnson and friend Lynn Boes came over to fish Chelan. We decided to see about the red hot Kokanee fishing. There seems to be 3 size classes of fish. 12", 14" and 15.5 (almo...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/8/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Chris and Terry Fitzgerald came out and fished in a strong downlake wind with me for an evening kokanee trip. We found the right depth for our 'riggers at 80 feet down and had nice consistent action....
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/4/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
New fishing partners, Rich Upson and Craig Berry had a great day out with Jeff. He pounded Lower Lake humps and ledges. First fish of the day was the big fish of the year, a 24lb 9oz behemoth. The ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/3/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Ed and Sharon Bleitz brought out grandson, Detric Hernandez (9) for a mornings fishing. The kid latched onto the 2 biggest fish of the trip, a 10 and an 8. Grandma and Papa caught the little fish. ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/3/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Colin Leingang brought his brother Chris out for a birthday fishing trip with their wives. We worked deepwater in a variety of locations throughout the lower basin and consistently got bit until the ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/31/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
We decided to go get some Kokanee after the Memorial Day weekend smack a Mack party. We trolled a combination of Mack's Lures wedding rings and mini Cha Cha Squidders. Mack's FlashLites and Silver H...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/30/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Derek Gill brought his buddies out and fished with Jeff. They worked the area below Wapato Pt with squid rigs to catch their fish. Depths of 150 to 185 worked best. Speeds of 1.2 to 1.6 triggered t...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/27/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Mark and Lisa Whitmire brought 12 year olds, Adelaide and Peyton out to fish on Chelan on a breezy morning. We caught fish on humps, then on ledges in the lower basin. Mack's Lures, Cha Cha Squidde...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/21/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Don wanted to go out for a couple of hours and get a couple of 16" to 18" for the barbecue. He met me at the crack of noon and we pounded a few piles of fish for an hour to get him his fish for the b...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/20/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well, it sure was great for Doug Burrows to bring his boys, Kyle and Matt out with us. Jeff pounded lower basin humps to try for quality fish. Boy, did it pay off. Doug got the big fish of the year...
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Omak
Omak
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/19/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! What a day. I got to be out on the water with some my favorite fishing buddies on a day that perfect. The weather was great. The fish were eager. There was great size. Everyone was right on...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/18/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The Schlecht family came out with us to try and catch a pile of small fish. Dad, Ryan had been having a difficult time getting the boys to catch fish. It just goes to show you, fishing is unpredicta...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/30/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and I took out the Yuasa gang for a Mack trip. We prepped the boat early and prospected. Rainbows, Cutts and Smallies were all available. Oh yeah, the Mack fishing was great. We hit a couple ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/29/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Had Lonnie and Valerie Ireland, Tournament Walleye fishermen and Mack's Lures Pro Staff members out. We pounded the Yacht Club trying for a big fish. Got a couple of quality fish, but nothing truly ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/28/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Wayne Ebel brought Anton Saunsaucie and Ian Saunsaucie for Ian's 13th birthday. Ian's a fishing machine! He got on the big one first thing in the morning! It was a battle, but Ian hung in there, st...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/28/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Worked the Yacht Club to get the big fish, then pounded some piles in the lower basin to finish things up. It was great of Siemans to bring the whole gang out to fish. What a beautiful morning. Mac...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/27/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks to the Covey gang for coming out with us. It was a windy start, bucking 15 to 20 mph downlake wind and a driving rain. We hung in there, and had the wind lay down for us about 2 hours into ou...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/25/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing Crew William Douglas, John Cashmere, Matt Britt and Laura Melland came out and fished with us. What a great day on the water! The loon that followed us around by the Yacht Club really added ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/24/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Don and Nancy Franklin came over from Olympia and shared a "Chamber of Commerce" day on Lake Chelan with me. We watched distant lightning strikes on Chelan Butte as we began our fishing day near the ...
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