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Darrell and Dad's's Reports

Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/16/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Working the lower basin early in the morning is your best shot at a big fish this time of the year. June is one of the big fish "peaks". The Thompson boys brought their dad, Tom out fishing with Jef...
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Omak
Omak
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/15/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Rob, Larry and Todd went fishing at Omak with Jeff. They had a great time. Silver Horde's Kingfisher Lite spoons in Chartreuse was the best producer. This time of the year, the South end of the lak...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/12/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff went out to get some kokanee to eat. Working the lower basin with Mack's Lure Wedding rings and Mini Cha Cha Squidders did the trick. A slow troll, working around 60 feet deep over 80 to 120 ft...
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Omak
Omak
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/6/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and I took the Darrell & Dad's CFO (Sandy) as well as our captain in training Seb Romiti and last but not least the angling CPA, Gary up to Omak for a fishing party. We caught most of our fish t...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 6/6/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jack and Sandi Angeline were nice enough to come out and fish with Jeff for Kokanee. Jack had a very nice 21" rainbow before they got off the dock. Jeff pounded depths of 45 to 90 feet at 1.1 mph wi...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/28/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Tim and Fred came over from the Spokane area to fish with us. We fought the wind early up at Colyar ledge. It prevented us from doing the NASCAR. Had to go with the wind until it settled down. The...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/26/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Jackson clan booked both our boats for a morning of Mack fishing. We did NASCAR (look out, left turn coming) at Colyar ledge early then moved downlake when the bite cooled. It was a beautiful mo...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/20/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The McKinnon clan came back out for a deja vu all over again trip. We ran up to Colyar and battled some early wind, but the bite was on. We caught fish from 245 to 335 feet deep. Worden Lures T4 Pu...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/19/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Lucy Olwell up to Colyar Ledge for a mornings Mack fishing. He caught fish on squid rigs and flatfish working depths of 175 to 225 feet. Tight to the bottom and speeds of 1.2 to 1.4 mph we...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/17/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
John McKinnon brought out the whole clan to do some Mack fishing with us. We fished Colyar ledge and had our best success from 270 to 295 feet deep. Worden Lures/ Yakima Bait Co. T4 Flatfish in GPLF...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Mr. Schrader and Mr. Swanson up to Colyar Ledge to troll Squid rigs and flatfish for Lake Trout. They did good... Jeff worked the Ledge shallower than typical. Got bites from 185 to 215 f...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/14/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Joe and Kelly Williams of the Phoenix, Az area brought their baby out for a morning of Mack fishing and sight seeing on a beautiful morning on Lake Chelan. We worked Colyar Ledge from 235 to 310 feet...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/13/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jerry and Cheri Wilkins took an uplake fishing trip with Jeff. They got to see some of the most spectacular scenery in the Northwest, catch a pile of Lakers and rainbow trout as well as to enjoy just...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/12/2014
Species: Squawfish
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took Andy Kawafune out to assist him on his quest to catch 50 species of fish in Washington 2014. He got 3 today. Mackinaw, Northern Pikeminnow and Smallmouth Bass. He also caught Rainbow Trou...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/12/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Dave Laskowski brought his fishing friends out to do some Mack fishing. Jeff pounded Colyar ledge for them in depths of 190 to 290 feet trolling at 1.2 mph within 5 feet of the bottom. Silver Horde ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Andy Kohl brought Amil Kohl with boys Dalton and Dylan for a mornings Mack fishing. We pounded Colyar ledge from 200 to 310 feet deep for a nice pile of Lakers. Trolling 1.1 to 1.3 mph within 5 feet...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I attached the wrong picture for the previously submitted report for 5/8/14. My apologies. The United Methodist Church of Chelan sponsored Vietnam Veterans Ray Cook and Guy Sharratt out fishing wit...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/9/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The Chelan United Methodist Church sponsored Ray Cook and Guy Sharrat of Wenatchee on a fishing trip with Jeff as part of the "Honorable Welcome Home, At Ease" program. They caught rainbow trout and...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/7/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Old fishing buddies Jim Wood and Billy Stump came out for a morning of Mack fishing. A bonus was rainbows before and after the trip from the Mill Bay docks. We braved the cool, breezy and debris lad...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 5/6/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
It was hard to pull away from the dock with the hot rainbow bite. But, we tore ourselves away and went up to Colyar Ledge to troll for Mackinaw. The bite was hot and heavy early, but died out late. ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/16/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Randy brought Leo out for his birthday to fish with Anton. Trolling Colyar ledge was pretty good again. Silver Horde's needlefish squiddy's with a Mack's Lures Smile Blade caught the majority of the...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/15/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Both Jeff and Anton had nice family groups (the Da's from Bothell and the Cope's from Fountain Valley, CA) out for a mornings Mackinaw fishing. The bite started out blazing hot, then leveled off for ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/14/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Monk and the gang came out and fished with Jeff. They worked over Colyar Ledge pretty good then moved to Manson Bay and the trench. Squid rigs worked very well. U20 purple glow flatfish also were p...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/10/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Rodney Ott from Bend came out with Anton to fish on his birthday. We fished Colyar ledge for a while, then moved downlake to finish the trip. In Colyar the fish bit early in the morning in the 230's...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Darrell and Dad's
Posted: 4/8/2014
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Alex Saldana brought his bachelor party out to fish with Jeff. They hammered away at Colyar ledge to get a nice pile of Mackinaw. Silver Horde Needle Fish Squid rigs and Ace Hi Flies with a Mack's L...
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