Darrell & Dads Family Guide Service - We fish on Lake Chelan and other North Central Washington waters in year round comfort.
You catch them in COMFORT! Bring your family and/or friends out on our 24 foot Bayliner Ciera Express. For your comfort, it features: enclosed cabin; cabin heat; private/inside marine toilet; games and VCR for children; hot and cold running water available seasonally; stove; and a full line of safety gear. Families and couples are welcomed and encouraged to book our service. The boat accommodates a maximum of six.
Large parties are accommodated. We also offer lodging at our home through VacationinChelan.com for visitors to the Manson area.
Finally! First Largemouth Bass of 2010 Season – Steel Lake
As we all know, today was a gloomy, miserable looking day, for fishing or not.
Neither my lingering cold nor the blustery gusts and the wind-scattered rain were going to stop me from going fishing today. I had a feeling that no one else would be hard-core or foolish (depending on your perspective) enough to fish today and I was right!
It was very windy and the rain came down non-stop pelting jacket, jeans, gear, and sanity. There was not an angler in site on the dock and that is rare on this lake.
Target: Largemouth Bass Location: Steel Lake (Been stingy for Largemouth this season, 0 for 2 to date, excluding this outing) Allotted Time: Forty Minutes
I worked the boat launch area with my spinning rod first, which was rigged with the drop shot. I moved on to the dock after about twenty-five minutes of no luck and no takers.
I pitched the bait to my intended target, next to the first swimming ladder and initiated the retrieval of the bait. It was a combination of working a semi-slack line, pausing, dangling and dragging to the next spot. Then, right after I broke the weight free from some entangling grass, I sensed a small, assertive tug. A small bass for certain, but I’ll take it because this little cutie is my first Largemouth of the season.
I made a cast to the same spot and picked up bass number two. He was just as feisty, but much smaller!
I changed the lure to a pink bodied and chartreuse tipped Robo worm and pitched it on the other side of the dock. I got a little impatient on this retrieve and cost me. Right as I made my final yank to pull the rig out of the water, a nice 2.5 to 3 lb Largemouth darted out from under the dock toward the worm but made an instant about face as soon as it saw me.
Oh well! You win some, and you lose some. I had to pick up my daughter from school.
Don't let even dismal looking days stop you from fishing. Sometimes, even a soggy, rain-soaked day can yield fish.
nice, congrats on your first bass of the season :) i've never been to steel lake, i may have to check it out one of these days. and i couldn't agree with you more about days with bad weather yielding fish. me and lmb dave fished lake louise on sat and sun. sunday was kinda cold and raining but we caught a lot of fish. i caught my biggest rock bass ever, an 11 inch monster! i'll post a report later on towards the end of the week once i get home and can upload the pics :)
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Darrell & Dads Family Guide Service - We fish on Lake Chelan and other North Central Washington waters in year round comfort.
You catch them in COMFORT! Bring your family and/or friends out on our 24 foot Bayliner Ciera Express. For your comfort, it features: enclosed cabin; cabin heat; private/inside marine toilet; games and VCR for children; hot and cold running water available seasonally; stove; and a full line of safety gear. Families and couples are welcomed and encouraged to book our service. The boat accommodates a maximum of six.
Large parties are accommodated. We also offer lodging at our home through VacationinChelan.com for visitors to the Manson area.
