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.
Still in search of the monster trip at Green Lake! Met Pete at 4:30 AM, fished about 100 yds. north of the 65th St. pier (east side of lake). Lines in the water by 4:45, twenty minutes before sunrise... overcast with a bit of a breeze from the south, 63 degrees at outset, water 71 degrees at the shoreline. Began with pink & white "Mice Tail" on one rig (4' leader), marshmallows and nightcrawler on the second (5' leader). "Not even a nibble" the first two hours, then about 6:30, rod tip began that magical dance... fish on... reeled in a feisty 13" Rainbow (P&W MT). Fifteen minutes later, rod tip doubles over and into a bigger fish... landed a 15" Rainbow holdover (nightcrawler). By 8:00, the sun was burning off the cloud cover and the temp was rising. Nothing biting... Pete's back ailing and no hits, so he left the lake about 8:30. Rest of the morning was sterile... no activity, lots of fishermen & women came and left, without fish. By 10:00 a stiff wind began to blow and became stronger as the day wore on. Had fun watching a young woman in a red kayak trolling back and forth out front... she was absolutely "killing them"... obviously trolling a small spinner or spoon, she had hook-up after hook-up, saw her bring in several large fish. Meanwhile us "bankies" were catching "zilch". I stayed with it, and finally, about 4:00, caught my third, a 12" er (P&W MT). A fellow fishing 50' from me landed a beautiful bright silver trip of 20+" (looked like a steelhead!) about 5:00... I left the lake about 6:30. Even with the higher water temps, the fish remain very healthy and extremely feisty! Some would question my sanity for staying at my post for 14 hours, for three fish!!! However, even in what many would consider a sterile environment like Green Lake, there is so much to keep one entertained all day long... watching the weather change before my eyes... the birds (eagles, ospreys, herons, and on and on...)... the people... the LIFE in the lake (insects, fish, current...). I am so glad that long ago I learned that any fishing trip is not about the "catching", and "fishing" involves so much more than a line in the water. The great outdoor writer, hunter and fisher, Ted Trueblood once wrote, "With appreciation of all the wonders of nature to be seen, smelled, or heard on any trip outdoors, the importance of the bag grows less." PTL!
Thanks for the report. I ordered some mice tails and am anxious to give them a try. I have questions if you don't mine. How do you hook them up(method and size and type of hook)? How far out(deep)were the fish? I know the area you fished. I used to go there when I was a kid. I'm trying to teach two kids to fish and I took them to that area on Saturday. We didn't even get a sniff for two hours and then they lost interest. I'm bound and determined to get them some fish before I "lose' them. I know the secret to get kids interested in fishing is to make sure they catch some fish. So far, I'm teaching them to fish but not to catch. Any suggestions regarding areas to fish, etc. would be much appreciated. P.S.-I'm an experienced fisherman and have been doing it since I was four. I just haven't done any bank fishing for a long while.
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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.
