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Posted: 3/25/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff had a great day putting Ken Burrington's party on the fish. They started hot above the narrows and rode the bite as long as possible. Then they moved into the trench to finish the day. Silver ...
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Posted: 3/24/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Today I was on another Mission to find a Big Fish...Got to love it when a Game Plan comes together... We started today at the Yacht Club again and banged a few Laketrout there with 1 fish over 7 lbs. ...
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Posted: 3/23/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The Laketrout bit on Lake Chelan today was scattered but we did bang a few Good Quality Laketrout. The Big Fish tipped the scales today at 16lb. 1 oz. 12 yr. old Carlos Vargas did a great Job battling...
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Posted: 3/21/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan remains good fishing in the Lower Basin..Troll the Ace Hi-fly next to the bottom to get the Lakers to bite..We found fish today at the Yacht Club, Mack Bar, and the Trench..We never got in...
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Posted: 3/18/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Today again we targeted the Deep water above the Yacht Club along with other boats today..We caught some good quality Laketrout with the Big fish today weighing 10lbs. 8 oz. The Ace Hi-Fly again is wh...
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Posted: 3/18/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/17/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I wasn't sure if I was gonna make it down pine canyon this morning with that snow storm we got in Waterville! It was slow going for a while, but finally got on the water around 8 or so. We jetted up t...
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Posted: 3/16/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well, Brian and Jeff were kind enough to let me drive the boat while they zeroed in on the fish up above the Yacht Club. We pulled a combination of Mack's Cha Cha Squidders, Ace Hi Flies and 4" glow ...
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Posted: 3/15/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Today was a Tough bite on Lake Chelan...We did manage to catch a Land Locked Chinook today along with 5 Laketrout...Mother Nature was working Against me today with weather front moving in and put the ...
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Posted: 3/14/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan remains Great Laketrout Fishing at and above the Yacht Club. We ended today with 15 laketrout and the Big Fish today weighed in at 12lbs. 3 oz. Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with the Smile Bl...
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Posted: 3/12/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
March 11th, 2011 What a Day on Lake Chelan starting off with no wind and ending with 30 mph. It was Nasty at the end!..We hit the deep water again above the Yacht Club..As soon as we hit that 240ft...
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Posted: 3/12/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff trolled the lower basin with Jason, Bill and James to get some lakers. It was a slower day than usual, but they got a nice pile of fillets to take home and had some great weather in advance of t...
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Posted: 3/11/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I hit Chelan today for a quick morning trip hoping to pick up "The Big One" that got away from us last weekend! I cruised up to the yacht club and sent em' down.. and it wasn't long before the first h...
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Posted: 3/10/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
March 10th, 2012 Lake Chelan was good to us today! Weather report was calling for strong winds But didn't happen. We started our trolling up above the Yacht Club today. Boated three Laketrout on th...
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Posted: 3/9/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Today on Lake Chelan we targeted the Deep water above the Yacht Club. Our First pass up lake on the Ledge in 220ft. of water we Banged 2 fish with one tipping the Scales at over 8lbs. On our second pa...
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Posted: 3/9/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing on Lake Chelan remains good in the Lower Basin for Laketrout but the bite was Later in the morning today. We Boated 12 laketrout and had others On. The Bait of Choice today was again the Ace H...
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Posted: 3/6/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
We gotter Done yesterday before Mama Nature decided to Blow us off the Lake..This is the first time that a gust of wind hit me out of the west and literally blew the boat sideways and took a 4 ft wave...
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Posted: 3/5/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Back on Lake Chelan again today and we put a hurtin' on em'! Started the day bright and early in trenches. The bite was hot right of the bat.. we caught 5 fish in the first pass. After that it became ...
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Posted: 3/4/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Chelan was a tough go on the laketrout bite today...We did manage to boat 8 Laketrout in 4 hours and had numerous Lite Strikes. The Ace Hi-Fly was what worked again. We targeted the Trench today ...
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Posted: 3/4/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took fishing buddies Larry Wiegele and Eric Davis out to fish the trench. They pounded the bottom with Cha Cha Squidders and Ace Hi Flies to catch a nice pile of fish. Working depths right arou...
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Posted: 3/4/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The vacation was nice, but it's good to be home and back on the water! We had a great day of fishing on Lake Chelan today! I brought along my buddy Orin Tollackson to help me try out some new equipmen...
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Posted: 3/3/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Today I started Fishing at the Yacht Club and gradually worked our way into the Deep water in search of Walter Again...This time it was a real tough Bite in the deep water but we did manage to boat 4 ...
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Posted: 3/1/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Since I had a Day off, I decided to go Fishing for Me! Freezer was getting Low and my Stomach was Craving a little Fresh Fish, Mama Nature was being very kind with such a Gorgeous Day. I gave my Neigh...
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Posted: 2/26/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
What a Gorgeous Morning on lake Chelan! We started in the trench in the lower Basin of Lake Chelan targeting Depths from 140 to 240ft to end up with 12 laketrout in 4 hours with another Real Nice Lake...
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Posted: 2/26/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Trolled around the lower basin for Lakers. Even though the weather report was ominous, most of the trip had favorable weather. When it turned, the wind was difficult to manage. Most fish came from ...
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Posted: 2/25/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Was a nice day on the water. We ended up with 10 lake trout and 1 burbot. We didnt troll around on this trip. Did some jigging and drop shotting. Both were very efective. It was fun to cast out 2-3 oz...
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