Search
Darrell and Dad's's Reports
Change View:
Posted: 8/26/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It was tougher this AM than last few days. We ended up fine. The first fish was an 8 pounder, just barely into the day, then I couldn't get on the Bar. We moved to the South Shore and picked up a f...
Posted: 8/25/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, the Baza's from Oak Harbor made my day today. They were terrific to fish with. First timers here, they were interested, energized and full of curiosity about our fishery.
Oh, ya, they cau...
Posted: 8/23/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Arnott's came out and fished with us again today. John brought his dad and his forever fishing pal, his son, Sam. What a joy this eleven year old is to fish with. And Karma rewarded him. The f...
Posted: 8/22/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Gene and Chuck Rose came out to celebrate Chuck's retirement after a 36 year career. Our mutual good friends, the Stennes brothers hosted the whole schee bang. We fished over the Bar and down the So...
Posted: 8/21/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Bill White and his family came out to fish with us. We got a few fish early on the Bar and then fished around the Bar to finish the morning. Mack's Lures mini Cha Cha squidder was best. The Ace Hi ...
Posted: 8/20/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Larry West and Greg LePage came out and fished with us this morning. It was another gorgeous / Chamber of Commerce morning to fish Chelan. We boated the first 3 fish in 15 minutes then spent an hour...
Posted: 8/20/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Wagners came out and fished with us this morning. Jeff pounded all around the Bar for a big pile of fish to make a memorable day for Dad and the boys. Ace Hi's from Silver Horde and Mack's mini ...
Posted: 8/18/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Dan and Sarah Hillman came out for a mornings fishing with us. It was another beautiful day in paradise. Jeff stayed on the Bar fishing with Ace Hi Flies, and a T4 purple glow Flatfish. The big, 16...
Posted: 8/16/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Glow splatterback Ace Hi's baited with Northern Pikeminnow were the best producer today. We put a medium large glow Smile Blade from Mack's Lures in front. The Chapman gang came from as close as Sea...
Posted: 8/13/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Cervarich's were good enough to come out and fish with us on another spectacular morning on Lake Chelan. Brian fished Mack Bar mostly with Ace Hi Flies and Mack's Lures mini-Cha Cha Squidders. T...
Posted: 8/11/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The same combos that worked yesterday worked again for the Thiel family. We had another spectacular morning trip fishing the Bar with Ace Hi's and mini Cha Cha's.
What a great family to spend ti...
Posted: 8/11/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Kahler's came out to fish with us for an evening trip. Jeff and Ray got James of his fishing whamee. He had been out in Hawaii and Mexico without getting a fish. He got them here. Including a ...
Posted: 8/10/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today Ace Hi Flies in green glow splatterback outperformed everything else. After all this time, we found a little niche on the Bar that I hadn't hit and hammered away. Depth in the 140's was the ke...
Posted: 8/9/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
What a family reunion fishing trip! The Bahadur family reunion brought them to Lake Chelan and out fishing with us. They came from Seattle, Connecticut, Barcelona, Spain and New Dehli, India. We st...
Posted: 8/9/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Reid brothers came out to fish with Anton & Jaime. We pounded the Bar. The fish were cooperative. We caught fish on Worden's T4 Flatfish and Silver Horde's Ace Hi Flies, but Mack's mini Cha Cha...
Posted: 8/8/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff and Ray fished the Erlage family out on the Bar. It was spectacular. The fish were cooperative and the weather was superlative. Brian (dad) got a time out from Hakie (Mom) for losing a fish by...
Posted: 8/7/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Cavaggion's of BC came out to fish with us. We were able to stay on the Bar for the morning trip and get a nice pile of fish including a 10.5lber. The outrigger rods scored the majority of the f...
Posted: 8/7/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Dynes' wanted to get a look at some areas that we fish, so Brian started them at the Yacht Club and finished on the Bar. The got some fish, lost some more and saw how our basic presentations work...
Posted: 8/6/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Ace Hi Fly dominated the early catch on the Bar. Then Brett and Donna said let's go load up on little fish for the kids, so off to the face of Manson Bay we went. There, the F7 flatfish in Lumin...
Posted: 8/4/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The DeVine crew came out and fished with us. We had 3 generations scattered between both boats. We worked the Bar, Minneapolis and Manson Bay. The bite was a bit off from the previous days, but the...
Posted: 8/2/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Mike Cerceo brought his gang out with us for a mornings fishing. It was difficult on the Bar. We caught a fish and lost a couple. We moved over to Minneapolis and started to get bit pretty regular,...
Posted: 8/1/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Jerry Cochrun brought out his son and son-in-laws to fish with us today. We had a slow beginning on the Bar. Then a flurry of activity with 4 nice quality fish, then it died. We slid over to Mi...
Posted: 7/31/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, the Bar rocked this morning for Jolene and Alyssa Rhoads of beautiful Spangle, WA. A great pile of fish and a monster. The big fish was 21lb 3 oz. Several other large fish came to the net. T...
Posted: 7/30/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Criss Stewart threw a batchelor party for his brother Trent and made us part of the festivities. Being front and center at 6AM after partying can be a challenge, but they made it. We had a beautiful...
Posted: 7/30/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
So what do you do on your day off. Go fishing of course. We took the gang up to run some experiments. We got a few fish, made fun of each other and ate a bunch of "not so good for us" snacks. Ray ...