Joe's Fishing Report
February 4th 2012
We hammered the Laketrout and 1 Gem Chinook Salmon on Lake Chelan today! We caught 14 Laketrout and 1 Salmon in 4 hours! The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde was the Ticket again today. We kept the baits next to the bottom at all times. Found the biters in 130 to 230ft deep. Thanks so much to Tom Reitner and Steve Horter for Catching with me today...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!
February 3rd, 2012
Just Wow!!! The Bite was on today!!! we boated 25 laketrout and 1 Rainbow on Lake Chelan..We hit the Trench first thing and stayed there.
The Ace Hi-Fly By Silverhorde was the bait again!
We found fish all through the Trench in depths from 130 to 245ft. We kept our Presentation within 3 ft. of the bottom at all times to trigger the bite. Thanks so much to Jeff Metcaff, Nate Metcaff and Bill Johnson for fishing with me again this year..45lbs. of Fillets beat last Year. Last year they caught 23 laketrout!!!!Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
February 1st, 2012
We had another Great Catching trip on Lake Chelan today..We boated 23 laketrout and another Nice Laketrout in the Mix. We hammered the Trench today fishing Depths from 160 to 245ft in Depth. The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde out produced the K-Lure and Flatfish all day long!!!
We kept our Trolling speed between 1.2 and 1.4 mph to get the strikes.
we had over 35 bites today! Thanks so much to Robert Howe, Russell Foy, Allen Rasmusan for Catching with Lake Chelan Adventures today..Tight lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
January 29th, 2012
Today we Banged the Laketrout in the Lower Basin at the Foot of the Trench.....We ended our 4 hour boat with 15 laketrout and 1 real Big Boy to Boot!!!
Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket again!!! We Kept our Baits next to the bottom at all times. Thanks Again Kelly Bowen, Andy Sharpe and Sergio Cervantes for fishing with me today..Also I finally got My Treble Hook Tattoo that I have been wanting for sometime. Check it out I like it a lot!!!!...Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!
Today I had the Pleasure of Taking Lewis out again..We hammered the Laketrout right off the start with the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde at the foot of the Trench...We kept our baits next to the bottom at all times in depths from 160 to 245ft. It We did start late at 10:00 am but we still managed to get into Fish...Thanks again Lewis for your help with the Technical Difficulties...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
January 15th, 2012
Ok, Where to start...14 degrees, East wind blowing at 12mph, wind chill factor at 3 degrees, and Yep I went Fishing on Lake Chelan...
Today I had the Pleasure Again to take Ken Heath from my Hometown of Toutle Washington out on the Coldest Day of the Year for me so Far..
We started Trolling the Trench to get into a decent bite until the Wind picked up and Forced us to move above the Yacht Club to ...get out of the Bone Chilling Cold!!!
We ended today with 11 Laketrout and another Chromer Rainbow. It's Always a Great time taking old Classmates out and catching up and reminiscing back on High School memories. Thanks so much to Ken Heath and Greg Warren for Fishing with me on this Very Cold Day.. Tight Lines to All and Be safe!!
January 14th, 2012
We had a Great Fishing Trip today on Lake Chelan with Snow Falling, Wind Blowing, and Sunshine all in the same Trip! We ended today with 2 Nice Rainbows and 18 laketrout all caught in the Trench from 140 to 245ft deep. The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with the Invisaswivels by Aquateko in front was again what the Fish wanted..Thanks so much to Douglas Anderson and his son Ryan for fishing with me again. Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
Friday The 13th HMMMM, I had my Doubts but boy was I Wrong!!!!
Lake Chelan again was on Fire for the Laketrout Bite at the Foot of the Trench in the lower Basin. We boated 14 Laketrout and 1 Nice Rainbow in 4 hours of Fishing. The Ace Hi-Fly By Silverhorde with the Invisaswivels by Aquateko in front was the Ticket!!!! We kept our Presentation next to the bottom at all times and trolling Speed at 1.2 to 1.4 mph to be successful.. Thanks so much to Greg Cort and Ron Mclean for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
January 10th, 2012
Lake Chelan continues to be Very Productive in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan. Again today we targeted the Foot of the Trench with the Ace Hi-fly by Silverhorde along with the Invisa-Swivels by Aquateko in line. Found fish today from 135 to 232ft deep. We ended the day with 12 Laketrout. We did hook up on another 1 of those Rainbows but he pulled off the hooks, Dang it!!!! Thanks so much to Chad Witheridge, Robert Neese and Joe Luby for Fishing with me today..Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!
January 9th, 2012
Today we went after a Big Fish and Low and Behold it panned out!!!! It is so nice when a plan comes together!!!!The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with the Invisa-swivel in front was the ticket today. The bite was slower today than in the last few trips but with banging the Big Fish made the Trip Great!!!! The Guys today are here in town for the Winterfest and there business is Creative Ice, www.creativeice.com They are the Artists that make these beautiful Ice Sculptures that are showing up Down Town..Thanks so much to Steve Cox and his son Justin for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
January 8th, 2012
Today was another Banner Day on Lake Chelan for Laketrout. We boated 21 Laketrout in a 4 hour Adventure!!!! The Ace Hi-Fly was what they wanted again.. Trolled the Ledge of the Trench on the South-shoreline. We kept our baits 1 to 3 ft. off the bottom at all times.
Thanks so much to Ken Bevis and Jason Lundgren for fishing with me today!!!Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
January 3rd, 2012
Another Great day on Lake Chelan!!!!We targeted the laketrout in the Trench again. The Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket!!! We ended our 4 hour Adventure with 15 laketrout and 2 Rainbow. Thanks so much to Mark Richards and Darryl Snow for fishing with me today!!! Check out the picture of the laketrout with fishing line growing into his skin!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
January 2nd, 2012
Lake Chelan remains on Fire Fishing in the Lower Basin. Today we ended with 29 Laketrout, 1 Chinook and 1 Rainbow!!!
We targeted the Fish in the Trench again today. There is so many laketrout Stacking in this area right now. Most of the fish had the Shrimp in their Stomachs.
The Ace Hi-Fly hammered them again today!!!!
Thanks so much to Mike Boyd, Jack LaCasse, Joey and Jim Lundquist for Catching with Me-Lake Chelan Adventures today.. The guys went home with over 50lbs. of Fillets!!! Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!
January 1st, 2012
Happy New Year to All!
Day #2 with Jerry and Ray..
Today started off with a little skiff of snow on the launch so we swept it off and in the water we went. We hammered the Laketrout at the foot of the Trench today. We boated 24 laketrout and a Real Nice Rainbow today. All fish except a couple came off the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with the Invisaswivels by Aquateko in front. What an incredible 2 days of Catching on Lake Chelan with some hometown friends. They went home with roughly 70lbs. of Fillets. What a way to start a New Year!!!!Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
December 31st, 2011
Today I had Jerry Pinard and Ray Simonson from my home town out on a 4 hour Fishing Adventure..The catching started off slow but ended real good...We boated 20 Laketrout!!!
What a major difference from yesterday.. The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again.. Stay tuned as we are tackling the Laketrout again tomorrow..Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
December 30th, 2011
Today was a Battle!!!!! Mother Nature threw me a Major Curve today with a Very strong 20 mph wind with 30 mph gusts ...It was virtually impossible to track my way points, so We just went with it and managed to catch a few today. I really can't pinpoint the best location because we really didn't establish a set pattern because of the wind.
The Ace-Hi-Fly is what we got the fish on today..Thanks so much to John , Spud, Tim and Skip Uttech for battling it out with me today...By the way John Uttech owns our local Small Town Ink. I think it is time to have a little more Ink Work done on me..Maybe a Laketrout and a Treble Hook. I will share Pictures when I get my Tats!!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
December 29th, 2011
Lake Chelan remains hot Fishing in the Lower Basin for Laktrout and the occasional Rainbow trout. We ended today with 17 laketrout and 1 Rainbow in our 4 hour Adventure. Again the Ace Hi-Fly was what they hit. Trolling speed at 1.2 to 1.4 worked best. We kept the Presentations next to the bottom at all times. Thanks so much to Mark and Matt Petersen for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!!
December 28th, 2011
I sure hope the Laketrout bite continues like it has for me over the next 2 weeks..
Today again I hammered away at the Lower Trench to fill the cooler up in a 4hour Catching Trip. We boated 19 Laketrout and 2 Nice Rainbows. Big Fish today weighed in at 10lbs. 11 oz. The Ace Hi-Fly with Joe's Secret Sauce is what they wanted. We found fish from 120 to 220ft deep today. The Rainbows hammered The Rufus Woods Wooley Bugger today!!! Thanks so much again to Will, Anne and Andrew Aslin from Spokane for catching with Lake Chelan Adventures.
Tight Lines to Alland Be Safe!!!!!
December 26th, 2011
Holy Mackinaw!!! Today was the Best bite that I have seen on Lake Chelan in a Long time..
4 Nice Rainbows and 25 laketrout in 4 hours of Fishing...
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde should win a award for the Best Bait on Lake Chelan!!!
The Trench is absolutely loaded with Lakers right now..
Thanks so much to Alan, Kristi, Wes, Emma and Abbey Johnston for Catching with me today..Enjoy your fish guys...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
I have this morning off so I thought it would be a perfect time to thank all my friends on Facebook and in my community for all the support with Lake Chelan Adventures.
It has been an incredible year of Catching for me on Lake Chelan and Rufus Woods. I do hope that everybody that fished with me had as much fun as I did!!!
If somebody would have told me that I was going to be a Pro-Fishing Guide 10 yrs ago, I would have told them that they were Crazy. It is amazing how Life always throws you curve balls, but once in a while you get to smack it out of the park.
I truly am blessed with my wonderful wife Corina and family that has supported me during my Business Endeavor.
And for Facebook and Friends..All I can say is wow!!! I would not be where I am today if it wasn't for all of you. What a incredible tool to reconnect with past classmates and friends along with making new friends. Thanks for everything "Everybody" and I am looking forward to a lot more Catching this year and I am hoping that Walter or Wilma decide to make their Presence known on my Boat sometime during 2012. I know where they are hiding, but they don't get to be the Biggest Fish in the Lake for being Stupid :) Check out Lake Chelan Adventures on Facebook when you get a chance.
Merry Christmas and have a Prosperous Happy New Year to all!!! Tight Lines!
December 22nd, 2011
Today was another Outstanding Day of Fishing here on Lake Chelan!!!Thanks so much to Rod Vanci and Carl Christiansen for fishing with me Again!!!Today we boated 21 Laketrout and Nice Lake Chelan Chinook Salmon!!! Not to shabby for only Fishing for 4 hours.
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with the Smile Blade in front is what they wanted..
Only 2 more Days left for you to take advantage of the Christmas Gift Certificate Special..
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
December 20th, 2011
The Bite is "ON" here on Lake Chelan.. We boated 28 Laketrout today and caught some real good quality fish to boot. The Ace Hi-Fly flat Cooned um today...Found fish throughout the Trench. We kept the trolling speed right at 1.4mph. stayed right on the bottom at all times with our presentation and my customers went home with over 45lbs. of Fillets for the Smoker, Barbecue r, Deep Fryer and Oven. Thanks so much to Mike and Devin Boyd and Joey Lunquist for Catching with Lake Chelan Adventures- Joe Heinlen. You still have time to take advantage of the Savings on getting a Lake Chelan Adventures Gift Certificate. Offer expires December 24th, 2011!!!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
Morning of December 16th, 2011
I have seen good fishing on Lake Chelan over the Years but right now has got to be the best Laketrout bite Ever!!!!Today we fished the Trench again dragging the Ace Hi-Fly and just Stuffed the Cooler Full!!! We ended today with 21 Laketrout in 4 hours..Big Fish was over 9lbs. Thanks so much to Molly and Brandon Peterson for Catching with Lake Chelan Adventures-Joe today!!!! The lady caught the Big Fish of The Day Again!!!!
Got to get that Lake Chelan Adventures Christmas Special Gift Certificate now and then experience a Fishing Adventure that you won't soon forget!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be safe!!!!
December 15th, 2011
All I can say about today's Lake Chelan Adventure is Wow!!!!!!We ended today with 26 Laketrout and 1 Rainbow..The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde Just slayed the fish today. The Foot of the Trench was the hot spot in depths from 120 to 210ft. We kept the ace next to the bottom and my speed at 1.2 to 1.4mph. After Cleaning our catch the Fillets tipped the scale at 44.5 lbs. Thanks so much to Jared Whitaker, Timothy, Elijah and Kelly Brown For Catching with me today..Tight Lines to All and stay Safe!!!!! www.lakechelanadventueres.com 1-509-393-9665
December 13th, 2011
We Tackled the Laketrout again today!!!! The Ace Hi-Fly was what they wanted!!! We boated 20 Laketrout and another Rainbow in 4hours of Fishing..Mother Nature was not at all nice to us today. The East Wind has been Bone Chilling the last few trips out on Chelan. Today the temperature when we started was 16 degrees and when we ended 27 degrees. Thanks so much to Augy Augustine, Rocky Moorehead and Rodney Paulson for fishing with me today...Enjoy your Pile of Fillets!!!! Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!
December 11th, 2011
Today was another Great day of Catching on Lake Chelan...Mother Nature was a Nag today with a Stiff East Wind but it didn't matter to the Laketrout as we Banged um real good in the Trench. We ended today with 12 Laketrout and a Nice Rainbow. The Ace worked nicely again today... It was a especially fun trip today because I had RJ and AJ Wolfe out again.. Nothing like having Identical Twin 6 yr old Boys out Fishing. Thanks again to Dad, John Wolfe, for sharing his boys with me again. Tight Lines to All and Be Safe..
December 3rd, 2011
We Tackled Rufus Woods again today... Really had to work hard to get the Triploids to bite in morning but by the end of the Day we did catch some nice Limits. Biggest today was 6lbs. The Wooley bugger Fly worked well today along with casting Spoons to the shore line. Thanks so much to Dave Latimer, John Palmatier and Mike Noreen for Fishing with me today...Tight lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
December 2nd, 2011
Lake Chelan was on Fire for Laketrout fishing today...We also caught a Real nice King Salmon today...Ace Hi-Fly was the Bait again today along with the Spoons. We targeted the Lower Trench and worked our way along the South shore, targeting depths from 180 to 220 ft., to Minneapolis Beach to have an outstanding 4 hour boat. We ended today with 14 laketrout and 1 Chinook.
I am so glad that the fish cooperated for me today because yesterday I was pulling my hair out at Rufus!!!! Thanks so much to Rod Vancel and Carl Christiansen for Fishing with me again!!! Tight lines to all and Be Safe.
December 1st, 2011
We hit Rufus Woods again today, but it was a Battle with getting the Biggins to bite..Caught a bunch of the 1 to 3 lbs and at the end did get a nice Rainbow. Caught fish Casting Spoons and trolling Flies today. The Flow was real low all day long which usually makes for a tough day catching. Thanks a bunch to my crew from yesterday and stay tuned because we our hitting Lake Chelan today for the Laketrout...Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
November 27th, 2011
Today was another Great day at Rufus with Banging some Dandy Triploids and being home by 12:30 am with Nice Limits..The Flies were the Key again today..Trolled the Fly at less than a 1mph today.
Found all the Biters at and around Pump 4 today..Thanks to Don Lockwood from Castle Rock Wa. for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to All and Be safe!!!!
November 26th, 2011
Today I was at Rufus Woods again today..The fishing was Great but the Bite didn't pick up for us until Late Morning..We did get into some really Nice Triploid Rainbows today.
Trolling Wooley Buggers and Casting the Spoons both worked today. Trolled the Flies at real slow speed seemed to work best today..Thanks so much to Scott Nicholsen and his Trplets- Jacob, Carter, and Kendall for fishing with me today...Had a Blast today with the Trplets catching Triploids..Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!! Pictured is Kendall with the Last Fish of the Day and it was the Biggest of the Day!!!!
Carter with a Nice Triploid Rainbow!!!!!
Kendall with the end of the day Triploid and the Big Fish of the day!!!!
November 20th, 2011
Oh Man it was a Cold 1 on Lake Chelan this Morning! 25 degrees with a 15 mph wind out of the East..I do think I had Icicles today!!! We started on the South Shore in the Lower Basin out from Minneapolis Beach to get into a good bite but made my turn and the Bite slowed so made another turn trolling up lake and found a few more...Something happened today that is a first for me on Lake Chelan with ho...oking a Rainbow Trout at 148ft deep..I do think that is the deepest I have ever caught a Rainbow!!! The Ace Hi-Fly was what worked again today...Thanks so much to Jared Whitaker of Hartline, Wa. and Ken, Stewert and Parker Smith for fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!
November 18th, 2011
Lake Chelan remains very good Laketrout Fishing in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan!!!
Today we found most of the Biters at Minneapolis Beach area..Most fish were caught in 130 to 204ft deep...The Ace Hi-Fly was the best bait again.. We kept our trolling Speed at 1.2 to 1.4mph to get the Lakers to bite...Thanks so much to Gene and John Cook for fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to all and Be Safe...
November 17th, 2011
Back on Lake Chelan today...Had our first snow last night so it made it quite interesting towing my boat to the Launch..Had the Tundra in 4 Low going down the hill and having to stab the breaks on every corner so needless to say by the Time I reached the Launch I was real Thankful that I had an extra Pair of Shorts with me:)
Launched today at 10:00 AM and started Pulling the Ace Hi-Fly at the foo...t of the Trench to find Light Striking laketrout so motored to Southshore below Minneapolis Beach and found 10 hungry Laketrout...Big Fish today 13lbs. 7 oz. and a Nice 8lber right after gettin the Biggin...Thanks so much to Rod Vancil and Carl Christiansen for fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
November 16th, 2011
Rufus Woods again today was Good Fishing Pulling Flies...Morning Bite was a tough go but it did pick up good just before 11:00 am and continued good. Around pump 4 is where I found the Biters. Black Wooley Buggers were the Ticket. Varying my Speed was the trigger to get them to hit the Fly.
We got our first Snow today so I do think that when that water temp. Drops these Triploid Rainbow should really get hungry. Thanks to my Guys today...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe...
November 12th, 2011
Rufus Woods again today was great Fishing in the Lower Basin of the Reservoir..Pulling Flies and Casting Spoons worked today..The Rainbows were light Striking today but we managed to hook some real Nice Triploids!!!
Troll the Flies real slow and when casting a Slow retrieve has been the ticket with the spoon. Thanks so much to Larry, Lori and there son for fishing me today...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
November 11th, 2011
Another Successful Day at Rufus Woods!!!! The Bite was real slow the first hour then the water started to move and like a light switch the Bite came on...Trolling and Casting worked well today..Hooked a couple real nice Triploids today but they managed to pull off right at the boat..Thanks so Much to all that fished with me over the last few days and Stay tuned in as I will be hitting the Rufus again in the Morning!!!
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
November 10th, 2011
Today we had another outstanding day up on Rufus Woods.. Pulling Flies on the Surface again worked well but casting to the shoreline also was productive...
We fished the Lower Basin of Rufus today. Slow Presentation is working best. Slow retrieve when casting and 1.0 1.2mph Trolling...Look for structure of any kind along the shoreline when casting and change direction when trolling will trigger a strike!!!!
We caught a bunch of trout today and Banged some Real Fatboy's. 2 fish right at 8lbs, released 6 over 4 lbs and numerous others in the 2 lb. range...Great Day of Catching!!! Tight Lines to All and Be Safe on the Water!!!!!
November 9th, 2011
Laketrout fishing Keeps chugging along in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan!!!!
Today we found the Biters in depths of 180 to 220ft deep in and on the Edges of the Trench..The Ace Hi-Fly By Silverhorde was the Bait used again today...There is some real Dandy Laketrout holding in this area right now..Today we ended with 9 laketrout in 4 hours of Fishing. We did have numerous other bites as well...
Thanks so much to a good Buddy Lloyd and his Bro Ben Myall for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
November 8th, 2011
Good Day at Rufus Woods...We caught most of the Rainbows Dragging Flies. We did manage to Snake a few by casting Spoons to the shore but most of the Rainbows were holding off the shoreline in depths of 15 to 25ft.
Thanks so much to Garrett and Mike Grubbs , Jeff LaPorte and Ken Jenkins for fishing with me today...I am so excited about the up and coming Fishing Adventures at Rufus!!! Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
November 7th, 2011
Another great Morning of Catching Laketrout here on Lake Chelan!!!! The Trench is loaded with nice Quality Laketrout in depths from 160 to 240ft deep!!!
I am seeing good piles of Shrimp in these depths and the Lakers are feeding on them.
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde is the ticket Lure to use now!!!
We ended our 4 hour boat this morning with boating 11 and long line Releasing 7:)
Thanks so much to Andy aqnd Ethan Tuchscherer for fishing with me again!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
November 5th, 2011
All I have to say today about the Fishing on Lake Chelan is WOWWWWW!!!!!
Today I targeted the Laketrout at the Foot of the Trench in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan.. The Ace Hi-Fly was on Fire with Boating 21 laketrout and we lost I think around 6 or 7..Also Banged out 3 real Nice LAKETROUT with the Big Fish right at 10lbs..
Beautiful Day but it was a Little Nippy with the wind coming from East. Now is the time to take Advantage of the fall Fishing Special that I am running..$200 for 2 People, $270.00 for 3 People, $370.00 for 4 People for 4 hours of Laketrout Catching...
Thanks so much to John and Audra for Fishing with me Again this year, Also Happy Birthday to John!!!! Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!!
November 2nd, 2011
Today I started at the foot of the Trench in the Lower basin of Lake Chelan.. Wind out of the East at 12mph and outside air temp at 33 degrees... Darn Cold!!! We caught the first laketrout right away and then I struggled to get them to bite the rest of the day..We did manage to boat 7 Laketrout while battling Mama Nature..I don't know what the wind chill factor was, but I can say that Winter is here in Chelan in the Mornings.
Thanks so much to Paul and Julie Richardson for Fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to all and Be safe!!!!!!!
November 1st, 2011
Laketrout Fishing on Lake Chelan remains real good in the Lower Basin. Again today I used the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde today to boat 11 Laketrout in 4 hours of Trolling..
Sunnybank, Minneapolis Beach and the Trench all produced today..Found most of the biters in 180 to 220ft deep today..Thanks so much to Payton and Joni Thomason form Cashmere for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and be Safe!!!!
October Halloween Day!!!
Today on Lake Chelan the bite was a bit slow but we managed to bang out 12 Laketrout in 4 hours...Saw a lot of Fish on the sonar but they were giving me trouble!!!
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde again out fished the Flatfish today!!!
Thanks so much to Mike Bacon and Tom Fitzpatrick for fishing with me today!!!
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
Lake Chelan Laketrout bite was on fire today!!! We boated 14 laketrout in a halfday, and didn't start fishing until 10:30am..Big fish today was 14lbs. 2 oz..Great Battle too..
Also I have to tell you I had something happen today that was a first. We hooked a fish and battled it up to the surface when it shook it's head and the hooks came out of the fish when it was behind the boat about 150ft. The Air Bladder on the fish had expanded and it could not dive back down so I turned the boat to recover the fish when a Bald Eagle snatched it right in front of us..Incredible!!!! Thanks so much to Shawn, Thomas, Craig and John for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to all and Be Safe..
October 22nd, 2011
Lake Chelan Laketrout Fishing still remains good in the Lower Basin!!! We caught fish today in depths of 130 to 230ft..Sunnybank was the best location today but there is a pile of small Laketrout there!!! The Ace Hi-Fly caught the fish today...11 lakers and 1 Nice rainbow in 4 hours...Not to Shabby for a slower day...
Thanks so much to Everett Decker and Grandson for Fishing with me today!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
October 21st, 2011
Today was another Outstanding Day on Lake Chelan!!!
We boated 14 Laketrout in 4 hours..The Ace Hi-Fly was the Bait again!!!!
We fished Sunnybank and Mack Bar today to find the Biters..
Thanks so much to Graham Thomson and Astrid for fishing with me today!!!!
Tight lines to all and be Safe!!!!
October 19th, 2011
Today was another Banner Day on Lake Chelan!!! Mother Nature was real Kind with a Beautiful Blue Sky and Oh ya the Fish bite was on Fire!!!
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde again Hammered the Lakers today!!! We kept our Baits next to the bottom at Sunnybank and Minneapolis Beach!!!
We ended today with 18 Laketrout in a Half Day outing...Only thing that would have made this better, would have been to boat the big Fish that Got away!!!!Walter Still Swims Freely!!!! I am going to get him one of these Days!!!!
Thanks so much to Jay Gutka and son James Gutka (who is home on leave from the Navy) for fishing with me today..
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!!
Lake Chelan remains real good Fishing for Laketrout in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan. The Ace Hi-Fly continues to plunk out good numbers. Keep your Presentation next to the bottom at all times.
Rufus Woods is producing nice limits of Triploid Rainbows averaging 3 to 5 lbs. and that occasional 1 over 10lbs. What a great Fishery Rufus Woods is!!!!
Feel free to contact me anytime either from email... lakechelanadventures@gmail.com or Cell# 1-509-393-9665 with questions on how to fish Lake Chelan or Rufus Woods. I will do my best to confuse the hek out of you :)
Fall Special that I am running now is an Outstanding deal, So if interested get in touch with me!!!! Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
September 8th, 2011
What a Gorgeous Day on Lake Chelan!!!!!
We targeted the Arches today on Mack Bar..The Laketrout bite was light but we managed to boat 9 Laketrout during our morning outing. The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde was the Ticket again. Trolling depths that we covered were 120 to 205 ft today to find the Biters.
Thanks so much to Dimitry and Inna Tkachenko for fishing with me today. You guys were a Blast to have on the Boat!!! Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
September 5th, 2011
What a Wet Day out fishing on lake Chelan..Weather did seem to affect the fish bite a little but i managed to get my customers on a few fish..
The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again..We caught fish off Mack Bar and at Minneapolis Beach.
Trolled depths from 120 to 195 ft today. Caught a little Chinook off Minneapolis Beach along with the 6 Laketrout..Thanks so much to Jeff Ravenstein, Ron Baugher, Steve Motzkus andd Walt Bryant for fishing with me in the Rain..Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
October 2nd, 2011
Laketrout Fishing on Mack Bar and Minneapolis Beach is still producing Laketrout!!!
Today on out first pass over the shallow hump on Mack Bar we boated 3 Laketrout. Down lake pass produced 1 then motored toward Sunnybank and picked up another.
The bite then slowed a little and we managed to snake out a few more to end our 4 hour boat with 8 Laketrout..Thanks so much to Jason and Abbey Newton for fishing with me this morning. Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
October 1st, 2011
Today I started on Mack Bar to catch our first 8 Laketrout this morning..Then changed location to Minneapolis Beach to bang out another 8..Ending today with 16 Laketrout..
The Ace Hi-Fly was it again..We found most fish today in 140 to 160 ft.
Thanks so much to Alex Yevtushok, Lam Tran, Goerge Gilbert and Hoang Nhuyen for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!!
September 25th, 2011
Today we fished Minneapolis Beach and caught some nice laketrout!!! The bite has slowed there a bit but I am blaming it on Mama Nature this trip.
The Ace Hi-Fly was what worked today...We ended today with 7 laketyrout but had plenty of other Bites plus loosing a few.
Thanks so much to Shannon and Heidi Kane for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!
September 22nd, 2011
The Bite was On this morning at Minneapolis Beach!!! We boated 16 Laketrout in 4 hours! The Bait of Choice today was the Ace Hi-Fly and "My Bait Rig".. We caught fish in 120ft to 190ft deep. We kept our trolling speed between 1.3 to 1.5mph to get the Bites!Thanks so much to Jason Jahnke and son Gage from Oklahoma for Fishing with me on this Beautiful Fall morning
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!
September 19th, 2011
On this "Beautiful" Morning here on Lake Chelan, we started our Adventure Trolling the foot of the Trench to get the first couple fish, then moved to Rocky Point to bang out a couple more then ended our 4 hour boat with a few caught at Minneapolis Beach. We boated 11 laketrout!!! The Ace Hi-Fly again was the Ticket!!! If you have not visited our Beautiful Valley this is the time of the Year to see it!! Outstanding Sunrises and Warm weather and No More Jet Ski Traffic!!!! Thanks so much to Chris Karwoski and Sharona Rice for Fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
We started at the Yacht Club today and it was a slow bite there but I do have to say We did Have "Banana's" on the boat the first 2 hours! After the Fruit was gone we moved to the Lower Basin and managed to bang out a good number of Laketrout. The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again today. Trolled the ledges off Minneapolis Beach which seemed to hold a good number of Lakers today. We ended with 7 laketrout and loosing a few.
This was a special trip for me because I had Bailey Fickett along with Robert Spingola on the boat today. Bailey and her family were next door neighbors when we were growing up and she did Babysit my girls when they were just little ones.
Thanks so much for Fishing with me today..Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!!
September 12th, 2011
Today the bite was a little better at the Foot of the Trench...The Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket today. We caught fish from 120 to 180ft today.
We kept our trolling speed at 1.3mph today to get the Laketrout to bite.
We ended today with 10 Laketrout in 4 hours.
Thanks to Steve Wicklund, Dave Owens, Lyle Posey, and Lorraine and Fritz Mueller for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!!!
September 11th, 2011
Well "Walter" still swims freely in Lake Chelan but I can tell you I tried my darndest to get him today.
We started on Mack Bar again, but the Big Arches were playing hide and seek with me today. We did bang our first fish here but with what I was seeing I had to change locations. We then trolled the Southshore below Minneapolis Beach to catch a few fish today..It was a tough bite today. We ended with 6 Laketrout. Thanks so much to Brian and Debbie Beavers for fishing with me these last 2 days. Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!
September 10th, 2011
We really got into some Nice Laketrout Today!!!!!
We started today on Mack Bar here on Lake Chelan and Managed to find some real good size Lakers.
Big Fish today was right at 10lbs. with the average over 5lbs.
We also caught fish at Minneapolis Beach and Rocky Point. Today The Flatfish by Warden Lures in glow colors worked along with The Staple Bait, Silverhorde Ace Hi-Fly.
Thanks to Debbie and Brian Beavers for fishing with me today..Everybody stay tuned as I have the Beavers out again tomorrow and we will be Looking for "Walter". For you out there that don't know who Walter is, He is the Big Fish of the Lake.
September 9th, 2011
Today we Targeted the Laketrout at and down lake from Sunnybank here on Lake Chelan.. The Laketrout bite started good with hooking up on a double but loosing 1 of the 2. The Ace Hi-Fly again was the bait that worked. We hammered away at depths from 125 to 175ft. to find the hungry fish. We ended today with 11 Nice laketrout. The Big fish was right at 8lbs. today!!!
Thanks so much to David and Patrick McAllister and buddy Aaron Owen for fishing with me on such a Beautiful Morning..
Tight Lines to all and be Safe!!!!
September 8th, 2011
Today we fished the Trench and Minneapolis Beach to find a decent number in the 4 hours we were out!!!
The Ace again out-produced the Flatfish 8 fish to 1. We ended today with 9 laketrout but wasn't easy with 2 Nasty Tangles!!!
We kept our presentation right next to the bottom at all times.. Trolling speed was 1.2mph today.
Thanks so much to Bruce and Bing Beckstrom for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!!
August 29th, 2011
Today we started off Rocky Point trolling down lake towards Chelan Shores to get the skunk out of the boat. We cut across Lake to South shore and saw plenty of Fish there but just a couple takers.. Changed direction and headed back up lake in front of Rocky Point and got into a decent bite there.
The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again and we kept our speed between 1.2 and 1.4 mph to catch 11 Laketrout in 4 hours..The big fish came as we were Filleting the others that we caught today..Always nice to get a Nice 1 at the end..
Thanks so much to Larry and Lori Haydon for fishing with me again this Year..
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
August 28th, 2011
Today we started in the Trench and worked the Ledges of the Southshore of the Lower basin to have another Banner Day.. The Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket again today. We targeted the fish between 140 to 230ft deep today..We found most fish at 170 to 190ft. Our trolling Speed was 1.2 to 1.4mph.
We ended the 4 hour boat today with 15 Laketrout!!!! You just cant beat hooking up on Doubles and Triples!!!!!
Thanks so much to Dave and Darian Ackerman from Yakima for fishing with me today...
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!!!
August 27th, 2011
Today we trolled the Foot of the Trench to start the day and gradually moved to Minneapolis Beach to catch a few laketrout.. We made a up lake troll over Mack Bar and then downlake troll and did not see a lot of Fish so we moved back to Minneapolis Beach to finish our 4 hour boat..The Ace Hi-Fly was the working bait this morning.. We ended the day with boating 8 laketrout.
Thanks so much to Jim, Ken and Zack Way from the Tri-Cities for fishing with me today!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!
August 26th, 2011
Today we Fished the southshore line in the Lower basin of Lake Chelan just above Pat and Mikes to find a Ferw fish..
The Laketrout bite was great to start having a Triple bite to Start..Continued hammering away at the fish that were concentrated in the 140 to 190 ft . The Ace Hi-Fly again was the ticket!!
Thanks again to the Rosenthals for fishing with me again this summer!!!
Daniel being the Youngest caught the big fish today and it was the last fish of our 4 hours of Fishing..
Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
August 24th, 2011
We started our Fishing Adventure this morning at Minneapolis Beach again today...The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde again out fished everything else. We targeted depths today from 120 to 200ft to find some hungry Laketrout. today we boated 12 laketrout in 4 hours. They were biting a lot better today than the last 2 days. No big fish today but a nice 6lber.
Thanks so much to Chris, Lynn and Zander Delambo for fishing with me on such a Beautiful Day!!!!
Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!!
August 23th, 2011
Again today I targeted the Tight schools of laketrout at and around Minneapolis Beach. The Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket again..The first pass trolling up lake was a tough go..The Lakers were showing on the Sonar but they had lock Jaw..So turned the boat and hit them at a different angle and still nothing..Then finally on the 3rd pass over hooked our first then the rest came fairly quick..Ended the day today with 8 laketrout and a Rare Lake Chelan Chinook..
Thanks so much to Eilidh, Martin, Sophie and Evan Wolfson for fishing with me today..This was Evans first Real fish and then he also Caught the Chinook, but his sister, Sophie, did catch the big fish of the day...
Tight Lines to all and be Safe!!!!!!
August 22nd, 2011
Again today I targeted Minneapolis Beach area on the southshore of Lake Chelan..The Laketrout cooperated today. We boated 13 laketrout in 4 hours. The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde out Produced the T-4 Flatfish again today..
We did see some really big Schools today on the Sonar as you will see in the Photo...
We just kept hammering away at the laketrout on the bottom to have a Great Trip!!!
Thanks so much to Silvia and Jerry Driver for fishing with me today.. This was a special trip for me and for the Drivers because Silvia had never been Fishing before and it was Jerry's Birthday!!! Makes me feel good to be part of a Special day..
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
This is an Awesome Sonar Shot of a Pile of Laketrout!!!!
August 21st, 2011
Today we Targeted the Laketrout on the Southshore off Minneapolis Beach. The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again. The Laketrout were biting light again today but at the end of our 4 hour boat we ended with 12 nice Laketrout..
The Laketrout were stacked heavy in the 170 to 200 ft deep today.
Thanks so much to Donald Anderson, Ryan Anderson, Andrew lamb, Connor Lamb, Eric Murakami and Chris Hwang for fishing with me today. Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!!!
August 18th, 2011
Today I started on Mack Bar...The first pass uplake over the shallow hump hooked and landed a nice 8lb. laketrout and turned around and caught a 6lber. Continued hammering away at the Laketrout here until mid-morning then moved to Minneapolis Beach to finish our 4 hour Adventure.. Today the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde out produced everything again. No change on my trolling speed today..
I had the pleasure today to host Roy(88 Yrs. young) and Imogene Larson from the Westside of the State...Thanks so much for fishing with me today...Enjoy your Fish!!!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!\
August 17th, 2011
Today we started at the foot of the Trench to get the Skunk smell out of the boat and continued toward Minneapolis Beach area fishing depths from 140 to 170ft. We boated 4 small fish on the first pass and on the down lake troll we boated a couple more then motored out in deeper water and found a few more.
The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again. We ended today with 10 Laketrout .
Thanks so much to Phil, Casey, Micah and Caden for fishing with me today...Tight Lines and Be Safe!!!
August 16th, 2011
Today Laketrout fishing was a little tougher at and around Minneapolis Beach but by the end of our 4 hours of fishing we managed to find some biters and ended with 10 laketrout!!! What am I complaining about!
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde was the bait again. We targeted most fish today in 145 to 170ft deep. As you will see in the picture below there was a Pile of laketrout stacked on the ledge but boy they were tough to get to bite.
Thanks so much to Rich, Allen, Savannah, Kylee, and Brenda for fishing with me again this year!
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
August 15th, 2011
Today we started at the Foot of the Downlake Trench to find a few fish and at Mid -Morning we moved to Mack Bar to target a bigger fish..
The Ace Hi-Fly was "It" again. Trolling speed was 1.2 to 1.4 mph. We ended today with 12 Laketrout and had other bites.
What a Beautiful Day today on the Water!!! Days like these when Mama Nature cooperates and the Lakers Bite are the days that I tell myself that "I Love My Office".
Thanks so much to Michael and Kevin from Pennsylvania for fishing with me this morning...Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
August 14th, 2011
Laketrout Fishing remains very good at Minneapolis Beach and on Mack Bar!!! The Ace Hi-Fly again was the Bait of Choice...Troll the Ledges off Minneapolis Beach and the Shallow hump on Mack Bar to find the Laketrout. Keep your trolling speed at 1.2 to 1.4 mph.
A huge Thank you to Katrice and Husband Richard for fishing with me today.. This was Katrice first Fishing Trip and she caught her very first Fish.. That makes me feel Pretty good to be a part of that!!!!Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
August 12th, 2011
OH MY GOSH!!!!!Laketrout Fishing was unbelieveable this morning. Minneapolis Beach Produced I think it was 9 on the first Pass and a few more on the down lake pass..We moved into a little deeper water in the Trench and they were biting good there..
The Ace Hi-Fly again and Always will be the Best bait to use on Lake Chelan. Trolling Speed today was 1.2 to 1.4 mph. Today fish were stacked best in the 185ft to 208ft deep. We ended our 4 hour Adventure with 17 nice Laketrout. Over 40 lbs. of Fillets today!!!
Thanks so much to Robert Logan and his Grandson Connor Logan for fishing with me today..
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!!
August 8th, 2011
Today I targeted Mack Bar to have a decent 4 hours of Laketrout Fishing with boating 1 over 10lbs. and 1 at 8lbs.
9 Laketrout in 4 hours, Not to Shabby!!!!!
The Ace Hi-Fly was again the bait of Choice!!!!!
We targeted the fish on the edges of the Shallow hump today because the Laketrout were not on the shallow hump unlike the day before...
Trolling speed remained between 1.2 and 1.4 mph to get them to go!!!!
Thanks so much to John and Steve Diehl and Gary Goebel for Fishing with me today!!!!
Tight lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
August 7th, 2011
Today we started our Lake Chelan Adventure on Mack Bar!!!! The first pass over the shallow hump we hooked a real nice 10lb. laketrout on the Ace Hi-Fly..Turned the boat around and hooked another nice 7lb. laketrout. Continued this Pattern for 2 more turns then moved to Minneapolis Beach and finished today with 7 Laketrout..Nice to get a couple decent fish today after loosing a Dandy Yesterday!!! Thanks so much to Dieter, Liam Schmidt (15) and Robert Cockburn for Fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and be Safe!!!!
August 6th, 2011
Lake Chelan continues Producing Great numbers of Laketrout in the Lower Basin. Minneapolis Beach Produced today along with Mack Bar!!!!
The Ace Hi-Fly is the ticket in these Locations...The Trolling speed produces best at 1.2 to 1.5 mph. Again today I targeted the tight packed Arches at Minneapolis Beach and the on Shallow hump on the Bar was also where the Lakers were holding..
Thanks so much to Dave and Ryan(11) Setera and Ray and Austin(11) Kerr for fishing with me this Morning!!!!Not a bad morning with 13 Laketrout in 4 hours!!!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
August 5th, 2011
August 5th, 2011
Lake Chelan was a little challenging but managed to snake out a Decent 4 hour boat even though the fish were smaller in size today. Still not bad to boat 13 laketrout in 4 hours!!!! Shoot! what am I complaining about!
The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait today again...Minneapolis Beach is still holding a Ton of Fish!!!
Thanks so much to JJ, Kiley, Zada, Sim,Todd, and Jacob for Fishing with me this morning!!!
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
August 4th, 2011
Lake Chelan Fishing is on Fire still for Catching Good Numbers of Laketrout!!!
Today I targeted the tight bunched Arches off Minneapolis Beach.
I trolled my Staple Bait again today...The Ace Hi-Fly in any of the Glow Colors will work for you..
We kept our Ace next to the bottom today to have a 12 fish 4 hour boat. If we would have hooked all that bit, we would have had over 20 Fish...They were acting a little Finicky today with just Pecking at it instead of just eating it..A little Finessing was the trick with letting them take it then hooking them...What a Blast today with the Crew I had!!! Thanks so much to Ray Black, Jon Pierce, and Jon Studham for fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!!
August 2nd, 2011
Today was another outstanding day of Catching on Lake Chelan!!!! we boated 18 Laketrout and and released 3 in 4 hours of Fishing..Again the Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket today!!! The fish were really concentrated in that 145 to 160 ft water today. We kept the trolling speed between 1.2 and 1.4 mph. Biggest fish today was over 7lbs. but the average size was bigger today than over the weekend..I targeted Minneapolis Beach first then when the other Guide boats showed up I moved to the Mack Bar to Bang out 4 more fish to end the day!!!!
Thanks so much to Glen and Jordan Trinka for Fishing with me today!!!This last week of catching has been the best I have seen since I started Fishing Lake Chelan!!!!Also Pictured is my Future Deckhand, Jackson Ray, my first born Grandchild!!!!Yep you can Call me Gramps Now!!! Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
July 31st, 2011
Another outstanding Laketrout Adventure today!!!!!The bite was steady all morning at Minneapolis Beach!!!
We ended the day today with 14 laketrout in 4 Hours...If you are looking to catch good numbers, now is the time to go!!
The Ace Hi-Fly was the Bait again today...Found fish in Depths from 120 to 180ft. today.
Keep your presentations within 3 ft. of the bottom at all times and your speed between 1.2 and 1.4mph.
Thanks so much to Ken & Kathy McAndrew from Snohomish, Wa. for Fishing with me today.. You guys were a lot of Fun!!! And my grandson, Jackson Ray Ellis (Future Deckhand), entered the world today around 5:30pm and tipped the Scales at 6lbs. 9 oz. and is 19 inches long. No Catch and Release on this 1, I am keeping him!!! Tight Lines to all and Be safe..
July 30th, 2011
Today the Bite slowed a bit with only boating 12 Laketrout at Minneapolis Beach. But even with it slowing down I am still above average per Fishing trip this month!!!
The Ace was the Ticket again... Trolled a little Deeper today as there were other Guide Boats hammering Minneapolis Beach. Makes me Feel good that they read my Reports!!!
Thanks so much to Matt, Sarah and Bobby Bell for fishing with me today!!!Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!
July 29th, 2011
I sure hope that the Laketrout bite don't slow down for me anytime soon..It is incredible CATCHING right now on Lake Chelan..The Ace Hi-Fly should get an Award this year as the Top Presentation!!!!!
Today Minneapolis Beach was Loaded..We boated 15 Laketrout in 4 hrs today with loosing a mess of Fish!!!!
Thanks to Joey and Michael for fishing with me again this Year!!! Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!!
July 28th, 2011
The Laketrout fishing cannot get any better than it is Right Now on Lake Chelan!!!!
Minneapolis Beach area is holding Tons of Laketrout on the Ledges. The Ace Hi-Fly has been picking these fish off!!!
Keep your trolling Speed between 1.2 and 1.5 mph. Today we boated 19 Laketrout in 4 Hours of Fishing or should I say Catching!!!! Thanks so much to Shirley and Everett for Fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!!
July 27th, 2011
Lake Chelan remains outstanding fishing for Laketrout at Minneapolis Beach and also Mack Bar is Producing some fish also!!!
The Ace Hi-Fly By Silverhorde has been working best for me. Today I targeted depths from 120 to 200ft. deep to have a great 4 hour boat..12 Nice Laketrout with a couple kicker fish weighing 9lbs. 3 oz, and the other just under 10lbs. I do think that I would have been more Productive today but had a Electronic Glitch in my TR-1 that I fought for 2.5 hrs, but was able to find the problem and continued Catching...
Thanks so much to Kelly and Lindsay Klempel for fishing with me today and helping on the boat as I worked my way through the Electronic Problem!!!
Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!!!
July, 26th, 2011
Another day of Catching on Lake Chelan today!!!!
Trolled the Minneapolis Beach side of the Trench today to have a 14 fish 4 hour Boat this morning. The Ace Hi-Fly was the "Ace ' again. Trolling Speed was 1.2 to 1.4 mph .
The weather today was Just Beautiful!!!
Thanks so much to Larry, Evan, Ariella, Eylian Tice for Fishing with me today.
Tight Lines to all and Be safe!!!
July 24th, 2011
Today another Banner Day on Lake Chelan...
We targeted the Arches on Minneapolis Beach today to have a 13 fish 4 hr. boat.
Again the Ace Hi-Fly was the Ace!!!! trolled speeds from 1.2 to 1.6 today to get um to Bite.. Thanks so much to Ty, Tallen, Tom Urness and Julio Rodriguez for Fishing with me today!!!!Tight Lines to All and be safe!!!!!
July 23rd, 2011
Today was another outstanding day of Fishing on Lake Chelan with finding good numbers at Minneapolis Beach and Mack Bar. Again the Ace Hi-Fly was the Bomb on my Boat. We kept our Trolling Speed at 1.2 to 1.4mph to boat 15 laketrout in 4 hours today..
Thanks so much to Debbie Webb and Jeff Mostin for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!!
July 22nd, 2011
Today we fish Mack Bar to have a good day of fishing. We boated 9 nice Laketrout in 4 hours. The Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket again. Kept my trolling speed between 1.2 and 1.4 to get them to bite!!!
The shallow hump was holding a lot of Fish this morning.
Thanks so much to Matt and Becky Littke for fishing with me tyoday..
Tight lines to all and be safe!!!
July 21st, 2011
Holy Catchin!!!!
Today started off with a bang and ended with a Bang!!!
The Laketrout were on the Bite today...we boated 20 laketrout in 4 hours for a total of 90lbs of fish..after filleting all these fish I think my group went home with close to 60 lbs of Fillets..It does not get any better than today...The Ace Hi-Fly was on Fire!!!
Minneapolis Beach has a lot of Fish and Mack Bar the Same...Didn't seem to matter where we were today they's was Hungry:)
Thanks so much to Jeff and Peter(9) Curran and Mike and Calvin(10) Wriglesworth for fishing with me this Morning..Outstanding Job Guys!!!!
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!!
July 19th, 2011
What a day..I don't think I can remember a July Morning that it rained this hard since I have been Guiding..Didn't seem to bother the Fish much since we got into a fairly decent bite on the Bar..The Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket.. Found the fish in depths of 122 to 145ft. kept my trolling speed between 1.2 to 1.4mph.. Thanks so much to Jim Roberts for fishing with me again this Year...Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
July 18th, 2011
Today Fishing was outstanding at Minneapolis Beach and on Mack Bar..The Ace Hi-Fly Didher again:) Today I had an unusual fish come to the boat which does happen on occasion with boating a Nice 20 inch Rainbow to start the day off!!!
We ...ended our 4 hour boat with 13 Laketrout and a Rainbow...Not a Bad catch for 4 hours of Fishing...Gosh I love catching TROUT by the Pounds and not the Inch..
Thanks so much to Daniel Sobole, Frank Schnieder, and Kathy Monton for Fishing with me today!!!!Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!
Had a Morning of Fishing instead of Catching!!!Thanks Mother Nature..
We had weather front after weather front move through with a few Rain showers.
The bite started off good with hooking a couple and loosing a few..The Laketrout were real finicky today with very light strikes and a few Tail Slaps. Fished the Ace Hi-Fly and Flatfish tod...ay but didn't seem to matter what we had in front of the fish they just were not having It!!! We did Manage to make a Nice Laketrout Angry enough on Mack Bar..Thanks so much to all that fished with me over this weekend!!!!
Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!
July 15th, 2011
Another Day of Catching here on Lake Chelan...Trolled the same area today as the past 4 days now..There is so many fish at Minneapolis Beach right Now..
The Ace Hi-Fly again worked very well and the Flatfish also caught fish today...I think that if I had a "Damn Beer Can" on the Line, they would hit it right now!!!! 16 Laketrout in 4 hours, WOW!!!
Most Aggressive Bite I have seen since this last January!!!!
Thanks so much James Finney and Pat Moreau For Fishing with me today!!!!!!
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
July 14th, 2011
What another outstanding 4 hours of Fishing for Laketrout on Lake Chelan again today!!!!
Today I started on the Southshore of the Trench and worked the Ledges over to have a 14 fish morning..I trolled the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde again and well I couldn't keep them off..
Trolling speed was between 1.2 and 1.4 mph. I kept the Presentati...ons right next to the bottom.
I have to say this has been 1 of the Best Summers for catching numbers of Lakers that I have had but on the other side this is the worst year that I have had for catching the Chinook Salmon.. I will be working hard in the near future to Get the Chinook Population back up..
Thanks so much to Joe McCrary, JD, and Michael Harman for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
July 12th, 2011
Ok today all I can say is Wow!!!!
Today again I started in the Trench with a stiff Down Lake Wind and Whitecaps which was very difficult to control Boat and Gear but then the weather front passed and the Bite came on... The Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket again with hooking up on Doubles and Triples..We Ended our 4 hour boat with 19 Laketrout and loosing I think 6 Fish...Incredible Laketrout Bite right Now!!!!
Thanks so much to Ken Ruud, Kyle Ruud, Andy Tuchscherer and Ethan Tuchscherer for Fishing with me Today!!! Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!!!
July 11th, 2011
Today I started our up lake troll at the foot of the Trench in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan to bang 5 Laketrout in the first 1/4 mile. The Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket again today.. We continued our troll up lake towards Mack Bar to end up catching 10 Nice laketrout in 4 hours.. Thanks so much to Lou Ondracek, Wilson Flauius, Kevin Ondracek for Fishing with me today...Tight Lines to All and be Safe...Also if you are looking to go Fishing over on our Beautiful Lake Chelan I do have slots available in August..Give me a call or email!!!! Tight Lines to All and be safe!!!
July 10th, 2011
Today we started Fishing at the Foot of the Trench and boated 6 laketrout on the first pass..The Ace Hi-Fly was on Fire today. We ended the day with a Triple and our total was 15 Laketrout in 4 hours..
Now for the embarassing part of our trip..While cleaning the catch at the dock somehow my Fillet Knife fell out of my hand and into the water...Went to look for another knife and I had taken it out of the boat last week and didn't put it back in...Customer Justin saves the day with having a Fillet Knife in his car..So back to Cleaning and Yep Guess What? I dropped his Knife in also..But with my Catching ability I was able to rig a Fishing Pole up with a Treble Hook and recovered Justin's knife...Finished Cleaning Successfully this time!!!!! Thanks so much to Justin and Jennifer Dixon for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and Be Careful When Cleaning Fish!!!!
July 9th, 2011
Back at it after taking a well deserved 2 days off to go Camping with My Wife and Daughters....
This Morning I started in the Trench and ended on the Edges of the "Trench" to have a Great Morning of Catching Again..I do think that the Fish Gods are upon me this Year!!!!
The First Pass through we hooked up on 5 Laketrout and turned and caught 5 more with a few fish Pulling off..The Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket today..The Laketrout were real aggressive today with hitting hard and Pulling hard...The Big Fish today was 11lbs. 4 oz. with 1 fish Bigger that Pulled off... Thankks so much to Michael, Carmen, Anthony and Danny Scalzo for fishing with me today...Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!!
July 3rd, 2011
Today I fished off Minneapolis Beach to have a Great Morning Bite!!!
Trolled the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with the Smile Blade in front by Mack Lures to get um to Bite..
Trolled Depths from 130 to 190 ft today and kept the baits 1 to 3 ft. off the bottom.
...Thanks so much to Bryon, Mike and Dane Goulet for fishing with me today.
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!! Everybody have a Great 4th!!!!
July 2nd, 2011
Fished Mackinaw Bar today to catch 6 Nice laketrout!!!
Trolled the Ace Hi-Fly again today to catch the 6 Laketrout but had numerous other Fish strike but they were hitting Light!!!
Kept my Baits next to the bottom at all times..Thanks so much to Jim, Keith & Kyle for Fishing with me today..
Thanks so much to Jim Keith and Kyle Meyer for fishing with me today..Kyle Caught the Big Fish today..Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!
July 1st, 2011
Today I started again on Mack Bar to find a good bite early and as the Morning Progressed the Fish slowed down for me..The Mid Day Bite was ok off Minneapolis Beach and continued good into the Trench. The Ace Hi-Fly was the Fish Producing Bait today..I kept the Baits 1 to 3 Ft. off the bottom at all times..Thanks to all that Fished with me today!!!!
Tight Lines to all and Be Safe...
June 30th, 2011
Today I hammered away on Mack Bar to catch some good Quality laketrout today..
The Bite was a little tough but when I would pass over the shallow hump, we would find fish.
I trolled the Ace Hi-Fly and kept my speed between 1.3 to 1.5 mph to be productive.
Thanks so much to Eric Estenson and Haley Reutimann for Fishing with me today..And again the Lady out Fished the Man!!!! Big Fish today tipped the Scales at 9lbs. 9 oz. Congrats Haley!!!!!
Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!!
June 29th, 2011
The Bite slowed for me today on Mack Bar but did manage to get a Nice 12lb. 12 oz laketrout!!!!
Trolled the Ace Hi-Fly with the Mack Lures Smile Blade to Get the lakers...
Kept my Speed at 1.2 to 1.3 mph and baits right next to the bottom. The Pattern Changed a Little on these Laketrout I noticed today. They were a lot more spread out over the Shallow Hump and not concentrated, which made it tough to trigger a strike. Thanks so much to the Cryderman's for Fishing with me today..Always a Pleasure to take Family Fishing!!! Tight Lines to All and be Safe...
June 27th, 2011
Today I fished Mack Bar here on Lake Chelan and had the Best Bite of the week!!!!! I trolled the Ace Hi-Fly again today to Fill not 1 cooler up but 2 coolers..
I worked the shallow hump over and caught some real nice laketrout today. We ended the day with 16 in 4 hours of Catching..Incredible Bite Right Now!!!!!
Thanks so much to John Johnson and Winston Michael for Catching with me today...Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!!
June 26th, 2011
Today I picked my cuatomers up off Millbay launch and then headed right back to Mack Bar to Again find the Laketrout very Aggressive!!! I trolled the Ace Hi-Fly today and the Flatfish to have a outstanding Morning.
I kept my presentation right next to the bottom and my speed at 1.2 to 1.3 mph today. We ended our 4 hours of Catching with 13 Real Nice Laketrout. If there is anybody that is interested in a fishing Adventure with Lake Chelan Adventures Give me a call as a few slots have opened up.. Thanks so much to Bob, Teresa, Brian & Justin Bingman for Fishing with me today...Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!!
June 25th, 2011
Ok, Today is one of the most Bizarre Fishing trips that I have done Ever!!!!
I arrived at the launch 1/2 hour early to Prep the boat..I launch the boat, secured it to the dock and Proceed to pull the trailer out to the parking area..
I walk back down the Dock to the boat and as I step down in the boat, A Furry Brown Animal was all Tangled up in my Fish Net on the Floor with a Rapala in its mouth.. I literally Screamed out Loud!!
As I was Parking my Trailer, A "Mink" decided to jump in the Boat and liked the looks of the Rainbow Trout Rapala attached to a Fishing Rod, so he gave it a chomp and well I can now tell you that 20lb. Test Mono is not Strong enough to hold a "3" pound Mink. I finally got him all untangled from the net, (OK, he got himself all untangled) while I was still in shock. the Critter Jumped out of the boat and ran down the Dock and into the water with my Rapala!!!!!
So right off the start I knew I was in for a very unusual fishing Adventure.
We started on the Shallow Hump on Mack Bar( using the Ace Hi-Fly), where I had fished the evening before and sure enough the Laketrout were on the Bite Again. We boated 3 nice Lakers the first pass. So I turned the boat around a proceeded right back over the Hump and Whammmo!!! We hooked up on a Really Big Fish!!!! I cleared all Rods and put the Kicker motor in reverse to Back to the fish. We battled this Big Bad Boy for 25 min. and in the net it went..Tipped the Scales at 29lbs. 14 oz., 40.5 inches in Length..I truly thought this fish was "Walter" all during the Battle..But it turned out to be "Wilma" it was a Female. This Laketrout is the 2nd Biggest that I have boated in my 8 yrs as a Guide. We ended with 10 Laketrout!!!! Unbelieveable Fishing Trip!!!! Tight Lines to All and be Safe!!!
June 24th, 2011
Today I had the Pleasure of Taking long time friends from where I grew up out Laketrout Fishing here on Lake Chelan.
Kelly and Kent Palmer and The Boys from Castle Rock and Toutle, Wa. and we had a great morning trolling off Mack Bar.
The Ace Hi-Fly was the ticket and the U-20 Flatfish also worked today. We kept our Baits 1 to 3 ft. off the bottom to just have a outstanding bite this morning. We ended the 2.5 hrs of fishing with 9 nice Laketrout. It is always a treat for me to take out friends and family.. Tight Lines to all and be safe on the water!!!!!
June 22nd, 2011 evening
Well the bite slowed a bit on Mack Bar this evening but the Bigger Fish were biting..
Trolled the Ace Hi-Fly tonight to bang the Biggins..Ended the 4 hour boat with 6 nice laketrout!!!
The shallow hump is holding some Big Boys right now..every pass over it we would get bit or catch one.
Thanks so much to Kylie Carville(15) and Christopher Hager for Fishing with me this evening..Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!
June 22nd, 2011
We had another outstanding Morning on Mack Bar!!! Ace Hi-Fly was what the Laketrout wanted this morning ..we had 2 different times today "Doubles" and a "Triple"!!!!!
We trolled the shallow hump to find some very nice Quality Lakers today...Thanks so much to Joe Harbison and Grandson Connor for fishing with me over these last 2 days..I think today we had a total weight of 70lbs. of Laketrout...Just Outstanding Bite right now!!!! Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
June 21st, 2011
We started FISHING today off Minneapolis Beach to have a Outstanding Morning of Laketrout Catching. The Ace Hi-Fly out fished everything again today.
We kept the Ace next to the bottom at all times and my speed at 1.2 to 1.4mph to boat 12 nice Laketrout in 4 hrs..
The weather here in Chelan is heating up Finally which is making for some absolutely Beautiful Mornings and Evenings.
Thanks so much to Joe Harbison and Grandson Conner for Fishing with me today..Stay tuned in as I have Joe and Connor out again tomorrow, so I am on a Mission to boat a Biggin tomorrow!!!! Tight Lines to all and Be safe!!!!!
June 14th 2011
Well today I finally Boated a Hawg laketrout after loosing the last 3 Big fish. Today I targeted the Laketrout at and around the Yacht Club again and Caught this 14lb. 9 oz laketrout along with 4 others and loosing a few as well.
The Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket again today..Thanks so much to Holgi and Tamara Lakin for Fishing with me today..Just for the Record, This Fish is the big Fish of the Month for me and I checked records and on the same date last year a Lady caught the Big fish of the month also which weighed 14lbs. 4 oz...What's up with that Fellows!!!!!Tight Lines to all and Be safe!!!!
June 13th, 2011
Fishing today was outstanding with catching a bunch of Fish and Having a fun Crew on the Boat.
We targeted the Yacht Club area again today. The Ace Hi-Fly again was the ticket.
We maintained our speed between 1.2 and 1.5 mph today to get the Laketrout to Strike. We ended the 4 hrs with 10 Nice laketrout!!!!
Thanks so much to Preston Sullivan of Olympia and Donn Dale Toutle, Wa. For fishing with me today!!! I am going to add to this report that when I came home for lunch after Fishing today I decided to slap a nice piece of Fish on the Barbecue and low and behold 2 Bear came to the house..Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
June 12th, 2011
Today I targeted the Fish again at the Yacht Club. The Flatfish was the ticket today along with the Ace Hi-Fly working well off the center Rod. The bite was slow at first but picked up a little as the morning progressed. We ended the day with 7 Laketrout in 4hrs.
I had the Pleasure to Host Melinda (Steele) and Jeff Hansen again for there 2nd trip this year...It is always a blast to catch up Melinda as I went to High School with her.
Tight Lines to all and Be safe!!!!!
June 11th, 2011
Today we started our Adventure at the Yacht Club in Depths of 125 to 185ft to find a few Fish stacked on the Ledges. We pounded away at the Arches and managed to catch 7 Laketrout with the Biggest weighing in at 11lbs. 2 oz.
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde produced the Big Fish today along with the T-4 Purple Glow Flatfish by Warden Lures worked well on the others.
The drift at and around the Yacht Club is down right challenging right now with it hanging up on the downriggers and fishing Rods. Be very careful and pay close attention to your Kicker motor as the drift will build up by it and will sheer a propeller. Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!
June 10th, 2011
I had the afternoon off and with the freezer empty of fish I decided to head up to Rufus Woods with a good friend Louis Leonard and tackle some of those Fatboy Rainbows.
Had a great 2.5 hours of Catching and Loosing Trout with Loui.. Pictured is Louis with a Dandy Triploid from the lower basin of Rufus Woods. The bite is outstanding right now so grab your Spinnig setups and head to Rufus.
Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!
June 5th 2011
Today was almost a Perfect match to Yesterday's report other than we only boated 7 laketrout but at the end lost 2.
Again I hammered away at Minneapolis Beach with the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde to boat the Fish we caught. The Laketrout are stacked real good in this area but are a challenge to get to bite. My tip to you is to Do not give up on them .If they don't bite the first time through turn the boat and head right back through them. Sooner or later you will trigger a strike. Thanks so much to Zhanna Baluk and Sergey Solodyankin for Fishing with me today!!! Tight Lines to all and be Safe!!!!
Jun 4th, 2011
Today We started Fishing on Mackinaw Bar in the lower Basin of Lake Chelan to catch a few eater size laketrout and gradually moved over to Minneapolis Beach to catch a few more Nicer Laketrout and slowly worked our way into the Trench to find a dandy Laketrout. Today I fished the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde along with a Smile Blade by Mack Lures in front with the New Invisaswivel by Aquateko.com which I have to say those New swivels are incredible. Every tackle box should have these swivels.
I kept my trolling speed between 1.2 and 1.4 to get the Laketrout to bite today..Ended the day with 8 nice laketrout and the Big Kicker Fish at 13lbs. 8 oz to end the morning 4 hr boat..Thanks to Morgan Sr., Morgan Jr. and Brian Bartlett for Fishing with me today...Tight Lines and Be Safe!!!!!
May 30th, 2011
Today was a Great day of Fishing with the Beautiful Sunshine and Calm Waters and the Crew I had on-board, but the Catching was the toughest of the month. I guess this was my Turn in the Barrel!!!!
We targeted the same area that I had fished the day before and the Laketrout were there but had severe Lock Jaw. I changed baits and Presentation numerous times but just could not trigger them. We had 8 hits and only boated 2 today in 4 hours.
These are the days that I Never Forget. Thanks so much to Debbie Webb, Brandon Ainsworth and Michele Levis for Battling it out with me today!!! Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!
May 29th, 2011
Today was another Great day of Fishing for Laketrout in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan!! We trolled the Ace Hi-Fly again today to boat 10 nice Laketrout off Minneapolis Beach. Trolling speed today was the Critical part in our success. It seemed that if I would increase my speed even slightly they would not touch it. Today's trolling speed was right on 1.3mph. We caught fish today in 140 to 195ft. Thanks so much to James, Scot, and Tyson Seidensticker for fishing with me today..Tightlines to all and be safe!!!!
May 26th, 2011
What at a Great day on the Water Today!!! I love it when NOAA is wrong on the weather Forcast. Was calling for heavy Rain but it just did'nt happen. Or Just Maybe Mother Nature was feeling a Bit sorry for me. Naaaaahhhhh She just don't Care!!!
We trolled Minneapolis Beach area today to have another Banner Day!!!!! We caught 11 Laketrout in 4 hrs. and lost I think 5. The Ace Hi-Fly was the Lure today. Check out the Picture of my Sonar..I get a little Excited when I see the Laketrout stacked like this!!!! Thanks so much to Jay Collins and his Buddies for fishing with me again this year!!! Tight Lines to all and Be Safe!!!!!
May 23rd, 2011
The bite for the Laketrout here on Lake Chelan has been "OFF" one day and "ON" the next day in the Lower basin..The Pressure fronts that are moving in have been challenging along with all The Driftwood that has invaded our lower basin from the Meadow Creek Mud Slide.
Today the Bite was real Slow the first hour and half then the wind calmed and the Laketrout started biting. We found the 9 Laketrout that we caught today off Minneapolis Beach in water depths from 130 to 180ft. The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde was the Top Bait today. It was my Pleasure to have Pastor Chris Webb from Ashville, NC on-board today for a half day Lake Chelan Laketrout Adventure. Tight Lines to all and Be Safe...
May 20th, 2011
The Laketrout bite continues to be "ON FIRE" here on Lake Chelan..
Today we Fished around the Yacht Club to have another Great Day.. I had the Pleasure to host Kirk and Sue Peters today for there first Laketrout Fishing Adventure. We trolled the Purple Glow Flatfish from Warden Lures and also the Macks Lure Smile Blade with Bait Strips to catch some Dandy Laketrout. We kept our Trolling speed right at 1.2 to 1.4 mph to be productive. We ended our Adventure today with 11 Laketrout.
Finally the Lake Level is on the rise which makes it a lot easier at the launches but in turn we have had a major Slide from up at Meadow Creek and all the Debri has finally made it into the lower lake..Everybody be very Careful out there as there is some big Logs and sticks floating in Rafts right now. Tight Lines to all and be safe out there!!!!!
May 18th, 2011
Same Story Second Verse....I had Donald Lamb and Jim Cowles out with me again today and nothing changed except the weather was even better than the day before...The Laketrout cooperated again today..
We started our Adventure today at the Yacht Club looking for a Big Boy and gradually moved into the Deep water to have a outstanding bite the first 2 hours..If I remember correctly I think we had 10 Laketrout the first 2.5 hours of fishing with a few bigger fish than the previous day.. The Flatfish by Yakima Bait Company was the ticket in the deep water today..The Macks Lure Smile Blade with Bait strip also caught Fish. the bite slowed in the deep water so we motored down to the Lower Basin and hit the south edge of the trench to end the day with 16 Laketrout and a few Koks. Just wanted to say a Big thanks to Donald Lamb and Jim Cowles for Fishing with me these last 2 days and for listening to my Johnny Jokes...Both you guys were a blast( and one of you literally a blast) to have onboard:) Tight Lines to All and Good Luck Fishing!!!!
May 17th, 2011
What a Great Day today with the Beautiful Weather and The Laketrout Bite was outstanding..I had the Pleasure of Hosting Donald Lamb and Jim Cowles from Bellingham on Lake Chelan and what a day it was..Started with a Bang and the Bang never stopped today.. We boated 17 Laketrout and a handful of Kokanee to have a Outstanding Day..
The Macks Lure Smile Blades were the ticket . We trolled the Uplake side of Rocky Point and Mack Bar and we also Hit fish at Minneapolis Beach...Didn't seem to matter where I fished today, They were Biting...Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
May 16th, 2011
Today I had the Pleasure of taking Mac, Audrey and Lola Elvy out for the second time and we had a Great 4 hours of Fishing in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan..We trolled the Smile Blades today with bait strips and we knocked um Dead..We kept our Presentation right next to the bottom in the upper Trench to be most Productive...I am so Glad that the Rain Storms have past and now they are calling for some warmer weather in the future days to come..Tight Lines to all and be Safe!!!!
May 15th, 2011
Today I had the Pleasure of taking John Wolfe and his twin 5 yr. old boys, RJ and AJ out Laketrout Fishing here on Lake Chelan. These 2 boys are real troopers as we encountered rain shower after Rain Shower today. We trolled the Upper end of the Trench to have a Great Day Fishing with 6 laketrout and also managed to catch 5 Kokanee and a Cutthroat .. For 4 hours of fishing, we really had an Adventure. I don't think I can remember in my Lifetime that I have ever met 2 youngsters that love fishing as much as these two boys except of course Me, when I was there age.. Tight Lines to all and be Safe....
May 14th, 2011
Today We started trolling right off Mack Bar to find a few biters and as the morning progressed, we dropped into the Trench to have a Real good 4hr. boat for Laketrout..
Trolled the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with a Smile Blade from Mack Lures in front to nail the laketrout..
We found fish in depths of 120 to 240ft. We kept our Presentations right next to the bottom at all times.
Thanks so much to Will, Anne Aslin and Friend Bob Dippery for fishing with me today in the major Rain storm.
Tight Lines to all and be Safe!!!!
May 12th, 2011
Today I hammered away in the Trench to find a few biters...We had a really strong wind last night with a huge Pressure change which I believe is the Culprit for the Laketrout not being in the feeding mood...I kept my Strip Baits and Ace Hi-Fly down next to the bottom and managed to snake out a Nice Chinook at 208ft. deep..Didn't have a lot of missed bites today, we caught almost everything that bit..We ended the day with 6 laketrout and 1 Chinook so it was a decent day at the end but boy I had to work for every bite that we got.. I guess that is why they Call It Fishing and Not Catching...
Thanks so much to Gary Bellows, Troy Bellows, and Terry Waldon for fishing with me today!!!!Tight Lines to all and Be safe at the Launches...
May 7th, 2011
Today the weather was great with no wind Flat calm Waters and the Sunshine..
Now on the other hand, the laketrout bite was really tough until the sun went behind the clouds and a Little breeze started out of the South, then it was a like someone turned on a light switch!!!
I trolled the Ace Hi-Fly today with the Macks Lure Smile Blade in front along with my secret sauce to find the biters.
We ended the day with 10 nice laketrout and a handful of kokanee..
Thanks so much to the www.golakechelan.com winner of 2010, Jo Ann Caudill and Armando Cortez for fishing with me today..Everybody be fully aware of the Boat Launches here on Lake Chelan as they are still dropping the water level..I have been Launching in the Lower Lake below Campbells Resort at the Dam and right now I have about 1.5 ft before my trailer falls off the drop off...Tight lines to all and be safe.
May 5th, 2011
Lake Chelan remains very Productive for Laketrout in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan..I am finding the fish on the Ledges of the Trench and a Few nice fish are showing up in the catch on Mack Bar..The Kokanee have flooded the Lower lake now and I am finding a few Koks in the Lakers stomachs which is making it a little Challenging at times to get them to hit the Presentations that I am fishing with..With that said, that is why I Fish..If every fish you seeon your Sonar hit your bait, They would not Call it Fishing now would they, They would call it "Catching".
Troll the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde or the T-4 Flatfish in Purple Glow by Warden lures to be Productive..and for the Kokanee troll the Kokanee Pro by Macks Lure behind a 4/0 dodger to catch they Pan Size Fish..
Tight lines to all and Thanks so much to all that fished with me over this last week!!!!!!
May 2nd, 2011
Today I started at the Foot of the Narrows fishing Depths from 240 to 350 ft deep...We found the the first fish on the Down lake Ledge before we dropped into the Abyss..We caught 3 in this Location and then moved into the Lower trench to end the day with a nice Pole full.
The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with a Macks Lure Smile Blade in front worked well and my own Little invention with a Smile Blade in front of Stack Beads worked well also...
Keep your Presentation right next to the bottom at all times regardless if you see Suspended Arches on the Graph...
Thanks so much to Todd Lenning and his buddy Mark Miller for Fishing with me today..It is always a Treat to have Todd on the Boat!!!! Tight Lines to all and Be Safe...
May 1st, 2011
We fished the Lower Trench again today...It was a tough bite but we managed to bang a few..I have been Fishing lake Chelan for over 15 yrs now and I cannot remember a Single Year that I have seen soooo many Kokanee in the lower basin..The Problem that I am Seeing is that they are Small Again..
We trolled the Ace Hi-Fly today and the U-20 Flatfish but the Ace again out-performed the Flatfish..I was checking records from last year and I was fishing Primarily the Flatfish last year..Just goes to show that fish change..
Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
April 29th, 2011
We hammered away at the Big Arches out from Pat and Mikes to start the day with the First Laketrout. As the morning progressed we dropped deep in the Heart of the Trench to find a Few Biters..Trolled the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde with a Macks Lure Smile Blade in front to finish with 5 nice Lakers..The Big Fish weighed in at 8lbs. 3 oz.
Thanks so much to Andre Edgekowski and Tony Holan for fishing with me today..
April 26th, 2011
Lake Chelan was good to us again today with warm sun and flat calm waters..I trolled the edge of the Lower Section of the Trench to start the day with a Nice laketrout and as the day progressed we gradually ended in the Heart of the Trench to finish the Day with 13 laketrout..The Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde was the Ticket again with the Smile Blade by Macks Lure in front. I have found that by using the New Invisaswivel by www.aquateko.com has eliminated all my line twist that I was having while trolling the Ace Hi-Fly with the Smile Blade..If you have not tried these New Innovative Swivels you are missing out. They are incredible compared to the Chain Swivels and ball bearing swivels..They do out Perform any Swivel I have ever fished. You got to get some!!!! Thanks so much to Kevin Grey ,Yu Kimura, Grant Torrey and Slag Callahan For fishing with me today..Enjoy your fish Guys!! And Slag, Don't forget the Horse Joke :) Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
April 25th, 2011
Again today I fished the Trench in the Lower basin of Lake Chelan to have a real good 4hrs. of fishing for Laketrout..Trolled the Ace Hi-Fly By Silverhorde with a Glow Smile Blade in front..The Laketrout are Concentrated in tight bunches right now so I was able to troll through them and turn the boat and hit them at a different angle..I think we had 15 bites and Boated 8 to end the morning...Thanks so much to Don Carr, Natalie Carr and Casey Dundas for fishing with Lake Chelan Adventures. Tight Lines to all and Be safe...
April 23, 2011
Today we fished the Lower Trench and got lucky and boated a nice 10lb. Chinook. The fish hit at 208 ft deep on the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde. Jaden Anthony (7) did a great Job Battling this Gem of Lake Chelan all the way to the boat...
We continued to troll in this area because of the amount of fish showing on the sonar but boy it was a tough tough bite today..Thanks again to Michael Sundsmo, Victoria Faker, Rich and Valerie Silva, and Jaden Anthony for fishing with me today...Tight Lines and be safe!!!!
April 21st, 2011
Back Fishing on Lake Chelan Today...
Trolled Mack Bar to start the day and boated a Nice 8 lb Laketrout then continued trolling down lake in the Heart of the Trench to have a Banner Day.
The Bait of Choice today was the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde in Green Double Glow.
I kept the baits within 3 ft. of the bottom to be successful. We ended the day with 11 nice laketrout. Thanks so much to Leslie Jacober Sr., Les Jacober Jr and Trey Jacober for fishing with me today.....Tight lines to all and be Safe!!!!!
April 19th, 2011
What a great day at Palmer Lake with Nice Limits of kokanee...
We started trolling the North end of the lake but found right away that just from the last trip they had moved to Mid lake and were hitting right on the surface instead of 20ft down...Thanks so Much to Fred and Catherine Weiss for Tackling these Above average Kokanee..The biggest today was 19 inches and over 2lbs....Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!
April 17th, 2011
I had the Pleasure of Taking Melinda (Steele) Hansen and Husband Jeff out fishing today here on Beautiful Lake Chelan..First Fish hooked up Melinda did a great Job battling it to the Net. Tipped the Scale at 8 lbs. 3 oz.
The Fish were light biting today but we managed to boat 5 nice Laketrout..
The bait of Choice today was the Ace Hi-Fl...y by Silverhorde..Trolled Mack Bar and the Trench to find the Biters..
I had a Blast catching up with Melinda as I went to High School with her and haven't seen her in over 23 yrs.. Her Husband is a Great Guy and well She has not changed a bit..
Tight lines to all and be safe!!!!!!
April 15th, 2011
Today I had a Bachelor Party on board..4 on my boat and 3 on another...We had a friendly Tournament going on with My boat catching the most and the Biggest at 12.5lbs. and 8 total for a 4 hours...The total number caught between 2 boats- 14 laketrout...What a Great time shared by all..it was strange today because even though we had Cloudy skies we saw the "Moon" was showing itself through out the day..Btu the strange thing was every time we would pass the other boat it showed itself again... Hmmmm...
The T-4 Flatfish and the Ace Hi-Fly was the baits that worked the best. Tried to keep the presentation next to the bottom at all times to produce the laketrout. Got to say Congrats to Jake Newton on His Big Wedding in 3 weeks...Jake by the way did Catch the Big Fish of the Day!!! Tight lines to all and be safe!!!!
April 10th,2011
The Plan worked out today on going after the Big Fish...The fish Brian Beavers is holding is a 17lb. 1 oz Laketrout caught 268ft. Deep. Flatfish By Yakima bait Company worked today along with the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde.
We had a great Half Day with 8 Laketrout and loosing 1 Fish that was bigger than the 1 we caught..Thanks again to Brian and Debbie Beavers for fishing with me for the 4th year in a row.. and for catching the Second Biggest I have boated this Year!!!!Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!
April 9th, 2011
Well we had a Great Day on the water today...We fished the Lower Basin for Laketrout and finish with 12 Nice fish with the Big Fish right at 8lbs.
Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde worked again!!!!! The Laketrout were really feeding on the Kokanee early but as the day Progressed they dropped to the bottom to feed on Shrimp which is when the Bit...e Picked up...Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!Stay tuned in because I Have the Beavers out again tomorrow and we are going to target some Big Fish that I found at the end of our trip today..I am excited to see if these Big Boys will be biting in the Morning...Tight Lines to all and be Safe....
April 7th, 2011
Today We started Fishing for laketrout in the Lower Basin of lake Chelan..We targeted depths from 180 to 240ft deep to find the hungry Laketrout!!!!
Varying my speed between 1.2 and 1.5 increased the strike until Mother Nature decided to throw me a curve with a annoying wind out of the North.
I kept the Ace Hi-Fly right next to the bottom at all times to find the biters
The schools of Kokanee are thick and I do expect the "Koks" to start hitting once the Surface Temperature reaches 50 degrees..I like to troll a 4/0 dodger with a Mack Lure Kokanee Pro baited with Pautzke Fire Corn in Green or Pink for these Pan fried Kokanee..
Thanks so much to Albrecht , Marylou, Bella (3) and Alex (6) Ceniza of Lacey, Wa. for Fishing with Lake Chelan Adventures Today...Tight Lines to all and Be safe!!
March 31st, 2011
This week is different from the past Reports with Lake Chelan Adventures broadening the Guide Service with Partnering up with Jerrod Gibbons and Opening up a whole new Venue on Palmer Lake for the Big kokanee.
Lake Chelan is still producing real good numbers of Laketrout and also the Kokanee are in the lower basin by the thousands, but they are on the Small side. Now that the ice is off Roses lake, the Rainbow trout are on the bite but here again they are on the small size and skinny..
Wapato Lake should be picking up here in the next couple weeks for the Bass and other Spinnyray as the water Temperature is on the rise..
Now for Palmer Lake...I have been fishing in North Central Washington for 15 years now and have fished Palmer Lake for fun and did really well up there in the past, but I am now very excited because the kokanee are really nice fish with catching limits over 16 inches..
Rufus Woods is starting to pick up as the Water Temp increases for the Triploid rainbows...
A huge thanks to a new Product That has been brought to my attention..Invisaswivel by http://www.aquateko.comis a new Swivel that is Fluro-carbon which will eliminate any line twist that occurs while trolling those spinners and is invisible to fish...
Thanks to All that fished with me over this last week...
Paul Spartveit with a respectable laketrout!!!!
Paul Spartveit and David Meseberg (Mardon Resort) with there lakers of the Day!!!!!
Lloyd Myall with a Pole full of Palmer Lake Kokanee
March 28th, 2011
This morning was a battle getting the fish to stay on the hook...we had 8 hits and only 1 to the boat, but on the other hand the Evening bite really got rolling at around 5:30 PM in the Trench..we boated 9 in 2.5 hrs on the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde..Thanks to all that fished with me today...Tight lines to all and Be safe...
March 26th, 2011
Well its so funny how you can go fishing 1 day and the fish are biting Great, then you go the Next day and you do everything the same and you just catch a few..My dad had a saying for this: "Chicken one day and Feathers the Next"..That is how today went even though we were not Skunked but I had my doubts there for a while..
Today I trolled the Trench and Mack Bar to catch 5 total..The toughest Bite I have had in months..5 in 4 hrs for me is a rough day..Not going to sleep well tonight now ...Thanks to Jim and Paul Tillman for sticking it out with me...Tight lines to all and be safe...
March 24th, 2011
Today I had the pleasure Again to Fish with the Legendary Lewis Leonard (Blufin Loui) out here on Lake Chelan for the Laketrout..
Today the bite started real Consistant using the Ace Hi-Fly in the Lower Trench Targeting Depths from 200 to 220 ft. to Bang 4 Laketrout on our First pass.. So we turned the boat and went staight threw again and got bit but know hookups so we turned again and headed up lake threw the Trench and picked up another..
Decided to change Locations to Mack Bar and ended the day with 10 Laketrout..
Thanks again to "The "Lake Legend Louis" for Tackling the lakers with me again...It is always a Pleasure!!!!
Lake Chelan remain good laketrout fishing in The Trench and at and above the Yacht Club..Troll the Ace Hi-Fly by Silverhorde and the U-20 Flatfish from Yakima bait Company to be consistent...
Keep your baits within 3 ft. of the bottom and your trolling speed between 1.2 and 1.4 mph.
We are finally into Spring like conditions here in the Valley and I have noticed numerous Schools of Kokanee showing up in the Lower Basin..So everybody get ready for a Great Kokanee year..The numbers that i am seeing it should be a Bumper year for the Koks!!!! tight Lines to all and a Thanks to all that fished with me over this last week...
Joan, Jeremia and Mike Thorn
Cindy and Dick Ephrans
Paul, Greg and George Christianson
Jim Dobbins and Ted Smith
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March 14th, 2011
Lake Chelan remains very Productive for Laketrout fishing!!!!
Today We started fishing at the Yacht Club and slowly worked our way up lake in to the Abyss to start the day off with a 9lb. laketrout and hooked another dandy that pulled off after a few good Head Shakes..We continued hammering the bottom to boat 7 more good Quality Laketrout..Then Mother Nature threw me a Curve ball with a real strong gusty wind which in no time we were in White Caps..We pulled gear in and finished in the Lower Trench to end the day with 14 Lakers.. Thanks so much to Kevin, Matt Grey and Jim Middleton for Fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and Be Safe....
March 11th, 2011
Lake Chelan Fishing today was a little tougher to get fish to the boat but we had plenty of opportunities..We Hit the Yacht Club first thing in the morning and I am glad we did as we hooked up on a real Nice Laketrout which tipped the scale at 14lbs. 7 oz...Baits of choice today was the Ace Hi-Fly and Wardens Flatfish in the T-4 Size..We worked this area over to catch a few more then we made the move to the lower Basin to finish out a Good Day of fishing..A Big Thanks to Mark Bovard the Auction winner from the CCA Wenatchee Chapter Banquet which was held in wenatchee this last year...Also Thanks goes out to Mitchell Walls and Junior Zarate for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and be safe.....
March 7th, 2011
Another banner Day of Fishing here on Lake Chelan..Fished the Trench today and the Yacht Club to Bang the laketrout..We ended the day today with 19 laketrout and the big Fish at 10lbs. A thanks goes out to John Martinis of Johns Sporting Goods and his Buddy Les Jacober for fishing with me today... Tight lines to all and be safe!!!!!!!
John Martinis with a 10lb. Laketrout!!!!!
John Martinis and Les Jacober with 15 of there 19 laketrout!!!!
March 5th, 2011
Today I had the Pleasure of Fishing with Terry, Rosemary and Chris Cox hereon Lake Chelan..
We trolled the "Trench" again today to Have a real good 4 hour Fishing Adventure..The Laketrout were on the Bite but were Lite -Striking everything today..The Ace Hi-Fly was the Ticket again..We ended our Day with 13 Nice laketrout!!!
It is so nice to see the Change in the weather ..But I still had to Plow the Driveway to get the boat out this morning after a Snow Storm last night!!!! Spring is in the Air here in the Chelan Valley!!!!
Tight Lines to all and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have...!!!!
February 22nd, 2011
The Bite Just continues to be Hot here on Lake Chelan..The Trench produced again today for me..Trolled the Ace once again..Ended the day with 10 nice Laketrout..Not to bad for 4 hrs. of fishing...Thanks so much to Ken Jenkins, Jeff LaPorte, Garrett and Mike Grubbs for fishing with me today..Got a big Snow storm coming real soon..I am getting to really dislike Mother Nature!!!! Tight lines to all and be Safe!!!!!!
February 21st, 2011
The bite is Right back on after Struggling to get the Laketrout to bite this weekend..We trolled the trench again today and well The Bite was On!!!!
Ended the 4 hr boat with 12 nice laketrout. The Ace Hi-Fly is Out fishing anything on Lake Chelan right now..Keep your bait within 3 ft of the bottom to Bang the Lakers..Thanks so much to ...Michael,Chuck, and Lyle Sundsmo from Seattle area for Fishing with me today...Tight Lines...
February 20th, 2011
Today My Adventure was a Little different on Lake Chelan because of the Crew I had on board..I had the Pleasure to take My Uncle John, Ron, Steve, and Alan Cryderman Fishing today..
We started in the Trench which did not Produce for us but managed to find a Few on the Uplake side of Rocky Point.
We ended the day with 9 nice Lakers..It is always a Special Adventure to me to take out Family.Great times!!!!!Tight Lines to all!!!!!
February 19th, 2011
Lake Chelan Today was a little trying for me with a 15 mph wind directly out of the East and with outside temperature at 23 degrees when we started..Guides Freezing up and Well my Fingers Also!!!!
Worked really hard hammering the bottom today to have a 13 Laker Day. The Ace Hi-fly was the ticket again today..A Big thanks to Randy Mock and Cory Edmondson for roughing it out with me today...Tight Lines to all and be safe!!!!!
February 12th, 2011
Lake Chelan is still smoking Hot for Laketrout in Big Numbers!!!
I had the Pleasure to take Ken Heath and his Buddy Jay Johnson out for a morning of catching today..We trolled the Lower Trench today with the Ace Hi-Flys to boat 14 Laketrout and Jay boated a real nice Fish that tipped the Scales at 10lbs. 3 oz. I started Processing the fish with 10 in the cooler and by the time I finished we had 14 Lakers to end the day..
Thanks Ken for fishing with me again..Always fun to catch up..
February 8th, 2011
Today I fished in the Deep Water above the Yacht Club because I had to due to the 20mph wind out of the East..Really wanted to fish the Trench but Mother Nature put an end to that..You know she can be so unpredictable at times..Hmmm..
We trolled the Ace Hi-Fly today and the T-4 Flatfish to have a good solid 10 fish Day..Starting to see... more fish showing up in the Deep water which is very encouraging for the Future outings..Thanks so much to Todd Lenning, Jim Ovenell and Kevin Entriken for fishing with me today...Tight lines to all..
February 6th, 2011
Today was a bit challenging with snow in the morning with a stiff breeze out the East. The Laketrout were not wanting anything that I had this morning but by the end of the trip we ended with 12 nice Fish..I had my doubts today with the light strikes and loosing numerous fish..Thought that it was my turn in the "Barrel" but we managed to end the day with a good cooler full Ace Hi-Fly stole the Show again today..Thanks so much to John and Audra Wolfe from Spokane for fishing with me again this year.....
February 5th, 2011
We started trolling right in the heart of the Trench today to have another banner Day..The Ace Hi-Fly was the bait again today..we boated 13 Nice Laketrout ..Thanks so much to Devon and Tara Roy from Graham Wa. for fishing with me today..Tight lines to all and be Safe!!!
February 3rd 2010
Today I had the Pleasure again to fish with Lewis Leonard out on Lake Chelan..We both were on a Mission to find Walter today above the Yacht Club in the Deep Water.. We started pulling the T-4 Flatfish in Purple Firetiger Flatfish By Yakima Bait Company..First fish hooked tipped the Scale at 10lbs. 8 oz.. Nice start to the Day but we actually were after 1 bigger today..
We spent 2 more hours hammering away at the ledges in the Abyss but not even so much as a Little Fish..Decided to change it up with pulling the Ace Hi-fly on 2 rods and leave the flatfish on 1 rod..as we trolled along the Yacht Club, Lewis hooks up again on a nice Laketrout..this fish ended up being over 7 lbs. on the Flatfish. Still nothing on the Ace Hi-fly which has been my Staple Bait for all of January..I was more than Shocked!!!!
Decided to change locations and Fish the Lower Basin. Upon arrival we had a stiff Breeze coming out of the SE which was cold!!! But as soon as we got our Ace Hi-Fly down to the bottom we started catching...fished here for 40 minutes and boated 4 Respectable Lakers..Thanks again to the Legendary Lewis for fishing with me today..Tight lines to all and be safe...
Lake Chelan Fishing Report January 30th, 2011
We tackled the Laketrout again today on lake Chelan..Decided to start at the Foot of the Narrows today in the real Deep water..We trolled for 2 hours and boated 4..Was looking for a big Fish but didn't happen today.
Ended today with boating 6 Nice laketrout...tight lines to all and good luck on the water. Pictured is Matt and Christy Fend with there 2 boys Jayden (14) and Mason (11)..Thanks so much for Fishing with me!!!!!
January 22nd, 2011
What a Beautiful day it was today with the snow capped Mountains and warm sunshine out on Lake Chelan...
We started again today in the Lower Basin pulling the Ace Hi-Fly in the Trench to get a few fish for the Cooler...Today was a lot different than my last few trips with the Laketrout biting really light..It was tougher today but we managed to end the day with a Double and total boated 11 nice laketrout Not Bad for a 4 hour fishing trip......Thanks so much to Chris Hanson and Mike Souza of Everett for fishing with me today..Tight Lines to all and Be Safe....
January 18th 2011
All I have to say is Wow...Lake Chelan is On Fire for Laketrout Fishing!!!!!
Today I started in the Lower Basin again Down lake from Rocky Point in Depths of 145 and slowly trolled into my Honey hole to catch 8 Laketrout in the first hour..Fast and furious action!!!!!Bait of Choice today was the Ace Hi-Fly trolled at 1.3 to 1.5 mph kee...ping the baits 1 to 3 ft. off the bottom..Then we had a Wind change and it was like a light switch. The bite slowed and then another Wind Change and the Bite was back on..It is so amazing to me that the Barometric Pressure affects the Laketrout when they are over 200 ft deep like it does..
Ended the day today with 20 Laketrout, 40 lbs. of Fillets and new friends from Seattle area..Thanks so much Greg Lee and Al Charlson for fishing with me today.
January 17th, 2011
Another catching trip Today!!!!!
We had a blast out wrestling the laketrout today..
The bite started real slow in the morning but picked up as the day went on.. The bait of choice today was a toss up between the T-4 Flatfish and the Ace Hi-Fly..We targeted the edges of the trench to produce ..Steady all day..we ended the day with 17 nice Laketrout..Thanks to Jim Brauch and Carl Rienstra of Seattle area for fishing with me today..
January 14th, 2011
Holy Smokers...I had a Neighbor Fellow Fishing Friend Buddy. Lewis Leonard go with me today on my day off so we could run 4 Rods out on Lake Chelan..
It was absolutely Incredible Fishing today..I have been fishing Lake Chelan for over 15 yrs now and have never seen it as good as it was today!!!
If you count the fish on the Pole, you will count 16..I had decided to take a picture of the fish we had in the cooler and start cleaning while we continued to fish..Well to make a long incredible story short, by the time I had cleaned the original 16 we had caught 13 more for 29 laketrout. I processed all of the fish and said to Lewis, 1 more for an even 30..Well that didn't happen..Instead we doubled up to end the day with 31 Laketrout in 5 hours of Catching..I am completely wore out and my shoulders are Killing me..Its a good hurt though!!!!! Big Fish weighed 13lbs. 8 oz...Tight Lines to all...
January 10th, 2011
Another Outstanding day on the Water!!!!I had Dave Latimer from Seattle and John Palmatier from Alaska on the boat today and we had another banner day with boating a total of 20 Laketrout in 4 hrs.
John mentioned to me that he will be shipping his fish home to Alaska..Thought that was funny because usually you are shipping your catch from Alaska not to Alaska!!!!!
Trolled the Trench again today using the Ace Hi-Fly.. I had to vary my speeds today with a 10 mph wind and the wind Chill Factor at 8 degrees..Colder than Cold but well rewarded with a great a Laketrout Bite...Tight lines to all and good luck..
January 8th, 2011
What a Day of Fishing!!!!!!!! Started in the Lower End of the Trench in 145ft of water and slowly trolled the Ace Hi-Fly into the heart of the Trench to start the day off with a double, just like the Previous Adventure..
The Bite was real strong the first 2.5 hrs but then Mother nature messed with me a bit with a stiff East wind at around 10mph.
Continued to hammer away at keeping my presentations close to the bottom and trying to maintain the proper speed to snake out a couple more nice Lakers...Continued to work the ledge on the lower Trench to end our 4 hour boat with,Yes another Double!!! But this double was a little different because we hooked up on the Biggest Fish of the day which tipped the scale at 10lbs. 2 oz. and Marty complaining a bit with a soar arm after the Battle..Got to love that Pain!!!! We ended our 4 hr. Adventure with 15 laketrout!!!!!
Thanks so much to Marty Deggler and son Travis for fishing with me today..Tight lines to all and good luck..
January 6th, 2011
Today I had the Pleasure of Taking Lewis Leonard( Known as Blufin Loui on washingtonlakes.com) out Laketrout Fishing here on Lake Chelan..All I can say is that it was absolutely by Far the most fish Producing Trip of the Year so Far..
We started right in the Heart of the Trench in the Lower Basin with a double..and I think we had 3 or 4 triples on during our 3.5 hrs out on the water ..We were both laughing at each other with the "Chinese Fire Drill" of trying to manage 4 Rods at 1 time...What a blast!!!! And Between the Johnny Jokes, Filling the cooler full and Mother nature cooperating, This is 1 of the most enjoyable catching trips I have been on in years and I am So glad that I could Share it with such a Kind Man..We ended the 3.5 hrs of fishing with 19 Laketrout and if we would have caught everything that bit we would have had 35+ fish..Incredible Fishing or Should I say Catching..Tight lines to all and be safe out on the water...
January 3rd, 2011
My Brother Jeff called me up and wanted me to smoke 2 Laketrout so he could send them to friends Back East. So I went out to the freezer and couldn't find any so "Darn it" had to go Fishing for me!!!
Started Fishing off Rocky Point targeting depths of 180 to 220ft. The Ace Hi-Fly By Silverhorde was my bait of Choice tipped with Pikeminnow. I kept my presentation 1 to 3 ft off the bottom and my speed between 1.2 and 1.6mph.
I just had a Blast all by myself today..Got hit on 1 rod right away and as I was fighting the fish my other rod took off..I had to just laugh to myself while watching the fish pull the other rod down to the water and me not being able to reel it in..
Ended my 2.5 hr. fishing trip with 9 nice Laketrout and the big fish of the day tipped the scale at 9lbs..Tight Lines to all and be safe out there...
December 28th, 2010
Finally got a break from the weather and managed to make it up to Rufus Woods after the Triploid Rainbow Trout!!!
Started the day off casting the Spinners and Spoons to the shore to find few smaller Rainbows and decided to change location to try for the big boy!!!
After pounding the shoreline with cast after cast, it finally happened with hooking up on a double but 1 fish I knew was a hawg..
Ended up boating a Nice 13 lb. Triploid Rainbow!!
A big thanks to Kevin Grey, Matt Grey, Claire Gibbons and Jim Middleton for fishing with me..
Pictured is Jim Middleton from the Tri-Cities with a Fatboy Triploid Rainbow from Rufus Woods!!!!
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