What’s hot is
trolling for Lake Trout on Lake Chelan near Mill Bay early in the morning and
late in the evening. Also hot, is
trolling for Lake Trout in the early evening uplake of Wapato Point.
The early morning
and late evening bite below Wapato Point on Lake Chelan continues to produce
some nice fish. Worden Lures T4
Flatfish in either Luminous Chartreuse or Purple Glow fished 100’ back with a
one pound ball taking it to the bottom has produced the majority of our bigger
fish. Mack Lures Cha Cha Squidders
baited with a piece of Northern Pikeminnow off the downriggers has produced fish
too. A speed of 1.4 mph has worked
best.
Fishing just above
Wapato Point later in the afternoon and focusing on those Cha Cha’s has gotten
good numbers of eating sized Lakers to bite. Look for depths of 165’ to 195’ to
locate those fish.
This is a great time to
begin gearing up in anticipation of another fall on Rufus Woods. We usually prepare for three different
methods to fish for those delicious Triploid Rainbows that have made Rufus one
the more popular fisheries in the Northwest. First, we like to troll. Usually that means Action Disks by
Wiggle Fin in front of a Wooly Bugger style fly. Second, we stock up on jigs in the
1/16th and 1/32nd ounce sizes to jig vertically on those
fish. Third and last, we stock up
on Patuzke’s Firebait to anchor up and catch fish when they just aren’t biting
artificials.
Your fishing tip of the
week is to rig your gear ahead of time.
We usually have 3 set ups pre-rigged to sub in or to replace losses. We also have a spare rod and reel
pre-rigged so that if we snag and lose a bunch of line, we don’t have “down
time” re-rigging. You don’t want to
lose valuable time on the water tying knots and re-rigging gear. Do it in the comfort of your home.
The kid’s tip of the
week is to use “work arounds” to avoid unnecessary conflict with school age
children. An example is the kid
continually asking what time it is.
Being a smart aleck, I normally say: “Time for you to buy a watch”. But then I usually follow-up and tell
them to flip open my cell phone and look at the time any time they want. That helps the adults from getting
annoyed and gets the kid what they want.
The safety tip of the
week is to check that grease on trailer axle bearings. This the time of the year where water
intrusion can create problems for you after a summer of highway trailering and
lots of in and out of the water time.
An ounce of prevention…
Anton Jones of Darrell
& Dad's Family Guide Service
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Pictured: 8/20/12 - Lauren
Michels (10) of Kirkland with her 14 lb 7 oz Lake Chelan Mackinaw. She was
fishing with her brother Steve, her dad, Stephen and the Jeske family, also of
Kirkland.
Also Pictured: 8/19/12 -
The Bowman clan of Zillah with their evenings catch!
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