Here's a nice 10 lb. 9 oz. laker caught by Elina Engstom from Alsvsbyn Sweden, this was the first fish she had ever caught.
Here's a mess of Northern Pike Minnow caught off the Dock at Mill bay by Jaime Abarca of East Wenatchee. Kids don't mind catching any fish and you are doing everyone a favor getting them out of the lake.What’s hot is trolling for Lake Trout on Lake Chelan early in the morning. Troll for Lake Trout in depths of 120 to 140 feet on the Bar just out from the Mill Bay boat launch. This last reporting period had great numbers with an excellent sprinkling of big fish. This is one of the two best “big fish” peaks for the year We have had consistent success pulling T4 flatfish in Purple Glow at 1.3 to 1.6 mph. Mack’s Lures Cha Cha Squidders in glow colors baited with a strip of Northern Pikeminnow or even Pautzke’s Fire Corn also works great.
Trolling the face of Manson Bay was another productive location during the reporting period for greater numbers of fish albeit much smaller on average. There, pulling little F7 flatfish from Worden Lures at 1.1 to 1.3 mph was the ticket.
The kokanee fishing is beginning to wind down in the lower basin of Lake Chelan. You can still catch some of these tasty landlocked Sockeye Salmon on Mack’s Lures mini Cha Cha Squidder in pink behind their Flashlites. Bait those Squidders with Pautzke’s Fire Corn in Natural or Orange. One to 1.3 mph is the best trolling speed for them.
We have been anticipating the opening of Salmon Season on the Upper Columbia, but looking at the counts of fish over the dam, don’t get excited yet. With the late spring and heavy snow pack we think the majority of the fish are holding downstream waiting for the runoff to subside a bit before swimming up to our neck of the woods. Also, there has been a nice glut of triploid rainbows available on Rufus Woods due to an earlier net pen release. They had to avoid mortality in the pens by releasing fish into the reservoir. I don’t know how long it will last, but for now, it can be great.
Your fishing and kids tip of the week is to use worms, spinners or even corn to catch Northern Pikeminnows from docks on Lake Chelan. This can be a great time of the year to fish close to shore for big schools of Northern Pikeminnow. These in turn make great bait for Lake Trout on Cha Cha Squidders and Ace Hi Flies. Since Lake Chelan is so clear, your kids can watch these eager biters inhale bait. It’s a great way to hook kids on fishing!
Your safety tip of the week is to be aware of our common weather pattern that allows for calm weather and flat uplake conditions in the morning, but heavy winds and big waves in the afternoon. Summer in Chelan! Another day in paradise!
Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service (1-866-360-1523 or http://www.darrellanddads.com/
Trolling the face of Manson Bay was another productive location during the reporting period for greater numbers of fish albeit much smaller on average. There, pulling little F7 flatfish from Worden Lures at 1.1 to 1.3 mph was the ticket.
The kokanee fishing is beginning to wind down in the lower basin of Lake Chelan. You can still catch some of these tasty landlocked Sockeye Salmon on Mack’s Lures mini Cha Cha Squidder in pink behind their Flashlites. Bait those Squidders with Pautzke’s Fire Corn in Natural or Orange. One to 1.3 mph is the best trolling speed for them.
We have been anticipating the opening of Salmon Season on the Upper Columbia, but looking at the counts of fish over the dam, don’t get excited yet. With the late spring and heavy snow pack we think the majority of the fish are holding downstream waiting for the runoff to subside a bit before swimming up to our neck of the woods. Also, there has been a nice glut of triploid rainbows available on Rufus Woods due to an earlier net pen release. They had to avoid mortality in the pens by releasing fish into the reservoir. I don’t know how long it will last, but for now, it can be great.
Your fishing and kids tip of the week is to use worms, spinners or even corn to catch Northern Pikeminnows from docks on Lake Chelan. This can be a great time of the year to fish close to shore for big schools of Northern Pikeminnow. These in turn make great bait for Lake Trout on Cha Cha Squidders and Ace Hi Flies. Since Lake Chelan is so clear, your kids can watch these eager biters inhale bait. It’s a great way to hook kids on fishing!
Your safety tip of the week is to be aware of our common weather pattern that allows for calm weather and flat uplake conditions in the morning, but heavy winds and big waves in the afternoon. Summer in Chelan! Another day in paradise!
Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service (1-866-360-1523 or http://www.darrellanddads.com/
