Jeff Reynolds of Port Angeles is $5,000 richer today after winning the 12th Port Angeles Halibut Derby with a 112-pound fish.>>>The Port Angeles Salmon Club sponsored 58 salmon derbies, 11 halibut derbies amd Reynolds became the first to win a title twice.
Tom Bihler of Edmonds scaled a 97 for $2,500; Mike Constant took a check of $1,500 for a 93 and Clarence Long of Marysville won $1,200 for a 92, beating his fishing buddy Bruce Forester who had an 88 Saturday.
Devon Hill of Joyce won $1,000 for an 80, Jess Long had a 77 for $800, Larry McConnell of Chimacum was next with a 72 for $500.
There were 668 entrants and the low fish to win a prize was 45 pounds by David May of Olalla.
I will post more information on the Derby when I get it from Norm Metzler tomorrow.
Congatulations Tom! Second place is not too bad!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Lake Chelan Area Reports - Anton Jones - Darrel & Dad's Family Guide Service
What’s hot is pounding piles of eating size lake trout on Lake Chelan between Minneapolis Beach and the trench. Also, smoking hot is Lahontan Cutthroat fishing in Omak Lake. Finally, heating up, is hitting big Lakers on the lower Lake Chelan humps.
Smacking those piles of eating size fish is done best using a GPS to mark the piles then trolling through them playing connect the dots. It is kind of like a video game. These fish are concentrating on ledges and slopes from 110 feet all the way down to 245 feet deep. Mack’s Lures Cha Cha Squidders and Silver Horde’s Ace Hi Flies in glow colors work best. Bait them with a chunk of Northern Pikeminnow. Big fish are starting to concentrate on humps below Wapato Point. Jeff put customer Doug Burrows on a 23 pound 9 ounce fish on one of those humps. That’s the big fish of the year so far! Worden Lures T4 flatfish in either Luminous Chartreuse or Purple Glow work best in these areas. Those Cha Cha Squidders and Ace Hi’s will also produce.
We also hit a rare Landlocked Chelan Chinook during the reporting period. It hit a Worden’s Flatfish in the F7 size and luminous chartreuse coloration. This fish bit at 12:15 in the afternoon right on the surface. It just goes to show you that you need to get out there and fish to catch them… It was a dandy eight and a half pounds.
Omak Lake was smoking hot during the reporting period for nice Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. We took a boatload of buddies up to pound it during the reporting period. We hit 50 fish in about 5 hours’ work. The fish averaged about 20 inches. The best fish was six and a half pounds. Trolling over two miles per hour with Silver Horde’s Kingfisher Lite spoons was the ticket there.
Your fishing tip of the week is to get your kokanee gear ready for a banner Lake Chelan Kokanee season. Also known as silvers these morsels are great grilled, fried or smoked. While most years, the average Chelan kokanee is nine to twelve inches, the ones we have seen this year are stocky 14 to 17 inch fish. Stock up on Pautzke’s Fire Corn. Use that corn to bait Mack’s Lures Wedding Rings. Fish all that behind a Mack’s Flash Lite, or if the bite is on, behind a single Mack’s Smile Blade.
The kid’s tip of the week is to use positive reinforcement to build good behaviors. Negatives only work for stopping bad behavior.
Your safety tip of the week is a repeat to stay alert for woody debris on Lake Chelan. With the lake filling, there is plenty of it out there, particularly from the Narrows up.
Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service
1-866-360-1523 or www.darrellanddads.com
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Pictured: 5/19/12 - Doug Burrows of Lake Tapps, WA with a monster 23 pound 9 ounce Lake Chelan Mack. He was fishing with his boys, Kyle and Matt.
Also Pictured: 5/16/12 - Gabriel Schlecht (9) of Duvall, WA with his beautiful mid-day 8.5 pound Lake Chelan Chinook. He was fishing with his brothers: Christian (7), Joshua (4), sister Hannah (5 months), dad Ryan and mom Holly. What a great mid-day trip.
Finally pictured: 5/18/12 our Steelhead net with 4 Omak Lake Cutts that were being readied for release as they were all brought to the boat simultaneously. Now, that's what I call a "quad of quads" as all four were about 4 pounds!
Smacking those piles of eating size fish is done best using a GPS to mark the piles then trolling through them playing connect the dots. It is kind of like a video game. These fish are concentrating on ledges and slopes from 110 feet all the way down to 245 feet deep. Mack’s Lures Cha Cha Squidders and Silver Horde’s Ace Hi Flies in glow colors work best. Bait them with a chunk of Northern Pikeminnow. Big fish are starting to concentrate on humps below Wapato Point. Jeff put customer Doug Burrows on a 23 pound 9 ounce fish on one of those humps. That’s the big fish of the year so far! Worden Lures T4 flatfish in either Luminous Chartreuse or Purple Glow work best in these areas. Those Cha Cha Squidders and Ace Hi’s will also produce.
We also hit a rare Landlocked Chelan Chinook during the reporting period. It hit a Worden’s Flatfish in the F7 size and luminous chartreuse coloration. This fish bit at 12:15 in the afternoon right on the surface. It just goes to show you that you need to get out there and fish to catch them… It was a dandy eight and a half pounds.
Omak Lake was smoking hot during the reporting period for nice Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. We took a boatload of buddies up to pound it during the reporting period. We hit 50 fish in about 5 hours’ work. The fish averaged about 20 inches. The best fish was six and a half pounds. Trolling over two miles per hour with Silver Horde’s Kingfisher Lite spoons was the ticket there.
Your fishing tip of the week is to get your kokanee gear ready for a banner Lake Chelan Kokanee season. Also known as silvers these morsels are great grilled, fried or smoked. While most years, the average Chelan kokanee is nine to twelve inches, the ones we have seen this year are stocky 14 to 17 inch fish. Stock up on Pautzke’s Fire Corn. Use that corn to bait Mack’s Lures Wedding Rings. Fish all that behind a Mack’s Flash Lite, or if the bite is on, behind a single Mack’s Smile Blade.
The kid’s tip of the week is to use positive reinforcement to build good behaviors. Negatives only work for stopping bad behavior.
Your safety tip of the week is a repeat to stay alert for woody debris on Lake Chelan. With the lake filling, there is plenty of it out there, particularly from the Narrows up.
Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service
1-866-360-1523 or www.darrellanddads.com
Check us out on our Facebook page for more pictures and timely specials
Pictured: 5/19/12 - Doug Burrows of Lake Tapps, WA with a monster 23 pound 9 ounce Lake Chelan Mack. He was fishing with his boys, Kyle and Matt.
Also Pictured: 5/16/12 - Gabriel Schlecht (9) of Duvall, WA with his beautiful mid-day 8.5 pound Lake Chelan Chinook. He was fishing with his brothers: Christian (7), Joshua (4), sister Hannah (5 months), dad Ryan and mom Holly. What a great mid-day trip.
Finally pictured: 5/18/12 our Steelhead net with 4 Omak Lake Cutts that were being readied for release as they were all brought to the boat simultaneously. Now, that's what I call a "quad of quads" as all four were about 4 pounds!
12th Annual Port Angeles Halibut Derby Saturday & Sunday May 26th & 27th
Don't forget the 12th Annual Port Angeles Halibut Derby coming up this Saturday and Sunday May 26th & 27th. This is a very popular derby with many participants, last year there were 665 fishing. The top fish entered last year was 138 pounds landed by Chuck Brown of Renton netting him a $5,000.00 prize. This year the top prize will once again be $5,000.00 and will decline to $135.00 for the 30th place fish. In total the derby will pay out a total of 20,000.00 in cash prizes.
Derby tickets are $40.00 per participant. Ted's Sports Center does have tickets for this event.
For additional information take a look at http://www.swainsinc.com/ or call (360) 452-2357.
Derby tickets are $40.00 per participant. Ted's Sports Center does have tickets for this event.
For additional information take a look at http://www.swainsinc.com/ or call (360) 452-2357.
Lake Steven's 3rd Annual Kokanne Derby Results
The Lake Steven's 3rd Annual Kokanee Derby was an overwhelming success again this year. There were 235 Adults participants and 66 youths.
Here's the rundown on the derby results.
May 19, 2012 Official Results
Kids Division Winners: Sponsored by Greg’s Custom Fishing Rods & Tackle
1st Place for Largest Kokanee: $100 Bernadette Miles with a 1.33lb Kokanee
2nd Place for Non-Kokanee Species: $75 Mackenzie Ramsey with a 4.55lb Smallmouth Bass
3rd Place for Non-Kokanee Species: $50 Alex Rodorigo with a 3.30lb Smallmouth Bass
Adult Division Winners:
1st Place for Largest Kokanee sponsored by Dick Nite Spoons: $1000 Ryan Hansen, wt.1.43lb.
2nd Place for Kokanee sponsored by Ted’s Sports Center: $500 Mike Christianson, wt 1.33lb.
3rd Place for Kokanee sponsored by John ‘s Sporting Goods: $250 Frank Linskey, wt. 1.31lb.
4th Place Kokanee sponsored by Triangle Bait & Tackle: $100 Cris Miles, wt. 1.30lb.
Largest Trout sponsored by Trout Lodge: $500 Cris Miles, wt. 1.62lb.
1st Place for Biggest Kokanee Bag Limit sponsored by 3 Rivers Marine: $500 Bruce McCall, 10.51lb./10 fish.
2nd Place for Kokanee Bag Limit sponsored by Mc Daniels Do It Center: $250 Cris Miles 10.33lb./10 fish.
Largest Kokanee by a GAMEFISHIN.COM member, sponsored by GAMEFISHIN.COM:$100 Ryan Hansen, wt. 1.43lb.
Largest Kokanee caught by a Wounded Warrior, sponsored by GAMEFISHIN.COM: $100 Julie North, wt. 1.03lb.
Thanks to everyone that made this event a success! Without the help of each and everyone of you this could not have been accomplished .
Here's the rundown on the derby results.
May 19, 2012 Official Results
Kids Division Winners: Sponsored by Greg’s Custom Fishing Rods & Tackle
1st Place for Largest Kokanee: $100 Bernadette Miles with a 1.33lb Kokanee
2nd Place for Non-Kokanee Species: $75 Mackenzie Ramsey with a 4.55lb Smallmouth Bass
3rd Place for Non-Kokanee Species: $50 Alex Rodorigo with a 3.30lb Smallmouth Bass
Adult Division Winners:
1st Place for Largest Kokanee sponsored by Dick Nite Spoons: $1000 Ryan Hansen, wt.1.43lb.
2nd Place for Kokanee sponsored by Ted’s Sports Center: $500 Mike Christianson, wt 1.33lb.
3rd Place for Kokanee sponsored by John ‘s Sporting Goods: $250 Frank Linskey, wt. 1.31lb.
4th Place Kokanee sponsored by Triangle Bait & Tackle: $100 Cris Miles, wt. 1.30lb.
Largest Trout sponsored by Trout Lodge: $500 Cris Miles, wt. 1.62lb.
1st Place for Biggest Kokanee Bag Limit sponsored by 3 Rivers Marine: $500 Bruce McCall, 10.51lb./10 fish.
2nd Place for Kokanee Bag Limit sponsored by Mc Daniels Do It Center: $250 Cris Miles 10.33lb./10 fish.
Largest Kokanee by a GAMEFISHIN.COM member, sponsored by GAMEFISHIN.COM:$100 Ryan Hansen, wt. 1.43lb.
Largest Kokanee caught by a Wounded Warrior, sponsored by GAMEFISHIN.COM: $100 Julie North, wt. 1.03lb.
Thanks to everyone that made this event a success! Without the help of each and everyone of you this could not have been accomplished .
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby Saturday May 19th
Don't forget the Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby this Saturday May 19th! Ticket sales have been quite brisk and there seems to be lots of derby interest this year. Tickets are $20.00 for those over 14 years of age and are free to those 14 or under. There are special prizes for the youngsters as well as a goodie bag of tackle for each of them. Weather looks to be quite good for the weekend - not too hot nor to cold! Perfect for a fishing day.
There will be some special entrants to the derby this year as we will be privileged to have some "Wounded Warriors" from joint base Lewis/McChord fishing with us. Make sure to tell them "Hi!" and give them a wave!
Good luck to all of you on Saturday!
There will be some special entrants to the derby this year as we will be privileged to have some "Wounded Warriors" from joint base Lewis/McChord fishing with us. Make sure to tell them "Hi!" and give them a wave!
Good luck to all of you on Saturday!
Tulalip "Bubble" Opens Friday 18 May
For those who have been wanting a chance to fish king salmon here in Puget Sound here's an opportunity to do just that. The Tulalip "Bubble" will open up to sport salmon fishing this Friday 18 May. This area will be open Fridays through noon on Mondays weekly. Make sure to read your regulation pamphlet as this area does have a few closure days as well as a change in the days that it is open as the season progresses. New this season will be an opportunity to fish two rods per angler in this area beginning June 10th through September 23rd. Make sure you have the two rod endorsement to your licence! Being able to fish two rods will allow you to experiment with a few different offerings as well as fish a couple different depths.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Lake Stevens Kokanee
For all of you kokanee fishermen wondering how Lake Stevens has been doing here's your current report. Last Sunday was the first day that we really had some good reports. One of our regular kokanee customers managed to land two limits for him and his son, prior to this day the best he had done was just 5. We have also heard from John Thomas (Rotten Chum Guide Service) that he has also seen some fair fishing this week for his evening trips. The fish have been from the surface down to around ten feet. Small dodgers such as those from Dick Nite and Silver Horde followed by a wedding ring type offerings tipped with maggots or corn have been seeing the best results. Fish have been averaging in the 12 - 14 inch range and are in great shape.
Don't forget to purchase your tickets for the Third Annual Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby coming up on May 19th.
Don't forget to purchase your tickets for the Third Annual Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby coming up on May 19th.
Halibut Reports
Overall the reports that we had from the halibut opener yester were quite good. We had a good number of customers that gave us a call first thing yesterday and reported that they had already caught limits! The fish came from just about everywhere. However, those that chose to fish the various banks in the Straits had the best results. With what we saww yesterday I think we should see continuing good results for the remainder of the season. Good luck to everyone!
We have lots of purple herring, octopus and squid in stock!
We have lots of purple herring, octopus and squid in stock!
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