Laketrout catching on Lake Chelan is good right now!!! The bigger lakers are starting to show up in the trench, mack Bar and Yacht Club! The Ace Hi-fly is what works best on our lake!!!! Boated my first 20+lber this year!!!! Thanks so much to all that fished with me over this reporting period!!! Tight lines to all and Be Safe!

Joe Heinlen - Lake Chelan Adventures & Rufus Woods Fishing Guide
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The lack of fish boated is more likely a sign of my inexperience than an indicator of the fishery, we've all see the reports ;)

It was more of an exploratory trip for my brother and I. we launched the boat and slept in the cabin friday night, trolled a few different spots and explored up the lake some, but eventually caught fish trolling the bottom in 150ft of water with a larger flat fish covered in smelly jelly. Great day, some nice boats out there and my first makinaw :)

Learning the new boat but getting her dialed in, and bloody!

With family and all, it has been hard to keep up. Thanks to everybody for fishing with us. Colyar ledge just keeps on producing great numbers. Mack's Lures Cha Cha Squidders, Silver Horde's Kingfisher Lite spoons and Worden Lures T4 Purple Glow Flatfish all produce. The key is to keep them tight to the bottom in 230 to 330 feet of water at about 1.5 mph. This morning bite has been amazing in it's consistency. We like the wack a pile at the top of the trench for late mornings and the face of Manson Bay for evening work. The same presentations will work in all locations. Take Care.

Anton Jones - Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service
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Rain Rain Rain...Doesn't seem to bother the Laketrout on Lake Chelan!!! The Ace Hi-Fly was again what the fish wanted. We trolled the Trench to have a great morning. Tight Lines to All and Be Safe!!!

Joe Heinlen - Lake Chelan Adventures & Rufus Woods Fishing Guide
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JoAnn and I had the pleasure of fishing with Jeff Witkowski, who is a guide that works with Anton Jones of Darrell and Dad’s Family Guide Service. Our target was Lake Chelan Lake Trout.

We left the launch at 6am and ran over to the Yacht Club area, fishing some spots that have been very hot for lakers lately. It turned out to be a good day for fishing and catching.

Because this was a video production day, we only ran two rods off downriggers, and that reduced our numbers a bit, which was OK, because we still did well, catching eight fish ranging from a tiny 1.5 pound fish up to around 3.5 pounds. Yesterday Anton’s boat landed a ten pound fish so there are some better ones out there. Today Anton’s clients caught 14 fish, running 4 rods. Both trips were 6-10am trips.

Depths we fished ranged from 200 to 330 feet. All I can say is, I’m sure glad I didn’t have to deal with running the downriggers . It’s way too much work! My hat is off to those guides fishing for these Mackinaw trout.

Jeff was a lot of fun and JoAnn and I really enjoyed our morning fishing with him. Stay tuned for the video!

*My wife requested a "smiley face" for her picture, LOL.