Lake Chelan Mackinaw Trout with Mack's Lure | Northwest Fishing TV #40

Hot spring fishing on Lake Chelan for Lakers (also known as Mackinaw) with Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service. Guide Jeff Witkowski and special guest Bobby Loomis of Mack's Lure put on a clinic on how to fish for lakers on this popular lake. A ton of information is offered including different tips and techniques to target Mackinaw in Lake Chelan during the spring. This fun group of guys put on an entertaining show in this video.
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[@FishstixTv]

That’s alota fish 🤙🏻

[@chadwickst.clair-smythe4217]

Is there not a size limit for the Chinook? It seems a shame to keep these small jacks from a limited naturally breeding population because they can grow into some really nice fish.

[@jasonhurdlow6607]

He said 15" in the video.

[@CastFromTheHip]

Awesome video gents, well done!

[@richardpierce8552]

Smart guides practice catch and release... They have figured out that good fishing means they will stay business for a long time. Dumb guides take all the fish they can and hold up long stringers to prove how good they are. Sadly they don't get it... Take all you catch and you degrade the fishing for everyone... Including their own clients. Sure, keep one or two but leave the rest for next time... Conservation is just smart

[@michaelcarey1298]

Thanks for your conservation comments, and we totally agree however in this particular fishery the lakers are coming up from 300 feet deep and their air bladders tend to explode so they are not able to be caught and released. The lake is 53 miles long and has lake trout the entire range of the lake. fish that are taken in the lower basin are quickly replenished by fish migrating from uplake. Very unlikely to ever come close to even put a dent in the population.

[@no_regerts5176]

@@michaelcarey1298 This! Mortality due to barotrauma is extremely high. It’s better to keep what you catch instead of releasing fish that will die.

[@johnkim701]

There is a reason why there is no daily limit for macks.

[@kemirtyz8110]

@@johnkim701 yep

[@jasonhurdlow6607]

If only it were so simple. In many fisheries, it's a big benefit to remove fish from the system to allow the remaining fish to have a more abundant food source and increase size. Sometimes it's any size fish, sometimes from particular size ranges. Kokanee where I fish are a good example, they are stunted due to natural overpopulation. The more we catch, the larger they can get. Lake Trout are big predators and reducing their numbers means other populations (like Kokanee) can have a better chance at survival in waters where they both exist. Look at Priest Lake, ID for a good example of this.