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Fly fishers upset over North Platte drilling
This is a little far afield from the Northwest, but it’s an environmental story that should concern all…
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Lower Columbia salmon
The buoy 10 fishery has been fair to good for coho recently, and there are still a few…
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Hanford Reach chinook
October is considered top month for fall chinook on the Hanford Reach portion of the Columbia River, and…
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Coastal salmon
Catch rates at Ilwaco and Westport last week were slightly under a fish per rod, and a half…
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Yakima River chinook fishing picking up
Chinook fishing on the lower Yakima River is starting to pick up, with state checks of 53 anglers…
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Stehekin trout are small jewels
Prime time to toss dry flies to wild rainbow and cutthroat trout in the Stehekin Valley above Lake…
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Take a kid fly fishing
Writer Lauren McLane of The Sentinel newspaper in Carlisle, Pa. did a nice story on a Trout Unlimited…
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Fishing at the exclusive Marabou Ranch development in Colorado
Here’s another fly fishing story, this one from Ray Sasser of The Dallas Morning News on the Elk…
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Salmon fishing in Michigan
Here’s a report from Eric Sharp of the Detroit Free Press on salmon fishing in Michigan. It’s pretty…
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Undamming the Elwha
It was a happy day last week when they released 10 chinook salmon in Lake Mills behind Glines…
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Saving Ala Spit
Projects designed to help recover salmon runs quite often are bad for anglers in the short-tern because they…
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New king fishery on Chelan River
Anglers got their first chance Wednesday to fish summer chinook in the tailrace of the powerhouse on the…
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Hanford steelhead season opens early
The lower portion of the Hanford Reach on the Columbia, from the Tri-Cities up to the old Hanford…
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No limits on Alta Lake
Popular Alta Lake, near Pateros, is open to catch-and-keep fishing through the end of the month, with no…
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Moccasin Lake was pretty hot (temperaturewise)
As I mentioned, I went fishing over the weekend on Moccasin Lake. It was Sunday, the tenth anniversary…
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Methow steelhead season appears certain
I fished Moccasin Lake in Winthrow over the weekend, driving along the Methow River on the way. The…
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Monroe angler FFF man of the year
Carl Johnson of Monroe was named Federator of the Year Aug. 30 at the national conclave of the…
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Fish a palooza
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife will allow unlimited catch and keep fishing later this month at…
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Skagit, Snohomish rivers yielding larger pinks
Pink salmon in the Skagit and Snohomish systems have been averaging a pound or two heavier than the…
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Baker Lake to close for sockeye salmon fishing on Monday
Officials at the state Department of Fish and Wildlife will close Baker Lake to sockeye fishing on Monday,…