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Snider Creek steelhead enhancement
Suspect the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife of wanting to shut down hatchery steelheading in Western Washington…
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Free fishing weekend June 11-12
It looks like my brother, who taught me how to fish and is very good at it, will…
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Big Twin revisited
I went back to Big Twin Lake in Winthrop over the Memorial Day holiday. It was a much…
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Icicle River kings
The Icicle opened to chinook on Saturday, between the Wenatchee at Leavenworth and the salmon hatchery, and with…
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Water temperatures are crucial for trout
Paying attention to water temperatures can help you catch more and bigger fish, says Tim Irish, a long-time…
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Westport halibut update
Sunday is the last day scheduled for the halibut season at Westport, where a 133-pounder was boated last…
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Local bottomfish checks
At the Port of Everett ramp on Saturday, 55 anglers in 23 boats had 15 lings. A Sunday…
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Dragon Lake putting out some big trout
Pat Maher of Everett had a great time fishing Dragon Lake in Quesnel, B.C. last week, as did…
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PA Halibut Derby this weekend
The $20,000 Port Angeles Halibut Derby runs Saturday and Sunday, at $40 a ticket for both days or…
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The loneliest guy in state government
I never thought I’d say this, but it was nice to have my fishing license checked by an…
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Big Twin Lake in Winthrop
I took a couple days off last week and spent four days fishing at Big Twin Lake in…
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New vehicle pass
Governor Christine Gregoire late last week signed legislation which creates the new Discover Pass, required as of July…
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New designation proposed for Deschutes hatchery steelhead
The government is hoping to restore steelhead on the upper Deschutes River in Oregon by using a special…
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Better kokanee angling in Merwin Reservoir
With the Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby coming up this weekend, I’ve got kokanees on the mind. Heres a…
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Colorado caddis hatch
This story is a little out of my region (the Northwest). But it’s still in the West and…
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West Virginia to host national fly fishing tournament
Here’s an Associated Press report an an upcoming fly fishing tournament: CABINS, W.Va. — A national fly-fishing tournament…
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WSU and rainbow trout
You don’t have to be a Cougar fan to like Eric Sorensen’s piece on trout in the summer…
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More info on fishing the high lakes
High Lakes Fishing(above 2,500 feet in western Washington, 3,500 in eastern) Timing: Mid-June through September. Gear: 3- to…
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Pack rafts for the high lakes
John Nelson of Seattle emailed me to tell me about a new high lakes boat he’d just bought…
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Green lings
A couple of readers have asked why some lingcod are green, including their flesh, and others are “white”…