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Everyone knows that trout fishing at Fish Lake, near Lake Wenatchee is great in the fall, and there can be some big surprises. Tom Bartlett, shown here, shows off one of the triploids I caught on my 3-weight fly rod!
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I was happy to get this Nehalem River king to the net. I fought it for an hour and eight minutes in the heavy current of outgoing tide and the way it was hooked allowed to use this current to its benefit.
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Mike Kitner of Wenatchee hefts a king weighing over 30 pounds that hooked in the jaws on the Nehalem River. Richard Robinson put us on lots of kings while fishing here. Kitner caught a bigger one later.
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Renaud Pelletier shows off one of many smallmouth we caught on his boat while fishing the Columbia River in the Gorge. We caught many in the 3-pound class, fishing drop shot rigs or top water lures.
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My wife Eileen holds up a perch she caught at Blue Lake. The perch bite is inconsistent, but the size makes it worth the trip. Perch measuring 11 and 12 inches and even longer are common here.
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My daughter Whitney holds up a rainbow trout she caught fly fishing on the Icicle. This is an annual event. She loves to visit from Seattle when the Icicle is in fly fishing form. She doesn't go more than once a year, but it doesn't take her long to get back into the rhythm of casting.
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Jill Phillips (left) places a tag in a triploid rainbow while Nancine Lorz keeps the fish still. These two and others tagged and released over 700 triploids from Chief Joseph Fish Farms recently. The fish were purchased with the proceeds from the Trippin' with the Triploids Derby.
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This new dock is at Buffalo Lake, at Eagle Point. This is the public access area on Buffalo Lake, near Reynolds Resort.
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This is a shot of Omak Lake and Nichols Beach. I noticed that there is a new dock on the beach to make launching and loading easier for anglers.
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I know it isn't very clear, but the dark shadow in this photo is of a salmon in the Tumwater Canyon. There are a bunch of them in here now. When the wind isn't blowing you can see them clearly. They jump, too! Your message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
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