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This was the headquarters for the Quincy Valley Tourism Association's Annual Tagged Trout Derby at Burke Lake. This is where catches were weighed an measured, and a check for $2,000.00 was given to Calvin Yamamoto of Quincy for the grand prize tagged trout.
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Here is Robin Stice, owner of Eden Valley Guest Ranch and organizer of the NW Ice Fishing Festival. This is the only time I saw her sitting down in two days! The festival benefits the Molson Visitors Center, which saw a three-fold increase in visitors this past year. The Highlands have been discovered!
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This specialized boat is one of two that the Okanogan County Search and Rescue unit uses for river and ice conditions. This Rapid Deployment Craft comes in a bag and inflates in no time. It allows rescuers to get right over their subjects and pull them aboard. The boat is then pulled ashore by hand or ATV.
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Shown here is Kenny Cry of Omak who was the lucky winner of the top prize of $500.00 that was provided by Kinross Gold at the NW Ice Fishing Festival in Molson. He didn't need to catch a fish. He was drawn for the prize at the Grange Hall in Molson after the fabulous Italian dinner that was provided by Sitmark Ski Area.
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This just one group of anglers that were fishing at Sidley Lake during the NW Ice Fishing Festival in Molson. Unfortunately, not a single fish was caught. However, all the prizes were awarded by drawings.
Everyone had a great time at the event.
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Here is Darc Knobel from the Desert Fly Angler in Ephrata. It is hard to see but he is showing me a large bug that he had not seen for quite a few years. I am sure the trout were feeding on them. They are also feeding on the scud and egg patterns that anglers are offering them, too.
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This photo was taken from the top of the hill above Rocky Ford Creek. You can see the whole length of the stream that is open to fishing. I had a great time shooting video with Darc Knobel at the Desert Fly Angler for my new Outdoor Insider TV Show.
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Stuart Hurd of Hurd's Guide Service gets the rods set out for a day of fishing on Rufus Woods Reservoir. The temperature, with the breeze was in single digits and everything was freezing up. Hurd still put our group into a lot of fish. Well over 20 were caught and released and we took some home, too.
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Jason Gutzweiler shows of one of many triploids caught on a recent trip to Rufus Woods Reservoir. This fish was one of the bigger ones caught that day, which was the coldest day of the year on Rufus Woods so far this season. We were fishing with Stuart Hurd of Hurd's Guide Service.
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This angler is concentrating on a bite he was getting at Fish Lake. He and his partner had eight perch and three rainbow for a couple hours of fishing when I stopped by.
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