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Coho salmon returning to the Nehalem River grow big. This one weighed over 16 pounds. Skipper Richard Robinson had one in a cooler at home that weighed just over 21 pounds.
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Kevin Winters, of Leavenworth, shows off the 35-pound king he landed while fishing with Richard Robinson, also of Leavenworth. Robinson was a top guide in this area and he hasn't lost his touch.
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I picked up a bottle of Pautzke's Shrimp and Crab bait Fuel at Fish Camp, and it came in handy when we were crabbing near the mouth of the Nehalem River.
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Michael Gibney works a crank bait through some islands and reefs above The Dalles Dam for smallmouth bass. The Columbia River Gorge is loaded with quality smallmouth.
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Herb Good treated us to a fantastic morning of salmon fishing off the White Salmon River. He and his partner Jig put our group into 12 kings. He used his proven "hover%quot; technique and fresh eggs, cured with Pautzke's BORX Fire Cure.
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This is the center of activity at Fish Camp--the Cook Shack, where we met other writers and many of the owners and representatives of outdoor products.
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This is one of many smallmouth I caught on the Columbia River near Biggs, while fishing with Michael Gibney, a tournament bass angler that hosted me at Fish Camp. Gibney was targeting migrating shad.
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Members of a local salmon and steelhead recovery group met on the water recently at Chelan Falls, and had a blast catching summer run salmon on the Columbia River
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Members of a local salmon and steelhead recovery group met on the water recently at Chelan Falls, and had a blast catching summer run salmon on the Columbia River.
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Don Huffman, Huffman's Guide Service, with one of four kings he caught below Wells Dam recently. He is getting some bright fall runs now.
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