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Jim the Plumber from Leavenworth holds up a nice Methow River steelhead, caught on one of his own jigs.
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Shane Magnuson, Upper Columbia Guide Services, shows off another nice fish from the trip.
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Jim Pyle (left) poses with me and a very nice hen steelhead taken on the Okanogan River recently.
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There are still some ice fishermen on Roses Lake. There was a rainbow flipping on the ice when I snapped this shot.
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One of the fish this angler is holding was wearing on the tags placed on 2,000 triploid released near the net pens on Rufus Woods Reservoir.
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Here is the mixed catch made by Magnuson and Largent, which included triploids to about 5 pounds and a pair over very nice silvers.
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Dan Magnuson (left) shows off the biggest triploid he caught at Rufus Wooods, while his fishing partner Chuck Largent poses with one of the silvers they caught.
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The shores of Martha Lake were lined with anglers on the March 1st opener, and just about everyone caught limit numbers of rainbow--some trout were over 20 inches!
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The ice was completely gone at San Coffin Lake by the March 1st opener, but I was surprised to see a bass boat looking for largemouth this early.
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The fishing for trout at Caliche Lake was very productive on the March 1st opener. This father and son duo filled their stringer with rainbow that averaged about 11 inches.
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