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This has been my winning combination for catching kokanee on Lake Chelan this year. Double blades and a spinner from Kokabow Fishing Tackle.
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Chad Jackson, of the Department of Fish and Wildlife office in Ephrata, and I tried for kokanee at Billy Clapp, but settled for some smallmouth bass fishing.
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Everyone that has fished at Billy Clapp Reservoir, near Soap Lake, is familiar with this big basalt island. I have caught kokanee around it before, but not this year.
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Gary Feil, of Bob Feil Boats and Motors, holds one of the many kokanee we caught while fishing at Lake Chelan. Once again Kokabow Fishing Tackle worked the best.
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Tom Bartlett of Plain was on board on a recent trip to Lake Chelan to do some kokanee fishing. He landed some dandies and even helped with the clean up at Mill Bay.
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Jim Unsworth shows off one of the many rainbow and cutthroat he caught while floating the Yakima River in the “Farmlands” section. Unsworth is an avid angler with a drift boat that he is eager to use on the Yakima.
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Before heading for the Yakima River I had our party pose for a photo. Here is guide Johnny Boitano (l), Washington Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth, and myself in the Troutwater Fly Shop in Ellensburg.
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Dan Schleifers, of Manson, was pretty pleased with his first spring salmon on the Wenatchee River. This one hit a whole herring and Spin N Glo rig fished on a dropper. He was fishing with long-time friend Shane Magnuson, Upper Columbia Guide Service.
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Eric Granstrom, Gaboon Productions, put down the camera long enough to land this spring Chinook on the Wenatchee River. It hit jet-planed eggs just across from the mouth of the Icicle River. He was fishing with guide Shane Magnuson.
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Josh Anatatmula (l) and his cousin Ethan Sears teamed up to landed 17 kokanee on the Lake Chelan on a trip with me recently. They are showing their fish and one of the Kokabow Fishing Tackle blades that did the trick for them.
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