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Bob Whitehall started our day on Banks Lake by catching this nice walleye. We were in about 40 feet of water behind Steamboat Rock, using bottom bouncers and spinners.
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Bob Whitehall was surprised to catch a burbot while walleye fishing on Banks Lake. He got two of them on his favorite walleye spinner when were were trolling behind Steamboat Rock.
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The walleye bite is going strong this spring at Potholes Reservoir. I got this one jigging a blade bait with my Fetha Styx Walleye rod. I was with Brian Nielson of BJs Guide Service.
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This is one of the log jams we had to cross on the upper Yakima. There are many hazards this time of year. Call Troutwater before heading out.
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This is an 18-inch cutthroat I landed on the upper Yakima River. You won't get a lot of fish now, but you can get some dandies.
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I stopped by Roses Lake recently and found it to be completely clear of ice. Trout fishing can be very good here when the ice comes off.
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Here I am with Johnny Boitano of the Troutwater Fly Shops in Ellensburg and Cle Elum, with a 21-inch rainbow I got on the upper Yakima River.
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This nice beach is brand new. It is just above Wanapum Dam, which is in the background.
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This how much shoreline is exposed now at Crescent Bar. The channel by the cliffs is completely dry.
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There is more rock visible below Rock Island Dam than I have ever seen before. Imagine what kinds of things are exposed at this river level.
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