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Keith Roe, left, shows Rollie Schmitten how to approach a hole on the Methow River. At the next hole Roe took three fish on his jigs, including a Coho salmon and two wild steelhead.
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Triploids saved the day at Wells Dam when I fished with Eric Grangstrom here recently. My wife Eileen hooked and lost one steelhead and Eric caught and released a small jack salmon. We finished the day below the dam catching and releasing a bunch of triploids.
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Tom Verschueren picked the right day to try bobber and jig fishing for the first time. We had a beautiful winter day, and although we didn't hook any steelhead, the triploids made up for it. We had a lot of action and he caught and released some dandy triploids.
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Bob Hall of Camano Island shows off one of a limit of steelhead he caught with Shane Magnuson near Pateros. The fish liked the Yakima Bait Maxi jigs. This is one of 16 hooked that day.
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Pete Fiones of Gig Harbor poses with Shane Magnuson, Upper Columbia Guide Service, with one of many steelhead he caught near Pateros recently. This one was a keeper and he got another to get his limit. The keepers caught that day ranged in size from 6 to 10 pounds.
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Brian Nielson carefully releases a wild steelhead my wife Eileen hooked on the last hole before the take out on the Grande Ronde.
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Here is a good example of a Grande Ronde hatchery steelhead. It hit a hot shot in one of Brian Nielson's, bjguide.com, favorite holes.
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A group of anglers were camped on this point on the Grande Ronde River. The scenery you see on a float down this remote stream is spectacular.
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My wife Eileen took this shot of me and Brian Nielson, bjguide.com, at the take out after a great trip on the Grande Ronde River.
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My wife Eileen is pretty proud of this steelhead, the largest one she has ever landed. It hit a Maxi Jig, baited with shrimp, and took several spectacular jumps before coming to the net.
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