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A very beautiful spot on the lower river is the mouth of Klickitat and its bridges.
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Shane Magnuson's cousin Jeff got this nice springer off the mouth of the Wind River.
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Here's Herb Good with his faithful companion, Jig, who goes everywhere with him.
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Dub Burnam traveled from south of Portland to join Herb Good and I for springer fishing.
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While fishing above the Dalles Dam for spring salmon, Mount Hood emerged from the clouds.
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An amazing site at Coffee Pot Lake is all the Canada geese nesting in the cliffs. Not just a few but whole flocks of them. What do they do with the goslings?
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Thanks to Dennis Beich I finally got to Coffee Pot Lake. What you see here is a 20-inch rainbow we got trolling at the top end of the lake.
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I stopped by Billy Clapp Lake on my way home from Coffee Pot. The lake level is great and the fishing for walleye, trout and smallmouth bass should be too.
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Coffee Pot Lake is very popular with fly fishers. It is a selective fishery rule lake, with a one fish limit, and the fish must be at least 18 inches.
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Before it hit the filleting table I held up one of our catches for the camera.
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