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Moses Lake and More
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We went from a chilly spring right into blazing hot summer this past week. The weather warmed up the water on many of our larger lakes. That means that some of the popular warm water fisheries are getting close to really taking off. Walleye and bass fishing should be hitting their stride on Potholes Reservoir, Moses Lake and Banks Lake very soon. I made a trip to Moses Lake during this hot spell. I like to fish Moses in early May for walleye and hoped that the weather would have warmed...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Lake Chelan Slowing Down for Kokanee
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We sure had some great weather over the past weekend, and I hope you were able to get out and spend some time on the water. It looks like spring has arrived, or maybe even early summer with the temperatures we’re getting. This will mean the launch of some new fisheries in our region. Walleye and smallmouth bass fishing should be coming into their own very soon. I decided to skip the annual Apple Blossom celebration in Wenatchee and went up to Chelan on Sunday. I should have gone to Wen...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Opening Week
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The opening weekend of trout fishing was a good one in the region. Those who got out early in the morning experienced excellent fishing on most of the lakes. Winds grew in strength, and made fishing difficult later in the day. Overall, lots of large, quality rainbow were taken and the opener was one of the best in years. I left early on Saturday morning and made my first stop at Blue Lake, north of Soap Lake. When I pulled up to the cleaning station it was crowded with angler’s busy ta...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 5/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Lake Chelan Action and Low Land Lakes Opener
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This coming weekend will see the biggest crowds of anglers for the year. It’s the annual opener of the lowland lakes, and thousands of anglers will be headed our way to try their luck on the many wonderful lakes in our region. I plan to take a survey of the opening day action on some of the lakes in Okanogan County, but in the meantime I have made a couple of trips to Lake Chelan for the jumbo kokanee being caught this year. I went up last Thursday with fishing friends Rollie Schmitten, ...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 4/24/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Lowland Lakes Opener Planner
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The opening weekend for the lowland lakes is just a couple of weeks away, and anglers are already making plans to visit their favorite destination for the annual event. I love the opener. When my wife I and make our swing through the region we see families that have been going to the same location for decades. We have met families that have four generation along to enjoy their annual trip to Eastern Washington. Weather was perfect for the opening of the lakes in the Columbia Basin on Ap...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 4/13/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Opens
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Dozens of lakes opened in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Potholes Reservoir on Monday. The number of great trout fishing lakes that anglers can now fish has greatly expanded, and should keep them busy until the general lowland lake opener at the end of the month. Meanwhile, kokanee fishing continues to be the best ever at Lake Chelan, and now Palmer Lake has kicked into gear. This Saturday and Sunday is the Triple Fish Challenge Derby at Banks Lake, where anglers will be after r...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 4/1/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Yakima River Spring Fishing Turns On
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What a week for weather. I have experienced snow, rain and high winds, but it didn’t keep me from having some great fishing first on the Yakima River and then at Lake Chelan. Weather for the coming week is much more mild and I would suggest that you get out take advantage of it. Last Wednesday my fishing buddy Rollie Schmitten and I floated the Yakima River. We went with Johnny Boitano of the Troutwater Fly Shop in Ellensburg. I floated the river a bit earlier last year, and had a spec...
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Category: Rivers
Date: 3/26/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Chelan Kokanee Early Season Bite!
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What a great week I had. I fished the Upper Columbia and the Methow for steelhead, and Lake Chelan for kokanee. I finished my steelhead fishing for the season in style, and got into spring fishing for kokanee much earlier than usual. It looks like there is going to be a lot to look forward to on Chelan this year. I wanted to give the fishing at Bridgeport a try once more before I hung it up for the season. I have had some terrific steelhead fishing here in the late season. I drug my f...
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Category: Lakes
Date: 3/18/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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End of Winter Updates
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Anglers are still showing up at the lakes in the Quincy Wildlife Area in huge numbers. Knowing that they are still full of quality trout, they are eager to get their show of them. However, I am not ready to let go of the steelhead fishing still available to us on the main stem Columbia and the Methow River. I will be fishing on the main stem Columbia in the Bridgeport area and the Methow River the following day. I sure hope I get better conditions at Bridgeport than I had the first time...
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Category: General
Date: 3/11/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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Quincy Lakes Opener
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This was a very special week for me. On Friday I picked up an F-150 pickup that Town Ford found for me. It has some great features, including a back up camera that makes hooking up the boat a breeze. It’s all logoed up, so when you see it on the road be sure to wave. The next day I picked up a brand new Kingfisher 2025 from Bob Feil Boats and Motors. The boat is fully equipped and my wife, Eileen, and I put it on the water Sunday morning and tried it out. Wow. What a ride. The F-150 pu...
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Category: Trout
Date: 3/5/2013
Author: Dave Graybill
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