Hunting and Fishing
Hunting and Fishing
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Lakes open in Okanogan, even if North Cascades Highway isn't
Heavier than usual winter snowfall and intermittent spring storms are forestalling the annual reopening of State Route 20 over Washington and Rainy passes in the North Cascades, but the spring fishing season is under way, and some 57 hatchery supplied lakes in Okanogan County are now turning out...
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Okanogan lakes preview
Here's a rundown of 22 well-stocked, northern tier waters scattered from the Winthrop area on the Methow River east to the Sinlahekin and Okanogan valleys that will be either destinations or tour stops for many Western Washington anglers this spring:
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Skagit County offers opening day options
Skagit County lakes offer every bit the variety of recreational angling experiences that Whatcom County waters do.
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Best lakes in Skagit County
Here's a rundown of Skagit's most popular fishing spots, leading off with its hot hatchery-stocked lakes Erie, Heart, McMurray and Sixteen, for anglers seeking those obliging put and take rainbow trout:
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Best lakes in Whatcom County
If you haven't decided where to go yet, here's a the first in a series of three roundups, this one focusing on the most popular waters in west and central Whatcom County, that will help you zero in on your opening day fishing hole.
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Trout planted and ready for opening day
Whatcom County trout anglers have some 48,000 hatchery-reared rainbow trout between 11 and 13 inches long, planted earlier this spring, awaiting them in four popular area lakes that open for fishing Saturday, April 28.
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Remember to get your license ready
For the 2012 season all persons age 16 and over must purchase some form of resident or non-resident basic recreational fishing license and carry it when they wet a line.
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HUNTING AND FISHING
FISHING: Steelhead make a move
Some 56,000 young steelhead raised by the Northwest Washington Steelheaders Club of Whatcom County are getting a first taste of the rigors of migration in the form of a trip from their Middle Fork McKinnon Pond digs back to Kendall Creek Hatchery.
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HUNTING AND FISHING
OUTDOORS: Rumors of Racehorse gates partly true
The Washington Department of Natural Resources plans to install gates on the Racehorse/Slide Mountain road system, but for now is not going to close and lock them.
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HUNTING AND FISHING
OUTDOORS: Halibut, shrimp, ling cod set to open
Halibut fishing for personal use (recreation) will start Thursday, May 3, in selected Washington inland waters and one coastal marine management zone - No. 1 out of Ilwaco (Columbia River).







