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EDITOR’S CORNER:
Steelhead fishing holds many found memories for me. I arrived on the scene around 1982, just in time
to enjoy some amazing fishing adventures before we started to see opportunities slowly fade away.
Overnight trips to the Cowlitz River, sleeping in the back of my truck, zooming up and down the river in my
8-foot zodiac with guide boats all around me. Returning to the launch and seeing all the fish caught – it
was an amazing time.
Sadly, those days are gone and so are many of the famous places that anglers used to fish. The closing
of the Tokul Creek hatchery was a particularly sad one for me to see. However, a ray of hope has recently
shined on steelhead anglers. Megan Bennett reports on the opening of the upper Columbia and Methow
River for hatchery steelhead. Meanwhile, Rob Holman shares adventures on the Clearwater River for that
system’s beautiful (and big) hatchery steelhead.
Here’s wishing your early winter fishing adventures are good ones!
Mike Carey - mikec@nwfishing.net @Michael Carey Northwest Fishing
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CONTENTS
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08
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Search of the
08 InPerfect
Storm
Gary Lewis
10
Winterize, Seasonal
Maintenance, and a
Plan
27 Hoodsport Chum
Mike Carey
17
Chasing the Elusive
Burbot
Eric Magnuson
32
My First Pheasant
Mike Carey
Randy Castello
15
The Big Comeback:
Steelhead on the
Columbian
Megan Bennett
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22
The Last Ride
Mike Carey
37 Steelhead ...are back?
Toby Wyatt
