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CAST 2006 is another huge success
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of spending summer mornings fishing with my father on Strawberry. For 29 groups of physically and mentally challenged youth and their companions, the annual C.A.S.T. (Catch A Special Thrill) event creates similar memories for participants and volunteers alike. This year's event was held last Saturday on the Soldier Creek side of Strawberry, and as always those who participated counted their time on the water as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. "Almost all of the kids caught at least one fish," said Valerie Harrison, the event organizer. But of course, catching fish was secondary to the excitement participants felt as they cruised across the glassy smooth water in boats of every shape and size, in search of the sometimes elusive cutthroat and rainbow trout.
Bent Rods and Tight Lines
My girlfriend and favorite fishing partner, Erin Brasfield, has made numerous appearances in Bent Rods and Tight Lines. After two years of dating, including almost an entire year of living together, I decided it was time to stoop down on bended knee and propose marriage. .
Fishing Report
It's quickly turned into a strange late-summer on the Columbia River, with salmon angling at Buoy 10 a near-total bust, yet the chinook bite pretty good at several popular upstream locations. Here's how it was at Buoy 10 in the past few days, based on sampling by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Sunday, 327 anglers with four chinook and 10 coho; Monday, 99 anglers with three chinook and eight coho; Tuesday, 99 anglers with two chinook, three coho. Most years, the bite at Buoy 10, the name for the lower 16 miles of the Columbia, is much, much better than farther upstream. The slow start at Buoy 10 in mid-August was written off to the chinook being late, but by now the bite upstream and counts at Bonneville Dam make it obvious the salmon are on their way; they're just not biting like they normally do in the estuary.
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