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Conditions right for fly fishing
The lower main-stem Skagit from about Sedro Woolley down, and its South Fork, are producing some nice fish, according to Bob Ferber at Holiday Market Sports in Burlington (360-757-4361), along with a few smaller Dolly Varden. Fly fishermen are scoring on yellow or black number 6 Knudson spiders, bucktail coachmen, and various minnow-imitating patterns, Ferber said. Popular spin-type lures include number 1 or 2 Mepps or Vibrax spinners in reds, chartareuse, brass/red and small Dick Nite spoons with a light split shot. Worms are always popular. "With the river as clear as it is right now, flies and hardware will probably outfish bait," Ferber said. "And you want to look for 'softer' water than you would fish for steelhead - the current edges, eddy edges, sloughs, and snaggy spots. Basically off to the edges of the main river." There's a rough launch for small boats near the Conway bridge, he said; one above Gardner Bar on the upstream edge of Burlington, off Gardner Road; and one below the bridge in downtown old Mount Vernon, above the forks and above Spud Bar.
Fishing is escape from war
Von Hagen spent a year as a civilian contractor stationed in Iraq, where he refused to let the fighting disrupt his fishing. His favorite fishing hole? One of Saddam Hussein's private lakes. "I was stationed in Tikrit, Saddam's hometown," said Von Hagen, 38, who attended Hillsboro High and Western Kentucky University. "When I arrived, I discovered three fairly large lakes in a walled-off compound that contained about 30 of Saddam's palaces. Being a fisherman, I immediately checked them out and found that the lakes were full of big fish, mostly carp and shad." Von Hagen wrote home, asking for his fishing tackle to be shipped. "The biggest fish I caught weighed 25 pounds," he said. "I caught it on spinning tackle. Then I started fly fishing, catching fish weighing three, four pounds.
DNR: Cooler weather improving fishing on inland waters
Cooler weather this week has helped improve fishing, especially on the inland waters, but strong winds have put a damper on fishing in the Great Lakes, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly Recreational Fishing Report. SOUTHEAST LOWER PENINSULA Lake Erie: Walleye fishing has been slow with a few fish being taken near the Banana Dyke on bottom bouncers and crawler harnesses. Perch have been caught in waters 26 feet deep off Stony Point on shiners. Other good areas have been east of E Buoy, Sputnik and the Fermi power plant. Detroit River: Walleye are being caught in the Lower Trenton Channel near Horse Island and Celeron Island. At Horse Island, anglers are having luck drifting crawler harnesses, while those fishing near Celeron Island are hand-lining or jigging in 15 to 21 feet of water.
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