VAN ZANT: Crowley Lake is not taking the bait
Only barbless hooks can be used, so anglers will have to bend the barbs closed or use store-bought hooks with no barbs. But here is the good news, the latest reports say the moss that chokes the lake each summer has died off making it much easier to fish.
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Snake River fishery will open Sept. 1 for hatchery chinook as well as steelhead
Anglers may also catch and keep up to three hatchery steelhead, but must stop fishing for the day – for both chinook and steelhead – once they have taken their three-fish steelhead limit. Barbless hooks are required, and any salmon or steelhead not …
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Salmon fishing season opens on Lake Sammamish
Sockeye salmon must be released so barbless hoods are required. Of course, the smaller kokanee salmon are still illegal to have in one's possession and must be released. All fishing is closed within 100 yards of the mouth of Issaquah Creek. You will …
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