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Fish Close to the Bottom and Don’t Look Them in the Eye
From where I stood, on the bank of a small lake, I could see at least four good fish. Moving in and out of the weed beds, the trout were feeding, but I couldn’t tell what it was they were taking. It was the middle of the day and if I could see these fish…
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Attention to Detail Pays Off for Anglers on Agency Lake
Distant storm clouds filtered the afternoon sun. The wind blew a chop on the water and we squinted into the sunlit spray from the bow. A white pelican, wingtips lifted to catch the air, drifted ahead of us, riding the wind ten feet above the water. It was Perry Parmelee’s boat and his son Brent…
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Visions of Trophy Brown Trout Warm Central Oregon Anglers
We pulled on neoprene waders and stepped into the icy shallows. The wind blew a heavy chop on the water and I tugged my hat down firmly on my head. There was new four pound test line on my spinning reel and a floating Rapala dangling from the end of the rod. I cast into…

