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The longer bait requires the fluke to climb to either aggressively inhale the bait or methodically chew its way up to the front of the offering

That thing just likes to go places

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** An Overlooked Catch-and-Release Fishery** The recreational-fishing season when sturgeon may be kept in the lower Columbia varies from year to year

At 9, this 5-weight is designed to handle it all from delicate dry flies to double-nymph rigs and small streamers

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