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Clearwater River spring chinook a marvel of many miles

Cody Wray of Post Falls, Idaho, landed this 39-inch-long, 21-pound spring chinook while fishing on the Clearwater River Saturday with Ryan Rosenbaum of Hells Canyon Sportfishing. (Dan Barth)
Cody Wray of Post Falls, Idaho, landed this 39-inch-long, 21-pound spring chinook while fishing on the Clearwater River Saturday with Ryan Rosenbaum of Hells Canyon Sportfishing. (Dan Barth)

FISHING -- After running 500 miles from the mouth of the Columbia, upstream and into the Snake River and then into the Clearwater, spring chinook are still superbly bright and beautiful fish.

Dan Barth of Spokane emailed the two photos above for a fishing report.  He said the action was sweet last week.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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