I've fished the Icicle at the Leavenworth hatchery a few times now. The only reason this report is not a 5 star is due to the quality of the fish. They are still fun to catch. But, they are tired and showing the wear and tear of their long journey.(Approx. 490 miles.) I've been using a black 1/8 OZ. rabbit zonker jig. I've seen others catch them with silver spinners. The river came up with the rain. Although, still great water clarity and very fishable. It rained off and on. Others came,caught and went. The fish checker thought I was a little crazy for C&R as he kept wanting to measure them & I was looking for better quality fish. They were very delicate biters in frog waters. And yet would also pick it up in fast moving water. The fellow Walaker I was fishing with shall remain un-named. I had hooked and landed 4 or 5 before he switched to a different hole. He hooked and landed 4 fish in short order. He said,"Those things hit so light I might have been getting hits in the first hole & didn't know it."
There are a pile of fish in there. So, go gett'em!

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