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Fishing season opens in Washington state
When the fishing season opened on Tuesday, local anglers grabbed their fishing poles and tackle boxes and hit the local lakes hoping for a nibble on their lines.
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Derek Bleier casts from the bow of his boat on Friday, May 8, 2020, on Long Lake near Tum Tum, Wash. Bleir said he had been back on the water every day since fishing opened Tuesday.
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Billie Jean Chew, 45, casts a line into a placid Long Lake on Thursday near Nine Mile Falls. Thursday was Chew's first day fishing since Washington closed fishing due to COVID-19.
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From left: friends Justin Cairns, Aiden Boylen, Brian Scott and Toni Chasengnou prepare their fishing tackle to cast into Long Lake on Friday, May 8, 2020, near Tum Tum, Wash.
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Derek Bleier fishes from the bow of his boat on Friday, May 8, 2020, on Long Lake near Tum Tum, Wash. Bleir said he had been back on the water every day since fishing opened Tuesday.
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