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Article: YAKIMA RIVER WHEN IT COMES TO RAINBOW TROUT, A 70-MILE STRETCH OF THE RIVER IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD<.(Getaways)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- March 28, 2002
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Byline: GREG JOHNSTONP-I COLUMNIST
ELLENSBURG -- Great trout rivers in America are often referred to as "blue-ribbon" streams, and the 70-mile stretch of the Yakima from its mountain headwaters near Snoqualmie Pass downstream to the near-desert at Roza Dam is known as Washington's only such stream.
A ribbon it is for sure - twisting, turning, braiding and meandering through forests, flatlands and two rimrock canyons before running ignobly into the concrete barrier at Roza.
But I would say that the scenic 70-mile stretch is more a golden ribbon than a blue one, at least in value.
In a state better known for great steelhead and ...