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The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge announced on Monday, Dec. 22, that they are allowing the use of snowmachines to provide access for ice fishing on Hidden, Kelly, Petersen, Engineer and Watson lakes.

Cooler water and improving clarity are setting up steady striped bass action on Lake Havasu, according to local guides posting recent reports.