SALMON FISHING -- The spring chinook fishery will reopen this weekend (May 19-20) for two days of fishing on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this afternoon. Anglers fishing those…
SALMON FISHING -- The spring chinook salmon fishing season on the Icicle River in Chelan County will open Saturday (May 19), the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this afternoon. The closing date, subject to change, is July 31. Daily limit: Daily limit two…
SALMON FISHING -- Snake River spring chinook fishing will close one hour after sunset Friday (May 18) below Ice Harbor Dam and near Little Goose Dam. The closure does not affect spring chinook fisheries in the six miles below Lower Granite Dam, or in the…
MOUNTAINEERING -- Three people who bought books by mountain climber Greg Mortenson are taking their claims of fraud against the humanitarian to a federal appeals court. Last month, U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon dismissed their lawsuit that alleged that Mortenson, his publisher, his co-author and…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Montana wildlife officials say a Canadian caribou has wandered into northwestern Montana for the second time this spring, and this one has the potential to make history. Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife manager Jim Williams tells KCFW-TV the possibly pregnant cow is…
PARKS -- Washington State Parks officials have set meetings in Spokane to discuss potentially sweeping changes in management of facilities at Riverside and Mount Spokane. The meetings will be at Spokane Public Library Shadle Branch, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. as follows: Saturday, 3:30-5 p.m., specific…
BOATING --The Bureau of Land Management’s Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation area will open on May 23 in one of the annual harbingers of th Lake Coeur d’Alene boating season. The popular site is just south of Coeur d’Alene along Highway 95. Season passes…
HUNTING -- Friday at midnight is the deadline to apply for special hunting permits for fall deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and turkey seasons in Washington. Permit winners will be selected through a random drawing conducted by the Washington Department of Fish and…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
