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Tue., March 25, 2014

Spokane Tribe official to discuss Lake Roosevelt walleye fishery

Bob Ploof of Medical Lake pauses before releasing a walleye while fishing on Lake Roosevelt. (Rich Landers)

FISHING -- Brent Nichols, Lake Roosevelt fisheries program manager for the Spokane Tribe, will discuss the walleye fishery on Lake Roosevelt and detail a new walleye tagging program for the Spokane Arm in a program for the Spokane Walleye Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 at the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council auditorium, 6116 N. Market St.

Some anglers blame state and tribal fish management for the demise of the lake's walleye fishery, but biologists say the walleye have been overpopulated.

Posted March 25, 2014, 7:38 p.m.

By Rich Landers

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Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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