FISHING – A Camas, Washington, angler had a close call with a 50-year-old state fishing record Wednesday on the Columbia River. Using a plastic grub near Stevenson, the angler caught a 8.53 pound smallmouth measured by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologist Joe…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Several routes for wheeled ATVs (WATVs) will open on Friday, June 26, across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. WATVs are different from ATVs in that they are designed or modified for on-road use according to regulations set by Washington House Bill 1632 of...
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Kettle River Campground on Lake Roosevelt reopened today after being closed because of a human-caused ground fire started on June 22. The fire burned less than an acre. An investigation is underway, National Park Service officials said.
FISHING -- Washington’s marquee salmon fisheries could take a serious hit in a few years unless funding for mass marking is restored to a state budget proposal, reports Andy Walgamott of Northwest Sportsman. Hundreds of thousands of dollars for clipping certain fins off Chinook and…
WINTERSPORTS -- A federal appeals court has decided the U.S. Forest Service failed to thoroughly analyze or publicize the impact of snowmobiles on wildlife in Montana’s Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. According to the Associated Press, the 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that…
FISHING -- As summer chinook salmon and sockeye are moving up the Columbia, the fat lady is about to sing for the 2015 spring chinook season. Here's the announcement from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Action: Spring chinook salmon fishing to close. Locations:...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
