Recent stories by Alan

• Hunting and fishing

  July 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B5 Fly fishing The Clark Fork River has come into shape with good visibility and hungry cutthroat. Big goldens are getting a lot of action, as are PMDs.

• Hunting and fishing

  June 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Amber Lake trout fishing is off and on, but fly fishermen throwing chironomids are having some 15-fish days.

• Hunting and fishing

  April 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Coeur d’Alene River got big in a hurry. Fly fishermen would best wait awhile. A few decent fly-fishing reports are coming from Amber Lake and Coffee Pot. …

• Hunting and fishing

  March 30, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Columbia River trout fishing around Northport is getting good and now is the time to catch the larger fish. Rainbow weighing from 3 to 10 pounds are staging …

• Hunting and fishing

  March 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Coeur d’Alene River has fished well recently on the lower end, said Pat Way at Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d’Alene. Cold weather is expected to keep the …

• Hunting and fishing

  March 16, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Fly fishermen are doing well on Hog Canyon. The most successful are dragging black nymphs behind kick boats for rainbow to 18 inches.

• Hunting and fishing

  February 17, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Spokane Fly Fishers are again offering a fly-fishing school beginning March 8 and running through April 19. Classes are every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at St. Francis School, …

• Hunting and fishing

  February 10, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Fly fishing at Rocky Ford has been good. Anglers throwing olive-colored scuds on fluorocarbon leaders under an indicator have an excellent chance of catching several 20-inch rainbows in …

• Hunting and fishing

  January 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Steelhead In the Clearwater Region, steelhead fishing is still on. Fish responded to the warmer weather and rain last week and moved out of Lower Granite Reservoir, and the fishing …

• Hunting and fishing

  December 2, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Grande Ronde River is clear and cold, and steelhead fishing is tough, although anglers from Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d’Alene had a successful trip recently. They said …

• Hunting and fishing

  November 25, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Despite less-than-glowing reports about steelhead fishing, fly fishermen on the Grande Ronde say they have been averaging a couple hook-ups each trip. Rising water may change things, however. …

• Hunting and fishing

  September 30, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B5 Fly fishing The St. Joe is the place to be for some great cutthroat fishing. Hot bugs are little red ants, beetles and caddis. The upper St. Regis is skinny …

• Hunting and fishing

  July 29, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B5 Fly fishing Nymphing in the lower Yakima River canyon has been good to great lately. Pat’s Stones, Lightning Bugs, King Princes and caddis pupa patterns have been the ticket. Big …

• Hunting and fishing

  July 15, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The consensus among fly shop owners in Montana is that the most popular rivers are going to have more water flow all summer than most fly fishermen are …

• Hunting and fishing

  July 8, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B4 Fly fishing Grimes Lake has been hot for Lahontan Cutthroat trout up to 25 inches. Chironomids and pheasant tail nymphs are working well.

• Hunting and fishing

  June 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B4 Fly fishing Amber Lake trout are lying close to the bottom in 25 feet of water. Try throwing a Wooly Leech on a sinking line. Amber rainbow are running mostly …

• Hunting and fishing

  May 13, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Clark Fork River was at 17,700 cfs on Wednesday and rising steadily. Other possible river destinations for fly fishermen in Washington, Idaho and Montana are likewise high …

• Hunting and fishing

  May 6, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Bitterroot River in Montana is one of the few fishable rivers right now. It has been very good. The Clark Fork could be blown out by the …

• Hunting and fishing

  April 29, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Medical Lake has been very good for brown trout and fair for tiger trout. Fly fishermen throwing bloodworm patterns are doing well. After the deluge this week, area …

• Hunting and fishing

  April 22, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Pat Way at Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d’Alene says there has been a lot of insect activity on the Coeur d’Alene and the St. Joe rivers, and cool …

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