Recent stories by Alan

• Hunting + fishing

  November 27, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 Fly fishing Bob Jateff, WDFW district fish biologist from Omak, notes a few Okanogan County lakes open for catch-and-keep rainbow trout fishing on Tuesday. Rat Lake near Brewster, and Big …

• Fishing & Hunting

  November 20, 2009 in Sports on Page B7 Fly fishing Bead-head nymphs, streamers and the usual midge patterns are accounting for a lot of big trout at Rocky Ford. Sprague and Amber lakes have also been kind to …

• Hunting + fishing

  November 6, 2009 in Sports on Page B7 Fly fishing If you are looking for a late-season fix, trout fishing on the Clark Fork and the Bitterroot is still good. Closer to home, Amber Lake fly fishermen are …

• Hunting + fishing

  October 30, 2009 in Sports on Page B6 Salmon and steelhead If you haven’t planned a steelhead trip for this year, you’ll be kicking yourself come spring barbecue time as we’re not likely to see another run of …

• Hunting + fishing

  August 28, 2009 in Sports on Page B7 Trout and kokanee Lenice Lake has been very good for big trout, especially if you can fish around the frequent wind storms. An olive Wooly Bugger works as well as …

• Hunting + fishing

  August 7, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 Fly fishing The hopper action is still decent on rivers like the Coeur d’Alene and St. Joe. Try the upper reaches to avoid some of the crowds. Fly anglers are …

• Hunting + fishing

  July 24, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 Fly fishing It is worth planning your fly fishing around the heat. Get out early on the lower reaches or fish the upper reaches and tributaries. The upper half of …

• Hunting + fishing

  July 17, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 Fly Fishing The Yakima River flows have increased slightly this past week for irrigation purposes. The water clarity is great, water temperatures are in the lower to middle 60’s and …

• Hunting + fishing

  July 3, 2009 in Sports on Page B7 Fly fishing Yakima River flows are moderate and clarity is good. Dry fly fishing with large terrestrial and stone fly patterns is improving. Beige and tan colors in about a …

• Hunting and fishing

  March 6, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing The Yakima River below the Teanaway confluence has good fishing. Temperatures have been warmer than last week and there is more bug activity with a few fish even …

• Hunting and fishing

  February 27, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B4 Trout Lake Roosevelt rainbow have been tough to find, but district fish biologist Chris Donley said fishing should take off any time now. “We may have lost some fish last …

• Hunting and fishing

  January 23, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B4 The lower Snake is fishing well from Asotin on up. It’s best up around Pittsburg Landing. Guide Tim Johnson of FishHawk Charters said three clients hooked 17 steelhead in two …

• Hunting and fishing

  January 16, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B6 Salmon and steelhead Clearwater River steelhead anglers found the water stained and high but fishable, particularly below Orofino, where guide Toby Wyatt of Reeltime Fishing reported his boats caught 25 …

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