Rich Landers

Rich Landers writes and photographs stories for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including a Sunday feature section and a Thursday column. He also writes the Outdoors Blog.

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Recent stories by Rich

Bluegills arrive at Sprague Lake

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K4 Sprague Lake is in a transition this year as it’s weaned from a lunker trout fishery and emerging as a hot spot for bass and panfish. Bluegills that were in … 1
Don’t forget boat rules

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K11 An angler’s boat needs even more attention than his tackle box in preparation for opening day. Boats that don’t meet basic requirements are subject to a fine, which would taint …
Fly fishers relish various flows on cutthroat streams

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K10 Near average snowpack reports indicate Inland Northwest trout streams this season should settle into the sweet spot between prolonged runoff and low flows dangerous to trout survival. “It should be …
Guidebook packed with information

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K9 Fishing Washington ($23, moon.com), an staggering compilation of fishing information for virtually all significant fishing waters, was released in a revised seventh edition last year. Terry Rudnick, who’s been fishing …
Landers: Efforts underway to remove northern pike

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Gillnets have removed about 4,000 northern pike from the Box Canyon Reservoir portion of the Pend Oreille River in the second season of efforts to suppress the non-native species and … 1
Northeastern trout lakes have nice variety

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K4 Northeastern Washington trout lakes have something for everyone, especially this year. Here are the headliners for 2013, according to Bill Baker, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department fisheries biologist
Opener could be big day

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K10 Dozens of Eastern Washington lakes managed for trout will open to fishing on April 27, and one of the standouts will be a Spokane County lake that was totally fishless …
Walleye limits increase to help bring balance

April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K9 Anglers can pretty much catch Lake Roosevelt walleyes to their heart’s content this year under liberalized regulations designed to bring their populations into balance. Since April 1, the walleye daily …
Hunter safety group honors local instructor

April 7, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Jimmie Parman of Newman Lake was honored last week by Washington hunter education instructors with the Terry Hoffer Memorial Firearms Safety Award honoring the state’s top instructor in 2012. Parman, …
San Juan Islands high on everyone’s list, including Obama’s

April 7, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Washington’s San Juan Islands are among the hottest items in the world of recreational travel this year. In recent months, standouts among the 28 islands and some 400 more rocks … 1
Landers: Wolf repatriation continues to confound

April 4, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Washington’s moose, elk and deer herds do not yet appear to be suffering heavy losses from the revival of gray wolves, so far, to the best of the Fish and … 12
Idaho wolf population decreased by 11 percent in 2012

April 3, 2013 in Outdoors on Page A1 Idaho’s gray wolf population fell by 11 percent in 2012, less than wildlife managers hoped for considering the state’s extended hunting and trapping seasons plus agency animal control efforts. At … 3
Inland Northwest teeming with bicycling events

March 31, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 The appetite for organized bicycling events continues to grow throughout the Inland Northwest, with a feast of offerings that starts in April and keeps cyclists stuffed with options well into …
Pike group angles for lunkers, laughs

March 31, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 The North Idaho Pike Association (northidahopike.com) has scheduled eight club tournaments this season starting in April at area pike waters, including the group’s favorite venue at Noxon Reservoir in Montana, …
Landers: Redbands in upstream battle

March 28, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 The Spokane River, and some of its native inhabitants, were in the spotlight Tuesday and Wednesday as a wide range of scientists, policy makers and industry leaders convened for the … 7
Moose declining in Idaho, spreading in Washington

March 24, 2013 in Idaho, Outdoors, Region on Page C14 Moose in Washington appear to be bucking the decline that’s plaguing the animals across most of the lower 48 states, a Washington Fish and Wildlife Department biologist says. Rich Harris, … 2
Boundary Dam relicensing will boost recreation

March 24, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C14 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week approved a new 42-year license for Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River north of Metaline Falls. Built in 1967, Boundary is the …
Landers: EWU student destined to be cast a fisherman

March 21, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 A skateboard wipe-out injury as a sixth-grader was the lucky break that steered Nick Barr on the course to become a fisherman. “Nobody in my family fished or hunted or …
Big Horn Show reels in wide range of outdoor interests

March 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C14 The Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show is like taking a giant step toward opening day. Plan a fishing trip and check out the new fishing gear. Enroll in hunter education …
Local trail groups unite

March 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C13 The Inland Northwest Trails Coalition has rounded up a dozen local leaders involved in trails-related efforts for the annual “state of the trails” presentations starting at 6 p.m. Thursday at …