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• Anglers embrace season as dozens of lakes open for fishing

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page B1 Night owls made the first casts at 12:01 a.m. Saturday to ring in the opening of Washington’s lowland fishing season. Docks at Fishtrap and other popular camping-fishing lakes were lined …

• Landers: Opening day of fishing still special

  April 26, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Opening day of fishing season isn’t what it used to be. The crowds have declined – a blessing in many ways – partly because most of the region’s waters have … 1

• Mussel-laden boats stopped at border

  February 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 Two boats fouled with invasive mussels from the Great Lakes have already been stopped at a mandatory inspection checkpoint on Interstate 90 near Wallace this year. Idaho Department of Agriculture …

• Landers: America’s Boating Course worth taking

  February 2, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Starting this year, residents 40 years old or younger must carry a Washington State Boater Education Card while operating a powerboat in state waters. It’s safe to say the requirement …

• Tips for safe canoe hunts

  December 11, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 The canoe is a time tested, inexpensive and efficient way to hunt waterfowl on certain waters, ranging from the Clark Fork River in Montana and Idaho to the Winchester and … 1

• ‘Barefoot Bandit’ charged in Idaho plane theft

  July 6, 2010 in News A teen bandit accused of airplane, boat and car heists from the San Juan Islands to the tropics has been charged with last fall’s theft of a single-engine plane in … 2

• Persistence pays off for slip-less boat owner

  March 21, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Dan Mulvahill has always marched to a different drummer. He’s not wedded to regulations or authority. While willing to give his friends the shirt off of his back, he doesn’t …

• Boat inspections begin in Idaho to deter mussels

  July 2, 2009 in Idaho Eight of 18 planned boat inspection sites in Idaho are open in an attempt to prevent invasive quagga and zebra mussels from entering the state.

• Venerable vessel

  May 10, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 After years of floating loans as a banker, Jim Wheeler launched a business 15 years ago to float anglers. Simple, light and elegant, his Spring Creek Prams have gained a …

• Economy’s downturn means great deals on watercraft

  January 26, 2009 in City on Page A5 A boat may not seem like the most frugal purchase these days. But a large part of the region’s lake culture is made up of middle-class families with relatively modest …

• Volley of storms gives boat owners sinking feeling

  January 15, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page PF1 Devastation hit Bayview in the last few weeks, as at least six boats, up to 39 feet long, sank at their moorages, from various snow and ice causes. To trump …