Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Gerrard rainbows still thrill anglers

  December 9, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C13 Sandpoint fly fisher Aaron Richter has firsthand evidence that trophy Gerrard rainbows are still available in the Lake Pend Oreille system. Richter’s best catch was a 31-pound, 42-inch long rainbow … 3

• Clark Fork Delta restoration planned

  November 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 SANDPOINT – A restoration project to prevent additional erosion of the Clark Fork Delta where it enters Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho is scheduled to begin in fall 2013. … 2

• Hunting and fishing

  September 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B4 Fly fishing The Spokane River got a pick-me-up with increased flows starting Tuesday as Avista began the annual drawdown of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

• July big month of transitions for Inland Northwest fly fishing

  July 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 The Spokane region caters to eclectic angling persuasions. Within a few minutes or a few hours of driving are standout fly-fishing attractions for several trout species plus panfish, bass and …

• West Valley High teacher spends summers as rafting guide

  August 28, 2011 in Business on Page E1 AFLOAT THE CLARK FORK, Mont. – The walls of Kyle Brock’s office are 200 feet high, the ceiling sky-blue, and there’s running water – about 4,000 cubic feet of it … 7

• Landers: Single salmonfly offers nostalgic fishing dream

  June 23, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 He couldn’t have been more excited if a whopper brown trout had just swirled on his Stimulator. Spokesman-Review colleague Jim Kershner stormed into the office the other day gushing about … 1

• Clark Fork fisheries still recovering

  April 18, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C9 MISSOULA – The federal government has hauled away 2.2 million cubic yards of toxic sediment and removed a reservoir as part of a Superfund site cleanup in southwestern Montana’s fishing …

• 1 river, 320 miles

  July 12, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Drift boat anchors are destined to be the new heavy metals in the upper Clark Fork River. “Undoing 150 years of mining, smelting and agricultural abuse will not be fast …

• Top trouting vacation is just one state away

  July 12, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Argentina, Alaska and other far-flung destinations can capture a trout angler’s imagination, but the Inland Northwest offers a world-class fly-fishing dream trip for the price of just two tanks of …

• Broken pipe spills oil into Clark Fork

  February 28, 2009 in Business on Page B1 Oil sheens were visible on parts of the Clark Fork River on Friday, a day after a pipe broke at the Noxon Rapids Dam, spilling about 1,250 gallons of transformer …

• Court voids water discharge permit for mine

  December 5, 2008 in Idaho on Page B7 The Rock Creek Mine’s plan to pump wastewater into the Clark Fork River needs a higher level of scrutiny, the Montana Supreme Court said in a ruling Thursday that voids …