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• Field reports: Field Report: Pend Oreille River pike netting starts

  March 1, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C13 FISHING – State and tribal workers will begin setting gillnets Monday for another season of suppressing non-native northern pike in the Pend Oreille River downstream from Newport. The Kalispel Tribe …

• TV host: Hunting effort key to satisfaction

  March 1, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C14 In the world of TV sportsman shows, at least one star is trying to avoid skewing the reality of hunting and fishing. “I try to paint the real image of …

• In brief: Free fishing seminars scheduled for local anglers

  Feb. 26, 2015 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O3 Anglers can pick up useful local information on fishing techniques at free seminars scheduled this month in the Inland Northwest. Six bass and walleye seminars are scheduled on Saturday during …

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Feb. 26, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing Sunday is the opener in the Quincy Wildlife Area. Lenice and Nunnally didn’t get much attention last season and could be very good this year. There are big … 1

• Rich Landers: Allan Scholz, champion of region’s fisheries, leaves lasting mark in his wake

  Feb. 26, 2015 in Sports on Page O1 No one has influenced so many facets of Inland Northwest fisheries as Allan Scholz during his 35 years at Eastern Washington University. The 67-year-old biology professor is transitioning into retirement, … 1

• Field reports: Worden, creator of ‘Rooster Tail’ fishing lure, dies at 93

  Feb. 22, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – Howard Worden, creator of the world famous Rooster Tail spinner, and many other fishing lures, died in Arizona on Feb. 11. He was 93. Worden was one of …

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Feb. 19, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing Lake Roosevelt doesn’t get much pressure from the fly fishing community, but a few hardy anglers are testing their cold water tolerance and stamina in float tubes. A …

• Field reports: Feds may restore grizzly bears to North Cascades

  Feb. 15, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C11 WILDLIFE – A tentative federal proposal to restore grizzly bears in the North Cascades will be explained at public meetings next month. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National … 2

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Feb. 12, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing With rising water, local rivers are blown out, even the Big Spokane. Rocky Ford is probably one of the only options for fly fishermen at this time.

• Kansas City angler catches monster northern pike on Bighorn River in Montana

  Feb. 12, 2015 in Sports on Page O3 Famed for its spectacular trout fishing, Montana’s Bighorn River recently gave Kansas City, Missouri, fly angler Nathan Diesel a big, toothy surprise – a 38-inch, 16-pound northern pike. The catch …

• Far-flung fly fishers hooked on Cuba

  Feb. 8, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C12 A group of Spokane fly fishers already had a trip planned and tickets purchased before President Barack Obama announced on Dec. 17 that he was working to relieve U.S.-Cuba restrictions … 9

• Far-flung fly fishing in Russia

  Feb. 8, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C12 Don Childress of Sandpoint fondly recalls being among the first Westerners to cast a fly in Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula steelhead and trout streams, where the smallest rainbow of the …

• Landers: Pend Oreille kokanee top ‘State of Lake’ review

  Feb. 5, 2015 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O1 Anglers responded with hooks, lines and the best success rates in decades to the recovery of kokanee in Lake Pend Oreille last year. The Idaho Fish and Game Department says … 1

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Feb. 5, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing This is prime time for fly fishing at Rocky Ford Creek, near Ephrata. Anglers throwing mini-leech and scud patterns are hooking some really large rainbow.

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Jan. 29, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing The Snake River is a good steelhead option, but the Grande Ronde is still not back to a fishable level. The Clearwater is back on the rise and …

• Fly Fishing Film Tour nets wide world of angling

  Jan. 25, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C12 Think of it as pouring warm coffee into your frozen waders – a chance to thaw your longings for casting a fly to hook a fish, even if it’s a …

• Jim Unsworth takes giant leap from Idaho to head Washington Fish and Wildlife agency

  Jan. 25, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C11 The way Jim Unsworth sees it, Washington has everything a hunter or angler could want, and for a career wildlife manager, it has unprecedented challenges. The deputy director of the … 3

• In brief: Commission adopts, alters hatchery steelhead retention rule

  Jan. 22, 2015 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O3 A proposal that would have required Washington anglers to keep all hatchery steelhead they catch from the Snake and Grande Ronde rivers was adopted but altered by the Washington Fish …

• Orofino man’s rainbow trout won’t make Idaho record book

  Jan. 22, 2015 in Sports on Page O3 Larry Warren of Orofino, Idaho, joined an exclusive club last week when he landed what can only be described as an incredibly large, if not morbidly obese, rainbow trout from …

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Jan. 22, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing The Yakima River was a bit on the high side at midweek but is predicted to drop into nice shape by the weekend. Good fishing should be available …

• Out & About: Idaho girl’s perch confirmed as record

  Jan. 18, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTCATCH – Tia Wiese, 12, of Eagle, Idaho, caught a yellow perch weighing 2 pounds, 11.68 ounces on March 1, 2014, at Lake Cascade. Shortly afterward, the fish was confirmed …

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Jan. 15, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing The Yakima River went from ice to mud last week, but is improving quickly. It is still a little on the high side, but should soon be under …

• Out & About: TV series features state wildlife police

  Jan. 11, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTPATROL – Rugged Justice, a six-episode Animal Planet network series featuring Washington Fish and Wildlife police officers, will debut on TV on Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. Filmed last fall, …

• Outdoors sport show season starts

  Jan. 11, 2015 in Outdoors on Page C11 The boat, RV and sportsmen’s show season is underway, giving outdoor enthusiasts a chance to see the latest products from manufacturers and make deals. Some of the shows feature seminars …

• Joey Nania: Fishing for a career

  Jan. 8, 2015 in Outdoors Here’s a timeline of highlights in Joey Nania’s tournament fishing career.

• Former Liberty Lake resident Joey Nania hosts national Sweetwater Fishing TV series

  Jan. 8, 2015 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O1 A youth angling phenomenon formerly from Liberty Lake is weighing in with another major-league milestone in his fishing career – a nationally televised TV series. When Joey Nania graduated from …

• Ice fishing parameters vary

  Jan. 8, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O4 The recent cold snap paved the way for ice fishing in the Inland Northwest, although this week’s thaw is cause for caution. Anglers in this region frequently cross borders to …

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Jan. 8, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing The Coeur d’Alene River had some ice last week but there is open water and the warmer weather will kick-start the bite. Throw double nymph rigs or sink-tips …

• In brief: Rescued snowmobiler serves a reminder to all riders to practice safety

  Jan. 8, 2015 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O3 After the relief of finding a North Idaho snowmobiler who’d been lost in rough winter weather for two nights, the Shoshone County sheriff issued a stern reminder to the survivor …

• Weekly hunting and fishing report

  Jan. 1, 2015 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing The Snake River is fishing well and some of the steelhead have been well more than 30 inches. Cold water makes for slow grabs, so give the fish …

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