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Weekly hunting and fishing report

July 10, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly Fishing On the Coeur d’Alene River, tubers are in full force below Prichard. Your best bet for some uninterrupted fishing is early morning.
Salmon migration steady despite dam repairs

July 10, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O3 Salmon appear to be migrating up the Columbia River unimpeded by fish ladder extensions prompted by the drawdown and repairs to Wanapum Dam. However, fish biologists are still concerned whether …
Salmon anglers turning out for record season

July 3, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O4 Anglers have good reason to be booking trips with fishing guides or getting their own gear rigged and vacations scheduled for fishing the Columbia River from now into October. The …
Guide: It’s a dam f ine season for chinook, sockeye

July 3, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O1 It wasn’t exactly business as usual at the base of Wanapum Dam for Spokane fishing guide Dave Grove on Tuesday. The opening day of the upper Columbia River salmon season …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

July 3, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly Fishing Fishing is good on the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene. Mayfly and golden caddis patterns will produce. The upper river is getting a lot of pressure, but …
Out & About: Catch and release fishing spot-on in Spokane River

June 29, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTCAST – Photos of a brown trout have helped verify the beauty of catch-and-release fishing regulations on the upper Spokane River. A case in favor of the no-harvest rules was …
Pike suppression preserves sport fishing on Pend Oreille River

June 26, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O1 Reports that fishing is dead in the Pend Oreille River are greatly exaggerated. Despite the recent assault on northern pike, the toothy predators are still there in low numbers, and …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

June 26, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly Fishing Amber Lake cutts are lying near the bottom and not moving very far to feed. The narrows on the west end have been good in the evening.
Summer outdoor bucket list: must-dos in the Inland Northwest

June 23, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page C10 School’s out and summer has officially arrived this weekend. It’s time to work on your Inland Northwest must-do list. The S-R Outdoors Department has compiled 15 summer activities essential to …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

June 19, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly Fishing The North Fork Coeur d’Alene continues to be very good with trailers under big bugs getting the most looks. Drakes, PMDs, and yellow sallies are the best dries …
Dog has nose for poached fish, game

June 15, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C10 Anglers tempted to catch a few fish over their limit at Idaho’s Henry’s Lake should be wary of the pretty black Labrador retriever with the sharp nose. If you flock … 1
Boats, the gifts that keep on taking

June 12, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O3 My Dad gave me a boat for Father’s Day. I gave him a gift certificate to Golden Corral. I’d like to think it’s the thought that counts, not the gift, …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

June 12, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly Fishing Float tubers on Amber were all catching fish this week. Troll deep with leeches or buggers or try dragonfly patterns along the weeds. 2
Field reports: Governor’s task force on outdoor recreation comes to Spokane

June 8, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C9 RECREATION – Gov. Jay Inslee’s Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation will meet Tuesday in Spokane as part of a summer-long effort to develop a plan for encouraging outdoor …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

June 5, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing Antilon Lake in Chelan County is in the hills north of Manson, Washington. There are actually two small lakes, and the lower one has been good recently for …
Outdoors notebook: Rainbow trout stocked into Lake Spokane

June 5, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O4 About 155,000 catchable-size rainbow trout are being stocked into Lake Spokane in the first season of a 10-year agreement between the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Avista Utilities. …
Spotlighting success: Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, first state-managed wildlife area, celebrating 75 years

June 1, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page C12 People are heading to northcentral Washington to celebrate the state-managed Sinlahekin Wildlife Area’s 75th anniversary during special events this summer. But Justin Haug said the 14,314 acres have been busy …
Operation Snatchin’: Never pay a penny for worms

May 29, 2014 on Page O2 The arrival of Eastern Washington’s fishing season inspired my children, all whom love to fish, to jump into action Easter weekend. Rods were gathered and strung, tackle sorted and organized. …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

May 29, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing Local lakes are serving to scratch the fishing itch for fly fishermen who are finding high, unfishable water in most area rivers. Float tubers at Williams are seeing …
Field reports: Columbia tribal netters selling spring chinook

May 25, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – If you haven’t been able to catch your own spring chinook in this year’s run, Columbia River tribes are selling them fresh from their nets this weekend for …
Hatchery trucks dumping steelhead into Sprague Lake

May 25, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C11 About 369,000 steelhead smolts are being stocked into Sprague Lake to avoid wasting hatchery fish that landed in limbo as a result of a Wild Fish Conservancy lawsuit. “We have …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

May 22, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O2 Fly fishing Since Washington, Idaho and Montana rivers are running high and fast, fly fishing is mostly on hold except in some of the small spring creeks. The Coeur d’Alene …
Nothin’ vulgar: the loose language of crappie fishing

May 22, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O2 My computer’s spell-check isn’t as smart as I thought. Here is a program that can tell the difference between “there,” “their” and “they’re;” correct the spelling of “restaurant” (which I …
Field Reports: Pend Oreille River fish surveyed at night

May 18, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – State fisheries biologists will conduct a fisheries survey in the Box Canyon Reservoir portion of the Pend Oreille River from Monday through Friday. Crews will be on the …
Weekly hunting and fishing report

May 15, 2014 in Outdoors on Page O3 Fly fishing Upper Wheeler Reservoir, located approximately 11 miles southwest of Wenatchee in Chelan County, will open Saturday. Wheeler Reservoir has been closed to public access, but arrangements have been …
Fishing the Colville Indian Reservation: more fish, less competition

May 11, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C14 The Colville Indian Reservation may be the best fishing destination in the state where most Washington anglers have never wet a line. Scattered about the million-acre reservation, two dozen of …
Lahontans still thrive at Lake Lenore despite net poaching

May 11, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C14 Thanks to the Lahontan cutthroat trout, three Washington lakes stand out as prized fisheries even though their waters are too alkaline for virtually all other sportfish. However, Lake Lenore’s standout …
Field reports: Water rights proposed for Spokane River

May 11, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C13 FISHING – The Spokane River could get “water rights” to maintain minimum flows that would be especially beneficial to fish under a proposal that will be discussed in Spokane this …
Public boat access site at Rose Lake closes for construction

May 8, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page O3 The public boat access site at Rose Lake, a popular North Idaho panfish and catfish lake southeast of Fourth of July Pass, was closed on Saturday and will remain blocked …
Alan Liere: An Opening Day heritage: Sacred family fishing traditions transcend time

May 1, 2014 in Sports on Page O2 There was a time not so long ago, that one such as I could not make it through the winter without fishing withdrawals. Lake Roosevelt and Rufus Woods Reservoir were …