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• Landers: Saving wildlife habitats critical

  March 13, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Washington sportsmen should stand their ground against opposition to preserving lands critical to fish and wildlife. A group in Asotin County is complaining that state efforts to expand wildlife areas …

• Criticism of record walleye misguided

  March 6, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Most people who’ve seen the photo in Wednesday’s paper of John Grubenhoff holding the Washington-record 20.32-pound walleye he caught in the Columbia River are amazed and congratulatory. But a surprisingly … 2

• Landers: Record walleye draws unfair scrutiny

  March 5, 2014 in Sports Most people who’ve seen the photo in Wednesday’s paper of John Grubenhoff holding the Washington record 20.32-pound walleye he caught in the Columbia River are amazed and congratulatory. But a … 11

• Record 20.32-pound walleye caught by Pasco man on Columbia River

  March 5, 2014 in Outdoors on Page B1 A walleye weighing 20.32 pounds caught in the Columbia River on Friday is a pending Washington record. John Grubenhoff, 57, of Pasco was fishing in the McNary Pool near the … 7

• Field Reports: Chapman Lake public access proposed

  March 2, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has proposed buying land and developing a public access to Chapman Lake in Spokane County. Once a popular fishing destination, the …

• Hunting and fishing

  Feb. 28, 2014 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Sprague Lake is open on both ends and iced over in the middle. The public access is usable. When the ice leaves this lake, some lunker trout can …

• Landers: Gonzaga’s Rod & Gun Club was a long time coming

  Feb. 27, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Gonzaga University has 164 organizations for activities ranging from the Actuarial Science Club to the Ultimate Frisbee Club. The newest club on the roster, surprisingly, is the Gonzaga Rod & …

• Huge runs of salmon predicted for Columbia River

  Feb. 23, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C12 Another, even bigger, version of 2013’s record run of fall chinook to the Columbia River is forecast for this year – the largest flood of salmon since fish counts began …

• Hunting and fishing

  Feb. 21, 2014 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Most steelhead rivers are blown out but the Methow has received some positive reports from fishermen swinging flies. The Grande Ronde is unfishable but the Clearwater and Snake …

• Out & About

  Feb. 16, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C12 Steinbeck boat at Port Townsend OUTWRITE – A vessel made famous by author John Steinbeck is sitting at a Port Townsend boatyard as the owner makes plans to move it …

• Why whitefish?

  Feb. 2, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C14 When I told some fly fishing buddies I was heading out to target whitefish recently, you’d have thought I was making an alibi for bushwhacking to a still in the …

• Hunting and fishing

  Jan. 31, 2014 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The lower Spokane River has good color and willing fish – an excellent winter fishery close to home. Pat’s Rubber Legs and San Juan Worms have been working …

• East Side springer angling shunned

  Jan. 26, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C11 The hopes of Eastern Washington anglers to shift a larger share of the spring chinook allocation upriver and to the lower Snake River appear to be going nowhere. A seven-member …

• Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour wades into variety of waters

  Jan. 26, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C12 Catching fish is a challenge this time of year for fly fishers, but catching some action is as easy as buying a ticket for the Fly Fishing Film Tour. All …

• Field reports: Field reports: High court upholds stream access law

  Jan. 19, 2014 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – A landowner’s claims that he can keep the public out of a portion of the Ruby River don’t hold water, the Montana Supreme Court said Thursday in a … 1

• Hunting and fishing

  Jan. 17, 2014 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The upcoming week should provide good fishing on the Spokane River. Streamer fishing with Lead Eye Leeches or big Bird Buggers in slow water should bring strikes.

• Landers: Dishman Hills Conservancy gets job done

  Jan. 16, 2014 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Nearly all presidents are underpaid, unappreciated and overworked servants to their job. We’re talking about presidents of the local organizations: the men and women who stepped up often because nobody …

• Local volunteer leaders make world go around

  Jan. 15, 2014 in Outdoors Virtually all presidents are underpaid, unappreciated and overworked servants to their job. We’re talking about presidents of the local organizations: the men and women who stepped up often because nobody … 1

• RVs kick off outdoor show season

  Jan. 12, 2014 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 …

• 2013: Year reviewed from outdoors perspective

  Dec. 29, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 A record-smashing run of fall chinook salmon to the Columbia River helped balance the mood for 2013 with the pall of gridlock that stretched into the outdoors from the halls …

• 2013 outdoors: Fishing highlights

  Dec. 29, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 The total 2013 count of about 953,225 adult fall chinook in the Columbia River at Bonneville Dam this year smashed the record of 610,244 set in 2003. The chinook run …

• Hunting and fishing

  Dec. 20, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B8 Fly fishing Fly fishermen are finding Rock Lake browns and rainbows close to the surface and near the shorelines. Olive and brown Woolly Buggers and Seal Buggers are effective.

• Live large this winter

  Dec. 15, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Although winter weather arrived early this year, the season officially begins on Saturday. So what are you going to do about it? You could join the masses that cower inside …

• Hunting and fishing

  Dec. 13, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B8 Fly fishing Even die-hard fly fishermen are having difficulty getting excited about fly-fishing prospects, what with frigid water, frozen guides and ice flows on their favorite rivers. Things will improve, …

• Essential gifts: Time-tested outdoor gear worth getting

  Dec. 8, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Buying gifts for outdoors enthusiasts is as specialized as the sports they pursue. They may appreciate the thought, but junk isn’t likely to be prized – or used. Having the …

• Field reports: Missouri River brown trout grow in size

  Dec. 1, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – Fly fishers have been reporting standout fishing for bigger brown trout on the Missouri River upstream from Great Falls this year, and there’s proof they weren’t telling fish …

• April Vokey sets hooks in mostly male sport of fly fishing

  Dec. 1, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 “You’re not going to write about the ‘being a woman in a male-dominated sport’ thing, are you?” she said politely near the end of our interview. “That’s old, boring and … 1

• Landers: Death of Valleyfest fish senseless

  Nov. 28, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Several dozen rainbow trout large enough to please any angler are on their death bed at Mirabeau Point Park in Spokane Valley. The fish are leftovers from the September Valleyfest … 1

• Hunting and fishing

  Nov. 22, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Big Spokane is an excellent option for rainbow in the cold weather as the water temperatures remain fairly stable. Streamer fishing has been good, but there has …

• Landers: Canoeists paddle way of Columbia salmon

  Nov. 21, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Among the scientists and officials at the Lake Roosevelt Forum’s 2013 Conference this week were three young men with notably strong arms. Agency and tribal representatives convened at the Davenport … 2

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