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• A snapshot of opening day fishing

  April 26, 2012 in Outdoors The opening day of Washington’s lowland trout fishing season is a timeless tradition for many Inland Northwest families. The fishing action and camaraderie that lures anglers to area lakes on …

• Footloose on the St. Joe

  August 21, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors Starting on the Bitterroot Divide on the Montana-Idaho border, Outdoors editor Rich Landers and David Moershel of Spokane hike to the source of the St. Joe River in the heart … 1

• Paddling the Pend Oreille River

  July 18, 2011 in Outdoors Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club members learned about wildlife, habitat restoration and Native American heritage as they paddled the Pend Oreille River with representatives from the Kalispel Tribe and Pend …

• Teach a kid to fish…

  May 8, 2011 in Outdoors About 95 volunteers from Spokane-area sportsmen’s groups treated around 900 youngsters to the thrill of fishing on Saturday during the annual Kids Fishing event at Clear Lake. The kids get …

• Fishing season opens

  April 30, 2011 in News, Outdoors, Region Anglers — some lured by family tradition — were out in force today for the opening of Washington’s lowland lake fishing season. Outdoors editor Rich Landers brought back this keeper …

• Steelheading upstream

  October 22, 2010 in Outdoors Each fall, steelhead that have swam upstream from the ocean around 500 miles reach the Riggins area of the Salmon River on their way to spawning areas. Outdoors editor Rich …

• Down Montana’s Smith River

  July 2, 2010 in Outdoors Boaters who beat the 7-to-1 odds for drawing a permit the float central Montana’s Smith River are treated to four or five days of scenic floating and camping in a …

• Catching steelhead fever

  November 9, 2009 in Outdoors

  With a record run of more than 315,000 steelhead running from the ocean into the Snake River and over Lower Granite Dam, savvy anglers are dropping other obligations to get …