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• 2013 is year of the kokanee for area anglers

  April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K2 Region-wide forecasts suggest 2013 will be “the year of the kokanee” in the Inland Northwest. Dworshak Reservoir in Idaho and Lake Koocanusa in Montana are providing their best fishing in …

• Walleye limits increase to help bring balance

  April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K9 Anglers can pretty much catch Lake Roosevelt walleyes to their heart’s content this year under liberalized regulations designed to bring their populations into balance. Since April 1, the walleye daily …

• Getting There: Officials seek input on plans for trail

  March 4, 2013 in City on Page A1 For more than 30 years, the eastern section of an old railroad right of way in the heart of Spokane Valley has sat unused. Spokane County bought the land in … 16

• Field Reports: Fishing rule changes on commission agenda

  January 27, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 WILDLIFE – Updates on proposed fishing rules changes will be presented by state fish managers at the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting Feb. 8-9 in Olympia. Proposals affecting Eastern …

• Judge rules against Canadian company over pollution

  December 14, 2012 in Region A federal judge in Washington has ruled that his court has jurisdiction to apply the U.S. Superfund law to a Canadian company. 1

• Landers: Unwelcome parasites don’t have to ruin a meal

  November 29, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Duck breast on rice is a popular winter meal in the home of many waterfowlers. But “rice breast” is less appetizing. 1

• Fish surveys not linked to liberalized limits

  October 21, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Some anglers were disturbed this month to read that fish biologists are using nets to survey fish populations at Lake Roosevelt. The method is used across North America and has …

• Out & About: Kid in driver’s seat for last youth hunt

  September 30, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTGOING – Daniel Kuhta, 15 (pictured above), ended his career of participating in youth upland bird hunting seasons last Sunday with a limit of pheasants at the Fishtrap Lake area. …

• Sewage spills into Lake Roosevelt

  June 26, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 High flows in the Columbia River helped dilute sewage spilled into Lake Roosevelt over the weekend from a British Columbia treatment plant, local health officials said. Heavy rains overwhelmed a …

• Cheap trips promote knowledge of river

  June 3, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Spokane’s Meet Me at the River summer trip program is gearing up for the fifth year, offering the public a convenient opportunity to connect with the entire length of the …

• Landers: Anglers at odds with Colville Tribe

  May 10, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Colville Confederated Tribes fish and wildlife officers recently cited several Lake Roosevelt anglers for fishing without a tribal fishing license on land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The … 1

• Landers: Anglers at odds with Colville Tribe

  May 9, 2012 in Sports Colville Confederated Tribes fish and wildlife officers recently cited several Lake Roosevelt anglers for fishing without a tribal fishing license on land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 6

• Out & About: Timelybriefs on fishing, hunting, nature

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 CdA ranks 9th in U.S. for bass OUTSTANDING – Bass fishing at Lake Coeur d’Alene is getting national attention this week as the North Idaho lake was listed No. 9 …

• Changes in fishing regulations

  April 12, 2012 in Sports on Page K3 The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved a slate of new fishing regulations that take effect May 1. New rules the commission approved that affect Eastern Washington anglers include:

• Tribe puts Lake Roosevelt walleye on table - for dinner, debate

  March 25, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 “What’s the deal with the bounty the tribe is offering on walleye at Lake Roosevelt?” asked someone in the gathering of area schools at Davenport. The Spokane Tribe’s fish program … 5

• Landers: TV hunting host fined; Walleye bounty proposed - Oh my!

  March 22, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Steelheading streams are off color and the wild turkey hunting season is still more than three weeks off. With a little breather in the action, let’s play the field today, … 2

• Northwest Christian tops Lake Roosevelt

  March 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Even in basketball, there is not much better than a 2-for-1 deal. It was Northwest Christian with the two Thursday night, as in two inside post players – including one, … 1

• Field reports: Roosevelt net-pen trout freed prematurely

  June 12, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 FISHING – This year’s late runoff and deep drawdown at Lake Roosevelt has delivered a double whammy to trout and kokanee anglers. The prolonged increased flows and the reservoir’s low …

• Colville Tribes call Teck smelter study ‘deficient’

  May 15, 2011 in City on Page B3 Five years after a Canadian mining smelter agreed in a historic settlement to assess the impact of its pollution on U.S. waters, an American Indian tribe is calling the effort … 1

• Spring drawdown bares shores of Lake Roosevelt

  April 24, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Getting to a spot for shore fishing along Lake Roosevelt this week is much like hiking across the Sahara Desert. Vast expanses of sand, mud and rocks are being exposed … 1

• Net-pen fisheries superb

  April 14, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports on Page K11 Residents and anglers around several Eastern Washington lakes take great pride in boosting the trout fishing by tending net pens of trout to be released for anglers. The top net …

• Study targets Lake Roosevelt private cabins

  March 22, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 In the 1950s, the government sold rights to build private vacation cabins in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area to help build public support for the new recreation area behind …

• Lake Roosevelt remembers late principal

  March 3, 2011 in Sports The Lake Roosevelt Raiders, who seemed to be inspired the past month by the memory of their late principal Steve Breeze, mustered only seven points in the first half and …

• Field reports: Roosevelt cabins could be removed

  February 27, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – The National Park Service may require the removal of 25 private cabins that have been built and upgraded within the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. That’s one …

• Colfax girls lose at buzzer, but Bulldogs boys win to stay alive

  February 26, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 Colfax girls basketball coach Corey Baerlocher called his team’s 11-point lead a “ticking time bomb.” Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the explosive detonated when Lake Roosevelt’s Jada Desautel hit a 28-foot …

• Armed squatter triggers search

  April 29, 2010 in City on Page A6 A manhunt is under way for an armed squatter authorities say surprised the owners of a cabin near Lake Roosevelt on Sunday.

• Officials identify drowned Sprague Lake fishermen

  April 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 Two Spokane fishermen who drowned in Sprague Lake last week were identified Monday as 72-year-old James Kindlespire and 53-year-old Virgil Phillips. 1

• Kokanee researchers resort to hook and line

  February 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 In Lake Roosevelt last week, there was no clear line between research and kokanee fishing. “We had to use hook and line to catch the mature fish we would need …

• Researchers track Roosevelt’s kokanee, sturgeon and walleyes

  February 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 Anglers aren’t the only people stalking fish in Lake Roosevelt. Researchers have several projects under way in the 130-mile-long reservoir using radio telemetry to plot movements of kokanee, walleye and …

• Anglers hooking trophy walleyes

  February 24, 2010 in Outdoors, Sports February is reputed to be prime time for catching the biggest walleyes in the Columbia River, and this year is no exception. 1

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