FISHING -- Steelhead don't care if it's snowing, and neither does a serious steelhead fisherman. Jerrod Gibbons of Okanogan Valley Guide Service holds a 27.5-inch long hatchery hen I hooked at 10 a.m. this morning on an orange 1/4-ounce jig under a bobber. We were…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Idaho Fish and Game biologists have started a project to attach radio collars on elk in the St. Joe in order to get a better handle on the extent of wolf predation on elk in that area, says Jim Hayden, Panhandle region…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Knight's Lake property along Lake Spokane -- owned by Washington DNR and at the top of the list for proposed Spokane County Conservation Futures acquisitions -- is a misnomer. The property proposed for sale doesn't include Knight's Lake. SR county government…
FLY FISHING -- The Bitterroot River, which runs through Missoula, is warming up and anglers are starting to squirm at the thought of the season's first hatch of big fish-arousing stoneflies. There's still ice on the lower end of the popular Montana stream, and a…
FISHING -- Anglers soon will need new fishing licenses in Washington where the 2010-2011 licenses will expire on March 31. Note that: Idaho's new license requirement kicked in Jan. 1. Montana new fishing licenses have been required since March 1. In Washington, be careful not…
HIKING -- Late winter hikers don't have to look any farther than the Washington State Parks system to find excellent year-round trails. This week, with the state legislature looking for ways to keep the park gates open through the state budget crisis, the Washington Trails…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
