Alan Liere

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing and hunting report

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report for Feb. 15

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report.

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing and hunting report.

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report for Jan. 18.

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report for Jan. 11

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report for Jan. 4

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing and hunting report

For most hunters, this comes a little late for this year, but if you’re not saving the neck of your big game kill, you’re missing out on what I consider to be the best eating of all (even better than the backstrap or tenderloins).

Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report for Nov. 23.

Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting reports for Nov. 2

Anglers fishing the far end of Omak Lake in Okanogan County say the cutthroat fishing is outstanding.

Washington pheasant hunters only have to wait until Saturday to follow up on conflicting reports regarding wild bird populations. As always, some hunters will say pheasant populations are down, and others will find a honey hole where populations are robust.

If you are hunting ducks but haven’t set up on the “honey hole” where most of them want to be, at least make your spread highly visible by adding a few pintail or diver decoys to the outside edge. The black and white colors will attract more attention than a set of just mallards.

Fly fishing Fishermen throwing black or brown leeches are catching some nice rainbow and browns at the mouth of Harvey Creek in Sullivan Lake.

Silver Bow Fly Shop reports excellent fishing on the Spokane River. Dry fly action has been slow, but nymphing is very productive. The prince dropper has been probably the most consistent.

Fly Fishing Silver Bow Fly Shop says the Spokane River trout fishing slowed last week for no apparent reason, but that can change in a short time. They suggest using a Hopper/Chernobyl with 3-foot dropper and a caddis pupa or small attractor nymph down below. Another technique is to run a larger caddis pupa with a smaller soft hackle 16 inches below it, or go with a Zirdle Bug streamer with a soft hackle trailing 2 feet below. Fish through the riffles and shallow buckets.

Fly fishing Cooler weather has improved the bite on the Spokane River. Fish are most active at sunrise and sunset, feeding on tiny blue-winged olives and midges. Silver Bow Fly Shop guides say there has been some good dry fly action with Chubby Chernobyls and hoppers, and that even mid-day fishing is not futile.

Most Spokane River rainbow taken recently have either been on the dropper below a hopper/Chernobyl or on the nymph rig. There doesn’t appear to be rhyme or reason to which nymph will work on a given day.