Out & About

OUTRIGHT

California kids deprived

Concerned over children’s obesity, inactivity and detachment from the outdoors, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed a proclamation supporting the California Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights.

The bill includes 10 fun things every child should experience between the ages of 4 and 14, such as discovering California’s past, splashing in the water, playing in a safe place, camping under the stars, exploring nature, learning to swim, playing on a team, following a trail, catching a fish and celebrating their heritage.

OUTPADDLE

Houseboat serves Roosevelt kayakers

What: Mothership Kayak Tour.

Where: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

When: Sept. 28-Oct. 3. Register by Aug. 31.

Who: For paddlers ages 18 and older, sponsored by Spokane Parks and Recreation.

Cost: $699-$849, includes kayaks, sleeping accommodations, gourmet meals and guides.

Info: (509) 625-6200; www.spokaneparks.org.

OUTHUNT

New option for deer hunters

Applications are being accepted for special access to fall deer hunting on 6,300 acres of Okanogan County rangeland previously closed to public hunting.

Twenty hunters will be allowed access to private land near Oroville plus adjacent Nine Mile Creek land recently acquired by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as follows:

Five archers (Sept. 15-30), five muzzleloaders (Oct. 6-12), and 10 modern firearms hunters (Oct. 13-21).

Applications accepted to Sept. 4; drawing set for Sept. 6. Apply by calling (509) 754-4624 or (360) 902-2515.

OUTLOOK

Best fishing times

Lunar tables from the U.S. Naval Observatory. Be fishing at least one hour before and one hour after peak times. Applies to all time zones.

(* indicates best days.)

Through Aug.26

* Today

6 p.m., 6:20 a.m.

Monday

6:45 p.m., 7:10 a.m.

Tuesday

7:35 p.m., 8:05 a.m.

* Wednesday

8:30 p.m., 8:55 a.m.

* Thursday

9:25 p.m., 9:55 a.m.

Friday

10:20 p.m., 10:50 a.m.

* Saturday

11:15 p.m. —

* Next Sunday

— 11:40 a.m.

Weekly guide

The Spokesman-Review’s Hunting-Fishing Report runs every Friday in Sports.