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Thu., Feb. 21, 2019
In a dramatic rescue, two WDFW staff pull hunters from freezing Pend Oreille River
In the predawn chill of the first morning of 2019, Jerry Havens considered whether to back his boat down an ice-slicked launch on the Pend Oreille River.
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Major fish recovery project in NE Washington and Idaho gives boost to cutthroat and bull trout
A few years ago there were no native westslope cutthroat trout in a 5-mile stretch of Cee Cee Auh Creek of northeast Washington. This summer, however, biologists estimate there are …
Fri., Aug. 11, 2017
Hundreds gather to mourn brothers who drowned in Pend Oreille River
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course to mourn the loss of two young brothers who drowned last week in the Pend Oreille River.
UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 7, 2017
Jogger killed by log truck in Priest River
A woman visiting family in Priest River, Idaho was struck and killed by a log truck last week while jogging along a two-lane road.
UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 2, 2017
Boy, 11, drowns trying to save his 17-year-old brother from drowning in Pend Oreille River
An 11-year-old boy drowned Tuesday in the Pend Oreille River in Bonner County after trying to save his 17-year-old brother from drowning.
UPDATED: Thu., July 27, 2017
Plane crash lands in Pend Oreille River near Priest River
A pilot and his passenger were uninjured after they ended up in the Pend Oreille River after trying to land their float plane around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Tue., May 30, 2017
Teens injured in tubing accident on Pend Oreille River
Three teenagers were injured in a tubing accident on the Pend Oreille River Monday afternoon, but they were not seriously injured according to the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office.
Sun., April 2, 2017
Gillnetting ramps up to curb northern pike in Columbia River
The front lines in the battle against non-native northern pike invading the Columbia River have moved to the Kettle Falls area of Lake Roosevelt. Gillnetting that started last year after …
Sun., July 26, 2015
Regional fisheries manager John Whalen blended fishing, conservation
John Whalen says issues related to conserving native fish species dominated much of his work during 16 years as regional fisheries manager in Spokane. “There’s a lot going on,” he …
Wed., July 15, 2015
2-year-old dies in Bonner County motorhome fire
Genevieve Winn was alone inside the camper when the fire ripped through it around 8 p.m.
Thu., June 18, 2015
Tour Deshais: Water, water everywhere, and only 8 liters to drink
IONE, Washington – When my day begins, I load my bike with eight liters of water in four different vessels. That’s almost 18 pounds.
Sun., March 29, 2015
Jim Kershner’s this day in history
From our archives, 100 years ago “Dead Man’s Curve,” on the road to Palouse about 8 miles east of Colfax, claimed two new victims.
Sun., March 8, 2015
Field reports: Banks Lake poachers get ‘light’ sentence
FISHING – Three Tacoma men got off easy in a Grant County District Court sentencing for illegally using gillnets to kill whitefish in Banks Lake, a state wildlife officer says. …
Sun., March 1, 2015
Field reports: Pend Oreille River pike netting starts
FISHING – State and tribal workers will begin setting gillnets Monday for another season of suppressing non-native northern pike in the Pend Oreille River downstream from Newport. The Kalispel Tribe …
Sun., Nov. 23, 2014
Out & About: Sportsmen required to report hunting activity
OUTFILE – Fines and incentives have boosted hunter compliance with mandatory reporting programs to help states manage game populations. The requirement – managed differently in Idaho, Washington and Oregon – …
Thu., June 26, 2014
Pike suppression preserves sport fishing on Pend Oreille River
Reports that fishing is dead in the Pend Oreille River are greatly exaggerated. Despite the recent assault on northern pike, the toothy predators are still there in low numbers, and …
Fri., May 30, 2014
Pend Oreille River to hit lowered flood stage
Warm weather starting today is expected to trigger renewed runoff from the higher elevations of the Rockies, sending the Pend Oreille River above flood stage next week, forecasters said Thursday. …
Sun., May 26, 2013
Out & About: Pend Oreille River derby angler catches $1K pike
OUTFISH – Craig Moody of Elk caught a tagged northern pike to win $1,000 cash in a Pend Oreille River fishing derby last weekend. Despite stormy weather and high flows, …
Sun., May 5, 2013
Field Reports: Road-kill pick-up crew salvages tons of meat
WILDLIFE – Farmers feed the world, but 24 volunteers from a Spokane sportsman’s club are putting meat on the plates of homeless people by harvesting dead or dying big-game animals …
Thu., April 11, 2013
Landers: Efforts underway to remove northern pike
Gillnets have removed about 4,000 northern pike from the Box Canyon Reservoir portion of the Pend Oreille River in the second season of efforts to suppress the non-native species and …
Wed., April 10, 2013
Landers: Efforts underway to remove northern pike
Gillnets have removed about 4,000 northern pike from the Box Canyon Reservoir portion of the Pend Oreille River in the second season of efforts to suppress the non-native species and …
Sun., March 24, 2013
Boundary Dam relicensing will boost recreation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week approved a new 42-year license for Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River north of Metaline Falls. Built in 1967, Boundary is the …
Sun., Feb. 24, 2013
Field Reports: Priest Lake fish plan to be presented at meeting
FISHING – As a divisive debate on managing non-native lake trout with native cutthroats and popular kokanee at Priest Lake continues, Idaho Fish and Game officials will hold a public …
Sun., June 24, 2012
Field Reports: Fishing, boating, wilderness, climbing and more
PREDATORS – A state wolf specialist in Montana says mountain lions killed two radio- collared wolves in the Bitterroot Valley since January. Liz Bradley of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks …
Sun., May 27, 2012
Field reports: Pike netting continues on Pend Oreille River
FISHING – More than 5,200 northern pike have been gillnetted out of the Pend Oreille River downstream from Newport this spring. But anglers may still hook fish from the 10-15 …
Sun., May 6, 2012
Pend Oreille River pike thinning continues
The official crackdown on invasive northern pike in the Pend Oreille River behind Box Canyon is in its last stages for this season. A late-April survey indicated gillnets deployed by …
Thu., April 19, 2012
Landers: Northern pike gillnetting remains divisive issue
Invasive species are a curse to people who value native fish and wildlife. But some people consider exotics a prize in their backyard.
Thu., April 12, 2012
Bounty on the rise for pike
Spoons, spinners, hooks, flies, baits and bobbers of all sizes hang like Christmas decorations in a window of the Kalispel Tribe’s fisheries office. “Every one of those lures has come …
Thu., March 29, 2012
Landers: Officials work to reduce Pend Oreille River pike
Even though ice still lingers in a few sloughs, Pend Oreille River northern pike are feeling the heat. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Kalispell Tribe announced their …
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012
Northern pike forecast: few and far between
The hammer is about to come down on northern pike that have invaded the Pend Oreille River. Non-native pike will never be eradicated from the river’s Box Canyon Reservoir, Washington …