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Fri., Dec. 6, 2019
Idaho nurse manufactures popular ice-fishing device for setting the hook
Matt Dungan’s highly successful ice-fishing gear business started when he was a boy trapping possums in the woods of Tennessee.

Wed., Dec. 4, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Dec. 5
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Dec. 5

Wed., Nov. 27, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 28
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 28

Tue., Nov. 26, 2019
Limited Clearwater River steelhead fishing season a possibility
Fisheries officials at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Nez Perce Tribe are now optimistic they will be able to trap enough adult, B-run steelhead to meet spawning …

Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Bass creep: Could smallmouth threaten the Yellowstone River’s iconic trout?
They launched the raft close to dawn and rowed down the Yellowstone River, trying to move quickly. The three U.S. Geological Survey researchers on board had a few stops to …

Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Kelt program aims to rehabilitate valuable repeat steehead spawners in the Snake River
The Nez Perce Tribe and Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission released 37 wild steelhead into the Snake River below Lower Granite Dam near here Tuesday.

Wed., Nov. 20, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 14
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 14

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 13, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 14
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 14

Sun., Nov. 10, 2019
8-year-old Sandpoint girl shatters Idaho catch-and-release record
An 8-year-old Idaho girl obliterated a state catch-and-release record last month while fishing with her family at Lake Pend Oreille.

Wed., Nov. 6, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 7
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Nov. 7

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 30, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 31
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 31

Thu., Oct. 24, 2019
Modest bump in Idaho steelhead forecast not enough to reverse closures
Fisheries managers in the Columbia River Basin delivered a tiny sliver of good news about the otherwise dismal steelhead run.

Wed., Oct. 23, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 24
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 24

Wed., Oct. 16, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 17
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 17

Fri., Oct. 11, 2019
Conflicting chinook seasons on Snake put Washington, Idaho goals at odds
Later this month, the states of Idaho and Washington are set to have conflicting fall chinook fishing regulations on the Snake River, a rare occurrence that is contrary to goals …

Thu., Oct. 10, 2019
Steelhead fishery closure on Clearwater and Snake rivers will take economic toll
Evelyn Kaide doesn’t know what to tell people, or even what to think, about the unprecedented state of B-run steelhead that return to the Clearwater River.

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 9, 2019
Matt Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 10
Matt Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 10

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 2, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 3
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 3

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 25, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 26
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 26

Wed., Sept. 18, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 19
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 19

Wed., Sept. 11, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 12
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 12

Fri., Sept. 6, 2019
Steelhead forecast grows more grim
A group of state, tribal and federal salmon managers has downgraded the expected return of steelhead to the Columbia and Snake rivers for a second week in a row.

Thu., Sept. 5, 2019
Fall chinook permits issued to Idaho, Oregon and Washington, allowing for additional harvest of unclipped fish
Fall chinook season is now open on the Clearwater River and its North Fork, and anglers have the option of harvesting unclipped fall chinook in Idaho and parts of Washington.

Wed., Sept. 4, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 5
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for September 5.

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 31, 2019
With A-run steelhead not living up to predictions, fish managers downgrade forecast
Fisheries managers have downgraded their forecast for the return of steelhead to the Snake and Columbia rivers.
Wed., Aug. 28, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report on hold
Alan Liere’s weekly fishing-hunting report will not run this week. Liere’s home burned down Tuesday. The fishing-hunting report will return next week.

Sun., Aug. 25, 2019
New Idaho fall chinook season approved
Idaho Fish and Game commissioners approved a new fall chinook fishing season on the Clearwater River and its North Fork at their meeting in Nampa on Thursday.

Wed., Aug. 21, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for August 22
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for August 22

Fri., Aug. 16, 2019
Steelhead run lagging behind forecast
The return of steelhead to the Snake River and its tributaries continues to fall short of what was an already low preseason forecast.

Wed., Aug. 14, 2019
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for August 15
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for August 15