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WDFW proposes fish species shuffle at Fish Lake

A brook trout lake near Cheney could become a bass and bluegill lake if Washington fisheries biologists have their way.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 2, 2026

Thu., July 2, 2026

Fly fishing

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An American with celebration malaise | Ammi Midstokke

Thu., July 2, 2026

A celebration this week is feeling a little tone deaf.

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Blending in | Outdoors reader photo gallery

UPDATED: Wed., July 1, 2026

After catching insects, a common nighthawk roosts on a tree branch near Sprague in this June photo by Buck Domitrovich.

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WDFW proposes fish species shuffle at Fish Lake

UPDATED: Wed., July 1, 2026

A brook trout lake near Cheney could become a bass and bluegill lake if Washington fisheries biologists have their way.

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Roadless rule debate now in Congress, too

UPDATED: Wed., July 1, 2026

Legislative efforts to repeal protections on 45 million acres of roadless forests across the United States have emerged at the same time the Trump administration’s move to ax the national roadless rule seems to be hung up in bureaucracy.

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The city’s fish mascot may be celebrated, but it’s livelihood in the Spokane River faces some big threats in

Sun., June 28, 2026

When assessing the health of the Spokane River, many look to the native interior redband trout. A subspecies of rainbow trout, Spokane calls the redband its own, erecting sculptures of it and creating a local mascot of it in the form of the Spokane Indians’ Ribby the Redband Trout.

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Idaho adjusts chinook hatchery goals

UPDATED: Sat., June 27, 2026

Fisheries managers for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are optimistic they will collect enough adult spring chinook from the Clearwater River to fill hatcheries there.

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Not enough fish: Washington cancels sockeye season on upper Columbia

UPDATED: Sat., June 27, 2026

Mike Mauk always expects June to be busy.

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Where the Enchantments stand for Washington’s summer hiking season

UPDATED: Sat., June 27, 2026

The lone ranger is alone no more.

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Tense moments as grizzly bear seems intent on attacking woman’s dog

UPDATED: Fri., June 26, 2026

A wildlife photographer this week shared footage showing an extremely tense encounter between a woman and a grizzly bear seemingly intent on attacking her dog.

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Catfish hunter | Outdoors reader photo gallery

Thu., June 25, 2026

A great blue heron munches on a catfish at Manito Park in this mid-June photo by Mark Stoeser.

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Don’t drink the water, anymore | Ammi Midstokke

Thu., June 25, 2026

Apparently, there are no brain eating amoeba in Lake Pend Oreille. Yet. According to Health & Welfare’s recreational water reports, the only water warning on the lake right now is about how many pounds of trout and whitefish one ought to limit themselves to per month (one and five, respectively).

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Some lazy fishing | Alan Liere

Thu., June 25, 2026

Yes, I am guilty. While fly fishing is something I do a lot, something I really like, there are times in my life when I become a bait fisherman. Hang me by my whatevers. Go look for a rope while I finish this essay.

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Mother moose: Cow moose spotted with triplets in North Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2026

A familiar cow moose has been spotted in north Spokane for the third consecutive year, and this time, she brought something rare.

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WDFW to kill up to 2 wolves in southeast Washington in response to cattle attacks

UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2026

Washington wildlife officials will try to kill as many as two wolves from a pack in southeast Washington in response to a series of attacks on cattle.

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Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road opens

UPDATED: Wed., June 24, 2026

A road that winds through one of the West’s most gorgeous national parks is open to cars for the season.

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Deadly Denali: A Spokane man’s journey to the top of North America’s tallest mountain nearly ended in disaster

UPDATED: Sat., June 20, 2026

Li Ciavola trudged downhill through blinding snow and howling winds in a desperate bid to reach lower elevation. Behind him, attached by rope, was a sled filled with 150 pounds of his dying climbing partner’s gear.

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Getting out with kids: Rich Landers details differences in camping with girls and boys | Gone Wild

Fri., June 19, 2026

Camping with boys is the same as camping with girls in a global sense. But there’s a world of difference in the details.

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Outdoor dad steps inside for ultimate adventure | Gone Wild

Fri., June 19, 2026

My daughters don’t care much for blood and guts, and that’s a healthy lesson for a Montana-born hunter-fisherman to learn.

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Then & Now: No end to worries about adventurous daughters | Gone Wild

Fri., June 19, 2026

When our kids were growing up, special occasions and vacations usually involved doing something special outdoors. My favorite Father’s Day treat was loading one of my daughters in the bow and making a splash in the annual Spokane River Canoe Classic.

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