Anglers won't get lion's share of returning spring chinook

An early forecast from a group of state, tribal and federal fisheries managers indicates the upcoming spring chinook season could be as, or even more, disappointing than recent steelhead runs and worse than last year’s return of springers.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Idaho anglers won't get lion's share of returning spring chinook salmon

An early forecast from a group of state, tribal and federal fisheries managers indicates the upcoming spring chinook season could be as, or even more, disappointing than recent steelhead runs and worse than last year’s return of springers.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fish scales break even in 2020

Adult returns of Snake River salmon and steelhead are the gold standard when measuring efforts to recover the imperiled fish. And by that standard, we don’t have much gold.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fish scales break even

Adult returns of Snake River salmon and steelhead are the gold standard when measuring efforts to recover the imperiled fish. And by that standard, we don’t have much gold.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

WDFW explores upland acquistion in the Asotin, Grande Ronde areas

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife wants public comments associated with its exploration of acquiring more property in Asotin and Garfield counties.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

An Idaho-style Ted talk John Trueblood remembers hunting and fishing with his famous grandpa

As a kid, it’s tough to beat a hunting or fishing trip with grandpa.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Snake River sturgeon study looks at recruitment

Fisheries managers and researchers are gaining confidence that sturgeon in the Hells Canyon reach of the Snake River are reproducing.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Snake River sturgeon study looks at recruitment Fish grow faster in slower water of lower river than upstream

Fisheries managers and researchers are gaining confidence that sturgeon in the Hells Canyon reach of the Snake River are reproducing.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Project boosts aspen in Nez Perce-Clearwater

Officials on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest are leveraging grants to help rejuvenate isolated aspen stands important to biological diversity, with a particular emphasis on improving elk habitat
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Project boosts aspen in Clearwater

Officials on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest are leveraging grants to help rejuvenate isolated aspen stands important to biological diversity, with a particular emphasis on improving elk habitat
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Grizzly circles back to northwestern Montana Bear that spent summer in Selway-Bitterroot expected to den soon

The wandering grizzly bear that spent the summer in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area has turned its trek into a loop.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

An Idaho-style Ted talk John Trueblood remembers hunting and fishing with his famous grandpa

As a kid, it’s tough to beat a hunting or fishing trip with grandpa.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Chance of catching a steelhead sinks plan to extend coho season

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game declined to advance a request by the Clearwater Chapter of the Idaho River Community Alliance to extend coho fishing on the Clearwater River.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Chance of accidentally catching steelhead sinks plan to extend Clearwater coho season

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game declined to advance a request by the Clearwater Chapter of the Idaho River Community Alliance to extend coho fishing on the Clearwater River.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Reeling from some major ripple effects 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.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Steelhead returns downgraded, again Forecast for Snake, Clearwater more grim than previously expected

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.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Grizzly finds a home

A male grizzly bear that traveled long distances to reach the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area seems to have found sufficient resources to stay put.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Steelhead forecast may be cause for concern

Steelhead anglers and fans of the fish hoping for better returns this year, especially for the large B-run fish, may want to lower their expectations.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Clearwater plan targets predators and habitat

A multiyear research project aiming to measure the quality of elk habitat across the vast Clearwater region in Idaho is in its final stages.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

A second brush with fame

Ducks and dogs are proving to be a winning combination for artist Catherine Temple.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Watching the whitetail

Researchers at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are trying to get a better understanding of the relationship between whitetail deer and predators in northern Idaho.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

With treaty set to expire, will there be rough waters ahead?

LEWISTON (AP) — The way dams and storage reservoirs on the Columbia River and its tributaries are managed could change dramatically in a short five years if negotiators from the United States and Canada don’t strike a deal.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Study finds survival rates not an issue for catch and release steelhead, trout

The amount of time anglers fight steelhead and trout and the short periods some of them expose their fish to the air before release do not significantly affect fish survival or reproductive success.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Study finds survival rates not an issue for catch and release steelhead, trout

The amount of time anglers fight steelhead and trout and the short periods some of them expose their fish to the air before release do not significantly affect fish survival or reproductive success.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Craig Mountain trail will provide access

Andrew Mackey was glassing for mule deer on the steep, tawny slopes of the Snake River breaks on the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area south of Lewiston when he spotted the remnants of an old trail.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Crippling elk hoof affliction finds its way to Idaho

A crippling disease causing abnormal hoof growth in elk, which became prevalent in western Washington about 10 years ago and later moved across Oregon, has found its way to Idaho.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Elk hoof affliction found in Idaho

A crippling disease causing abnormal hoof growth in elk, which became prevalent in western Washington about 10 years ago and later moved across Oregon, has found its way to Idaho.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fish 'connoisseur' makes rare catch

Jake Kremer is the type of angler who embraces the diversity of fish in Idaho’s waters and isn’t content to only angle for popular species like bass, trout, salmon and steelhead.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Fish 'connoisseur' makes rare catch

Jake Kremer is the type of angler who embraces the diversity of fish in Idaho’s waters and isn’t content to only angle for popular species like bass, trout, salmon and steelhead.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Groups threaten to sue over bear baiting

A coalition of environmental groups is threatening to sue the U.S. Forest Service for allowing black bear hunters in Idaho and Wyoming to hunt over bait stations.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Groups threaten to sue Forest Service over bear baiting in Idaho and Wyoming

A coalition of environmental groups is threatening to sue the U.S. Forest Service for allowing black bear hunters in Idaho and Wyoming to hunt over bait stations.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Technicality or troubled waters?

There was a time when businesses in Riggins proudly displayed small signs in their storefront windows proclaiming “Salmon Mean Business.”
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Metal ingested by sturgeon studied

A study of sturgeon in Hells Canyon determined a significant portion of the long-lived fish have hooks and other fishing tackle in their digestive tracts, but they seem to be able to process and pass the metal without harm.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Study: Metal ingested by sturgeon doesn't affect fish's population

A study of sturgeon in Hells Canyon determined a significant portion of the long-lived fish have hooks and other fishing tackle in their digestive tracts, but they seem to be able to process and pass the metal without harm.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Steelhead run starts slow, but better than last year

This year’s summer steelhead run is starting off slow, but it is nearly threefold better than the 2017 run, which was abysmal.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Steelhead run starts slow, but better than last year

This year’s summer steelhead run is starting off slow, but it is nearly threefold better than the 2017 run, which was abysmal.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Foul summer averted for Salmon River boaters

Riggins has been saved from a potential nasty situation.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Record size trout are prowling Idaho lake

Deer Creek Reservoir had been on Aaron Lougee’s to-visit list for some time.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO