Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Board passes on no-wake rule at Upper Priest Lake
COOLIN - A proposal to designate Upper Priest Lake a no-wake zone capsized and sank.
NIC Outdoor Pursuits hosting adventure film
Grab your blankets and join North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits along with Finan McDonald Clothing Company for an evening of adventure with the film “180° South: Conquerors of the Useless” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday…
Ready, Frame, fire
Well, that was easy.
Bluebacks, Chinook biting on Lake Cd'A
Bluebacks are still biting well on Lake Coeur d'Alene, says Dale Odenbaugh with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
Cd'A girl catches double smallmouth bass
COEUR d'ALENE - This is a whopper of a fish tale.
Fall season still warm for fishing
Dry fly fishing on the St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene rivers is as good as it has ever been, and should remain that way for at least the next few weeks, said Brad Zierer of Black Sheep Sporting Goods.
'We're just proficient at killing animals'
COEUR d'ALENE - When Megan Bruyette turned 12 in November, she didn't celebrate by shopping with her mom or hanging out with friends.
Youth hunts scheduled
Idaho Fish & Game has scheduled three mentored waterfowl hunts in the Panhandle Region for youths 15 and under.
Tales from the Trail
LOOKOUT PASS - There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Kokanee, steelhead still plentiful in area
Fishermen are still catching plenty of kokanee on Lake Coeur d'Alene, said Dale Odenbaugh with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
Kokanee biting well on Lake Cd'A
Kokanee are biting well on the northern end and east arm of Lake Coeur d'Alene, says Jeff Smith of Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
River monsters
They call them river monsters, these carnivorous dwellers of the weedy depths of area lakes and rivers. They are Esox lucius, also known as northern pike.
St. Joe River Ranger District to begin bridge work
ST. MARIES - The St. Joe River Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests will replace and repair several bridges in the Emerald Creek and Loop Creek areas of the forest in September and October.
IDFG gathers public comment on proposed fishing changes
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is gathering public comments over the next few weeks on proposed fishing rule changes as part of the process of setting 2011-2012 fishing seasons and rules.
Bear encounters of six kinds
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - Bear.