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Alan Liere
Alan Liere is a free-lance columnist for The Spokesman-Review in the Sports department. He writes a weekly hunting and fishing report that appears in the Sports section as well as other essays and humor pieces that occasionally appear elsewhere in The Spokesman-Review. Alan lives in Spokane County.
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Recent stories by Alan
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Hunting and fishing
May 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing With area streams and rivers still high and fast, Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d’Alene recommends anglers turn to the lakes for their fly-fishing fix. Smallmouth and pike are …
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Hunting and fishing
May 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B4 Fly fishing While fly fishermen wait for area rivers to settle down, local lakes are providing good fly fishing. Williams Lake has numerous 11- to 14-inch rainbow, and chironomid patterns …
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Hunting and fishing
May 4, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Omak Lake cutthroat are providing action for fly fishermen throwing leech patterns toward the bank. Sight fishing is most effective for fish up to 24 inches.
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Hunting and fishing
April 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Amber Lake sometimes gets forgotten in the opening-day lowland lakes frenzy, but the lake is still producing good, if not fast, selective-gear fishing for some beautiful cutthroat to … 1
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Hunting and fishing
April 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Local fly shops say you can pretty much forget about river fishing until the weather settles. They suggest you try area lakes instead. Medical Lake (not West Medical) …
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Hunting and fishing
April 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Lenice Lake bug activity is minimal, but anglers dragging black chironomid flies are taking a few 16-inchers. A lot of cruising fish are visible, so continued warm water …
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Hunting and fishing
April 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Coeur d’Alene River got big in a hurry. Fly fishermen would best wait awhile. A few decent fly-fishing reports are coming from Amber Lake and Coffee Pot. …
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Hunting and fishing
March 30, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Columbia River trout fishing around Northport is getting good and now is the time to catch the larger fish. Rainbow weighing from 3 to 10 pounds are staging …
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Hunting and fishing
March 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Coeur d’Alene River has fished well recently on the lower end, said Pat Way at Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d’Alene. Cold weather is expected to keep the …
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Hunting and fishing
March 16, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Fly fishermen are doing well on Hog Canyon. The most successful are dragging black nymphs behind kick boats for rainbow to 18 inches.
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Hunting and fishing
March 9, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing At Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d’Alene, Mike Beard said the Salmon River around Riggins, Idaho, has been good. The upper Salmon has a limit of six fish daily …
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Hunting and fishing
March 2, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B8 Fly fishing Amber Lake is ice-free. Chironomids, still-water nymphs and Wooly Buggers are usually good early in the season.
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Hunting and fishing
February 17, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Spokane Fly Fishers are again offering a fly-fishing school beginning March 8 and running through April 19. Classes are every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at St. Francis School, …
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Hunting and fishing
February 10, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Fly fishing at Rocky Ford has been good. Anglers throwing olive-colored scuds on fluorocarbon leaders under an indicator have an excellent chance of catching several 20-inch rainbows in …
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Hunting and fishing
February 3, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing It’s not prime time for fly fishermen unless they’re chasing whitefish, but Rock Creek in Montana has been fishing fairly well. Nymph rigs including Copper Johns, Rubberlegs, worms …
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Hunting and fishing
January 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Steelhead In the Clearwater Region, steelhead fishing is still on. Fish responded to the warmer weather and rain last week and moved out of Lower Granite Reservoir, and the fishing …
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Hunting and fishing
December 30, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B7 Steelhead and salmon The steelhead harvest report from IDFG indicates anglers are catching steelhead from the mouth of the Clearwater to Orofino at the rate of a fish every seven …
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Hunting and fishing
December 2, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing The Grande Ronde River is clear and cold, and steelhead fishing is tough, although anglers from Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d’Alene had a successful trip recently. They said …
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Hunting and fishing
November 25, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Despite less-than-glowing reports about steelhead fishing, fly fishermen on the Grande Ronde say they have been averaging a couple hook-ups each trip. Rising water may change things, however. …
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Hunting and fishing
October 28, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Fly fishing has been excellent on the Snake and on the Clearwater near Orofino. The Grande Ronde is also producing. The water temperature is 50 degrees. If it …
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