Outdoors
Green running
DUCHESNE, Utah - Rafting the Green River through Utah's Desolation Canyon is a bit like floating Idaho's lower Salmon River in reverse.
River runners on the lower Salmon are accustomed to two to three days of rapids followed by a long day of rowing on relatively flat water on the Snake River to reach the take-out at Heller Bar. The Green River starts with a slog of a first day. The water is flat and the rapids are a good day and a half away from the put-in at Sand Wash. But after that first day or so, the stretch is well placed, with rapids all the way to the take out at Swasey's Beach.
Catch more than luck with little Serendipity
The Serendipity is a very effective imitation of a midge pupa or emerger.
It has a very buoyant thorax that is made from deer hair, which has been spun and clipped to shape. It can be used in both streams and lakes. In lakes it will be taken as the chironomid midge is changing into an adult. The midge rises toward the water's surface, hanging with the back of the insect's thorax in the surface film. This is a critical stage in the insect's life and the Serendipity imitates this stage very effectively.
INSIDE OUTDOORS
Officials warn against fireworks on public lands
State and federal land managers are reminding people that fireworks are not allowed on public land in north central Idaho and southeastern Washington.
Dworshak ready for hot recreational weekend
Starweek
Question of the week
What is the name of the point in Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the sun? The answer will be in next week's column.
OUTDOORS BRAG BOARD
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Motorist investigated in bird deaths at Wash. park
OCEAN PARK, Wash. - Authorities in Washington state say a young motorist repeatedly drove through flocks of shore birds on a beach, killing dozens of them.
State Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Dan L. Chadwick says he has the bodies of 34 birds killed near the coastal town of Ocean Park.
SOLAR-LUNAR
This table lists top fishing times and days for July 5-19. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones and times listed in bold indicate the best days.
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Man, son attempt to fish 50 states in 50 days
MILFORD LAKE, Kan. - Some parents measure time spent with their teenagers in minutes.
Virginian Jeff Turner is getting 50 straight days with his 17-year-old son, Taylor. The Turners were in Kansas Friday as part of their goal to fish in all 50 states within a 50-day period.
Federal officials say leopard frog may need protection in 19 states
SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says a spotted frog that lives in 19 Western states may need endangered species protections.
Eight environmental groups petitioned the federal government in 2006 to protect the western population of the northern leopard frog.
Biologists help rare fish flee N.M. fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - As a lightning-sparked fire charred thousands of acres in southwestern New Mexico, biologists and firefighters used helicopters and trucks for an unusual evacuation.
They captured 250 Gila trout - a threatened species - from a creek in southwestern New Mexico and are moving them to a hatchery in the opposite corner of the state.
Riley catching fish is the point of our little game
BILLINGS, Mont. - The game has started anew.
Let's see now. How many years has it been since I played my last game of "My Fish?" Could it really have been 20-plus years since my younger son, Matt, and I were doing "My Fish" when he was a young fisherman? And for many years before that, it was a game for his older brother, Andy.
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Thursday July 2, 2009
- Green running
DUCHESNE, Utah - Rafting the Green River through Utah's Desolation Canyon is a bit like floating Idaho's lower Salmon River in reverse. River runners on... - Catch more than luck with little Serendipity
The Serendipity is a very effective imitation of a midge pupa or emerger. It has a very buoyant thorax that is made from deer... - INSIDE OUTDOORS
Officials warn against fireworks on public landsState and federal land managers are reminding people that fireworks are not allowed on public land in north central... - Starweek
Question of the week What is the name of the point in Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the sun? The answer will be... - OUTDOORS BRAG BOARD
Photographs of outdoors-related activities are being accepted for publication, both online and in the weekly Outdoors section. Wildlife, fish and scenic photos should be of... - Motorist investigated in bird deaths at Wash. park
OCEAN PARK, Wash. - Authorities in Washington state say a young motorist repeatedly drove through flocks of shore birds on a beach, killing dozens of... - SOLAR-LUNAR
This table lists top fishing times and days for July 5-19. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the... - Riley catching fish is the point of our little game
BILLINGS, Mont. - The game has started anew. Let's see now. How many years has it been since I played my last game of "My... - Man, son attempt to fish 50 states in 50 days
MILFORD LAKE, Kan. - Some parents measure time spent with their teenagers in minutes. Virginian Jeff Turner is getting 50 straight days with his 17-year-old... - Federal officials say leopard frog may need protection in 19 states
SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says a spotted frog that lives in 19 Western states may need endangered species protections.... - Biologists help rare fish flee N.M. fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - As a lightning-sparked fire charred thousands of acres in southwestern New Mexico, biologists and firefighters used helicopters and trucks for an unusual...
