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Saturday, January 3, 2015

New Steelhead Season in Idaho starts with Best Run in Years

LEWISTON, ID - January first is not only the start of a new year, it's also opening day for a new steelhead season in Idaho.

With the new season, fishermen are reminded they need to buy a new license and a new steelhead tag.

This is different from Washington, where fishermen buy their licenses in the spring.

With the new season in Idaho, the limits are raised to three per-day and nine in possession. And there is good news for anglers, this is expected to be an excellent run.

"In fact, if you look at counts over Lower Granite Dam, we have about 20,000 steelhead destined for the Clearwater and if you want to compare that to previous years, last year we only had 8,000 at the same time," said Joe Dupont with the Idaho Fish and Game. "So quite a difference and two years ago we had 13,000 so it's a very good year when compared to the past few years."

Another reminder for steelhead fishermen is that you can only use barbless hooks and may only keep hatchery steelhead marked with a clipped adipose fin. All other steelhead must

be released

Friday, January 2, 2015

Incredible sunrise over Mt. Hood Friday

Amazing sunrise over Mt. Hood Friday

The sunrise over Mt. Hood was spectacular Friday morning, Jan. 2, 2015. (Photo: Tyler Mode)

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Go Seahawks!!

Sunday, December 28, 2014

NW Weather-Monday NIght: Bitterly Cold Wind Chills

The region will experience a period of bitterly cold wind chill temperatures Monday Night. Frigid overnight lows coupled with persistent winds will lead to downright raw conditions. The entire region will see values fall to or below zero. Locations in the Idaho Panhandle will fall to near -20F. Be prepared for the conditions if you will be outdoors Monday Night

Monday: Cold Winds Blow

An arctic cold front will bring very cold temperatures and gusty winds back into the Inland Northwest on Monday. The cold air will squeeze through the valleys of north Idaho and northern Washington, with localized wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected at times. The strongest winds are expected down the Okanogan Valley and Purcell Trench. This will create wind chills near zero Monday and well below zero Monday Night. Also, some localized blowing and drifting of recent snowfall is possible.

More Snow Overnight

Snow showers are possible once again overnight for much of the region, especially in the Cascades and Blue Mountains. Other locations outside will only see light snowfall with the vast majority receiving under an inch.