IEFFC Work Party at Bayley Lake: On October 9th, seven members of the IEFFC continued what has been a long-standing (over 30 years) club project to maintain the inlet channel at Bayley Lake. Jerry McBride, Floyd Holmes, Bob Anderson, Stephen Aspinwall, Bill Papish, Don Perry and Jim Athearn spent several hours removing grass, weeds and […]
Many anglers are puzzled by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s big program stocking lakes with thousands of steelhead smolts this year. News and rumor of river closures, lawsuits and extraordinary regulations abound from the Skeena to the McKenzie. Short answer: several actions spring from litigation begun last year by the Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) […]
On September, 23rd, 2014, IEFFC again visited the Spokane Fish Hatchery to do some fin clipping. IEFFC members Jerry Harms, Keith Kuester, Floyd Holmes, Ivan Lines, Bruce Morgan, Ray Kranches, Tom Hoag, Lee Funkhouser and Jim Athearn volunteered to assist Spokane Fish Hatchery in a fin clipping operation. About 23,000 small, rainbow triploids were clipped as […]
As felt soles fall out of favor because of invasive species concern, more thought is necessary to wade safely, especially in our local rivers. The round basalt of the Ronde, Clearwater, and the low sand sediments of the Spokane are especially challenging. A few tips that’ll keep you upright: Wading Staff– This third point of […]
We are in that season where tick bites are a concern. Lyme disease is our greatest concern, but ticks can also give us Rocky Mountain spotted fever, as well as a number of other infections. Be careful, but also realize that most tick bites do not result in Lyme Disease, especially if the tick was […]
Catch and Release…Hmmm! Maybe it does work. Although there is a lot of controversy regarding the handling of fish, one thing for sure is we should all do our best to treat them well. Whether we believe the fish will survive or not, being careless will only make it more likely the catch and release […]
On March 10th ten members from the IEFFC volunteered to help WDFW clip fins at the Spokane Hatchery. These fish are to be released in Long Lake as part of a study being funded by Avista. A big thank you to George Potter, Larry Ray, Floyd Holmes, Bruce Morgan, Ray Kranches, Neal Beechinor, Jerry Harms, Ivan […]