Episodes

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Northwestern Outdoors Radio - June 14, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
This week John Kruse chats with
1. Eric Winther shares a pikeminnow fishing update on the Columbia and Snake Rivers
2. Mike Mauk shares an Upper Columbia fishing report and previews the Brewster Salmon Derby
3. Jeremy Severn and Mike Myre tell you about all the fun things you can do while staying at 3 Rivers Resort in Idaho

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Northwestern Outdoors Radio - June 07, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
This week host John Kruse chats with
Aaron Kindle with the Idaho Wildlife Federation about this year's Chinook salmon runs up the Snake River
Roger Phillips with the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game about where to catch the big fish in the Gem State
Lance Fisher with Lance Fisher Fishing talks Willamette and lower Columbia River Fishing this spring and summer

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Northwestern Outdoors Radio - May 31, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Tune in to some great "Best of" segments this week!

Monday Jun 16, 2025
America Outdoors Radio - May 31, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
We end the month of May with interviews from John Kruse with
1. Alicia Newton, previewing the Blade Show (the world's largest knife show) in Atlanta, GA
2. Luke Stoner who previews the Costa Bass Tournament at Grand Lake in Oklahoma in October
3. Scott Mclure who talks about the expansion of the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation

Monday Jun 16, 2025
America Outdoors Radio - June 07, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
This week on the show John Kruse interviews
1. Josh Warren with Work Sharp who is at the Blade Show in Atlanta
2. John Cleveland with DarDevle lures
3. Mark Lassagne with the BAM Bass Anglers Tournament Trail, offering professional fishing on the West Coast

Monday Jun 16, 2025
America Outdoors Radio - June 14, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
This week on the show John Kruse chats with
1. Melissa McCalmant with C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation
2. Outdoors news to include a story about the American Bass Anglers
3. Justin Townsend with Harvesting Nature has a new book out
4. Rob Endsley, owner of Prince of Wales Sportfishing in Craig, AK

Thursday May 29, 2025
Northwestern Outdoors Radio - May 24, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
This week we cover the big Northwest Bass - Nixon's Marine Big Bass tournament that took place at Potholes Reservoir and MarDon Resort in Eastern Washington. 166 teams competed, all hoping to win cash prizes and a new, $70,000 bass boat. We'll talk to Tournament Director Willie Nelson about the event, to my fishing partner Rusty Johnston about our performance at the tournament, and talk to the winners of the new Skeeter bass boat!
We'll also talk to Kyle Maki with the Idaho Wildlife Federation about this year's better than expected spring Chinook Salmon run up the Snake River and some of its tributaries and potential ways to make the returns even better.

Thursday May 29, 2025
Northwestern Outdoors Radio - May 17, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
Host John Kruse talks to two attendees of the Northwest Outdoor Writer's Association's annual conference in The Dalles, Oregon. Sharon Trammel will tell you about nuisance weeds and plants that have some very healthy medicinal values for you. Derek Fergus tells you about his Rugged Maps, the gold star standard for maps. He'll also tell you about some other ingenious products he came up with for hunters.

Thursday May 29, 2025
America Outdoors Radio - May 24, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
For Memorial Day weekend John Kruse talks to Larry Weidinger with Warriors and Quiet Waters, a Montana based organization using the outdoors as therapy for post 9/11 combat veterans. Brent Frazee answers the question, "Can bass learn?" and Brian Lynn with the Sportsman's Alliance Foundation reveals bombshell allegations against several Washington Fish and Wildlife Commissioners.

Thursday May 29, 2025
America Outdoors Radio - May 17, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
This week John Kruse chats with Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef about some stoves and grills you'll want to have for Memorial Day weekend. Peter Brookes shares Virginia's best rivers for fishing and Devin O'Dea with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers about a proviso in the budget bill that could result in the sell off of a half-million acres of public land in Utah and Nevada.