Episodes

Monday Jun 30, 2025
Northwestern Outdoors Radio - June 28, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
This week on John Kruse interviews Captain Paul Kim with Fishing PNW Guide Service about spring and summer fishing on Puget Sound. John also shares this summer's Washington State salmon forecast and regulations. After that you'll hear an extended Mack's Minute with Bob Loomis who is promoting the Wenatchee Salmon Derby.
From there we shift to a conversation with Amanda Fry with Wyoming Game and Fish who shares the latest outdoors news from the Cowboy state, and we'll also talk to Stefanie Knowlton with Oregon State Parks about some parks you should visit this summer that are east of the Cascade mountains.

Monday Jun 30, 2025
Amerca Outdoors Radio - June 28, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
This week John Kruse talks to
1. Diana Burns with TerraCycle about their recycling partnership with Mountain House freeze dried foods.
2. Trevor Hubbs with the Mule Deer Foundation talks about their Bucks Beyond Borders membership drive where one lucky person who joins MDF is going to win a guided 5-day deer hunt in British Columbia
3. Richard Simms with Scenic City Fishing Charters out of Chattanooga, TN tells you about the multi-species fisheries they have available there and shares a current fishing repot.
4. Finally, Byron Velvick with Livingston Lures talks about their unique lures, his new podcast, Fish Tails and about a brand new app to help you catch more fish called "Captain Livingston"

Monday Jun 30, 2025
America Outdoors Radio - June 21, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
It's summer and that means it's a great time to read some books on the beach or in the shade. John Kruse talks to a couple of book authoers to include Charles Thacher who wrote "Fishing and other Follies" about fly fishing all over the world. We'll also chat with John Shtogren about his new book, "High on Hogs - Fair Chase Boar Hunting in the Southeast".
Following that we have an in-depth chat with Andrew McKean, writing for Outdoor Life about a Senate budget proviso that could result in the sale of between 250 and 280 millions acres of Federal public lands in 11 western states.

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.