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Host John Kruse covers fishing, hunting, conservation and destinations every week on his award-winning radio show heard on 125+ stations across America.
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Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Host John Kruse goes to Whidbey Island where he explores Fort Casey and Fort Ebey State Parks. John also goes crabbing with friends, catches some nice pink salmon right off the beach and goes for a short but fun boat ride with Deception Pass Tours with an emphasis on both local history and wildlife. Last and definitely not least, John checks out the menu at Callen's a restaurant a short walk from the campground at Fort Casey that emphasizes locally sourced seafood in their meals. For the record, their Dungeness crab omelet is the best omelet I've ever had!
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Host John Kruse chats with Brooks Hansen about the incredible deal Camp Chef is offering for a limited time for their Stryker backcountry camp stove. Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure talks sockeye salmon fishing. Roger Phillips has got the latest news from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to include a story about how their agency once parachuted beavers into the wilderness. We'll also get a chance to chat with the departing President and CEO of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Land Tawney.
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Host John Kruse heads north to Alaska for another fun visit to Sportsman's Cove Lodge and chats with
* Pro-Staffer Rusty Johnston about the great fishing
* Captain Steve Helton about how they go about catching lots of halibut, true cod and salmon
* Outdoors writer Terry Sheely about the well-deserved retirement of long-time owner Captain Mac (Larry McQuarrie)
* Dale Casteel, the new manager of Sportsman's Cove Lodge, about what may change and what will stay the same in the near future
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
This week host John Kruse chats with
1. Natalie Krebs, the Executive Editor of Outdoor Life, about the 125th anniversary of this legacy publication
2. Field and Stream Editor Will Brantley about night time forays gigging frogs
3. Kelly Nelson, who along with her daughter Amber, are putting together their 4th annual Paws and Reels saltwater fishing tournament in Florida to benefit their animal rescue organization.
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
We won two Excellence in Craft awards from the Northwest Outdoor Writers Associaton for interviews we aired last year and we are sharing them with you now! One of them is with Paul Weamer, who talks about fly fishing and flies to use in Yellowstone National Park. We'll also talk to the author of "The Disabled Hikers Guide to Western Washington and Oregon" and share a fresh interview with Shelby Ross, a walleye guide who owns Ross Outdoor Adventures. Shelby has some very good advice to share about catching hot weather walleye. We'll also have fresh info from our regular guests, Bob Loomis and David Sparks.
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
This week on the show host John Kruse chats with Ginger Merritt, the co-owner of Jack's Resort at Jameson Lake in Eastern Washington. Kylie Kembel with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks previews Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) events coming up this summer and Sally Jackson, the co-author of the Falcon Guide, "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest", will tell you about some very unique hot springs you can visit in the greater Northwest! www.northwesternoutdoors.com
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Host John Kruse talks to Captain Steven Paul, a musky fishing guide, about his new book, "Next Level Musky Fishing". Lisa Koski previews the Montana Governor's Cup walleye tournament coming up in July at Fort Peck Reservoir and then Bob Gonzalez, the author of another new book, "A Flicker in the Water", talks saltwater fishing off the coast of Florida.
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Eric Winther with WDFW shares the latest news about the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program, Lance Merz joins us for an extended Mack's Minute and outdoors writer Jason Brooks talks about summer steelhead fishing as well as preparing for the famed Buoy 10 salmon fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River.
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio John Kruse interviews
1. Emile Moured with Cross the Divide about getting veterans outdoors
2. Roger Phillips with Idaho Fish and Game about outdoors news in the Gem State
3. Kevin Witte with Upriver Outfitter for a Lake Roosevelt fishing report
4. Doug Saint Denis with Ridge to River Outdoors for a Western Washington bass fishing report
5. Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure for another extended Mack's Minute
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Host John Kruse chats with
1. Bob Mehsikomer with Team Fishing Circuit about upcoming muskie and bass tournaments
2. Mike Whitlow who reports on the great bass fishing going on at Angler's Inn International's Lake El Salto
3. Ken Perrotte about fishing near Niagara Falls, New York
4. Katie Hill who wrote an article for Outdoor Life magazine about a proliferation of poaching cases in Oregon