America Outdoors Radio Podcast

Northwestern Outdoors Radio - February 13, 2021

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio we've got fishing on our mind!  Ben Conley with Berkley will tell you about the Berkley Big Bass tournament coming up in April at Eastern Washington's Potholes Reservoir where you have seven hourly chances to win $3000 for weighing in the biggest bass.  Better still, one of those teams will be taking home a new Skeeter bass boat!  Longtime angler Ralph Kryder shares a technique called "back reeling" that allows you to catch very big fish on very light line with very small hooks.  Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure has got some tips for catching trophy walleye right now and Brett Jones with Jones Sportfishing will tell you about a couple of Southern Idaho reservoirs you really ought to fish right now!  http://www.northwesternoutdoors.com  

America Outdoors Radio - February 13, 2021

This Valentine's Day weekend on America Outdoors Radio we cover winter time hunting, fishing and even some cold weather grilling.  Outdoors writer Ken McBroom shares some good advice about hunting squirrels this time of year and Pennsylvania guide Michael Huff talks about his night time hunts for coyotes and other predators using thermal optics.  Fishing guide John Littlefield introduces you to the varied species available to anglers in the Great Lakes bordering Michigan and Ryan Neeley with Camp Chef has some tips to help you grill great tasting meat in the dead of winter . http://www.americaoutdoorsradio.com 

Northwestern Outdoors Radio - February 06, 2021

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio host John Kruse talks to Andrew Nikirk with Wyoming Game and Fish who shares a current Cowboy State ice fishing report.   Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure shares a great destination for quality Kokanee in Idaho and then we talk to Brian Pearson with the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game for an outdoor news round-up covering fishing, hunting and a sad story about a guide turned poacher.   Last but not least, we get a chance to chat with Ali Carr, the founder of Basecamp Outdoors.  This is a Facebook Group Page (and more) helping individuals find their dream job or helping them get started with a job in the outdoors industry.  

 

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America Outdoors Radio -February 06, 2021

This week on America Outdoors Radio you'll hear audio from the press conference where Johnny Morris announces the US Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships.  Walker Smith with Wired2Fish shares some great advice about how to catch winter bass, Larry "Captain Mac" McQuarrie, the owner of Sportsman's Cove Lodge in SE Alaska, rolls out a new seven day fishing package and shares great news for halibut anglers.  Finally, Brian Lynn with the Sportsman's Alliance joins us to talk about a very bad bill in California that would have eliminated bear hunting and the pushback from hunters that caused the Senator who sponsored it to remove it.  www.americaoutdoorsradio.com 

Northwestern Outdoors Radio - January 30, 2021

The Northwestern Outdoors Radio crew head to Ocean Shores, Washington for some winter fun at the beach!  Diane Solem, the General Manager of the Ocean Shores Convention Center, discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the local economy and shares some great ideas of what you can do here in the off season.  Larry Phillips, the regional manager for this area from the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, talks about shellfish, fishing and hunting in this part of Grays Harbor County.  Bob Loomis shares the location of a great trophy Kokanee fishery during an extended Mack's Minute and John McMillan with Trout Unlimited shares how several stakeholders have come together to come up with a plan to save steelhead and steelhead fishing in the greater Puget Sound region.  www.northwesternoutdoors.com   

America Outdoors Radio - January 30, 2021

This week on America Outdoors Radio we'll tell you about an isolated community in Northern Minnesota that built a 30-mile long ice road to provide anglers the opportunity to fish at their resorts this winter.  Jon Schlosser with Abu Garcia shares the rich history of this rod and reel company that is celebrating it's 100th anniversary.  Tell Judkins with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation invites you to the Sooner State for some late season quail hunting and John Gale, Conservation Director for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, discusses changes we are seeing when it comes to managing our public lands with President Biden at the helm.

Northwestern Outdoors Radio - January 23, 2021

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio we review the state of the steelhead in the Pacific Northwest, that iconic ocean going rainbow trout that is facing lots of challenges.  John McMillan with Trout Unlimited gives us a state by state steelhead review and discusses some initiatives that may be helping these fish rebound.  Joe Pate with Exposure Shows invites you to attend virtual offerings of his sportsmen's shows this year in Oregon and Northern California.  Pat Doyle with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks talks about some of great parks in the Treasure State offering history and outdoors recreation.  Tournament angler Ted Beach talks Snake and Columbia River winter walleye fishing and Colton Whitworth with the US Forest Service details some of the issues his agency and others are facing as crowds flock to the mountains for fun in the snow this winter in Washington's Cascades.  http://www.northwesternoutdoors.com  

Northwestern Outdoors Radio - January 16, 2021

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio we'll help you plan some fun adventures on or by the water for 2021!  We'll start off in the Columbia River Gorge where Mark Zoller with Zoller's Outdoor Odysseys will take you on some exciting whitewater rafting trips.  You can also go rafting, fish and explore Hells Canyon, North America's deepest gorge, with Hells Canyon Adventures and Brandie Lincoln will join us to tell you more about that.  Want to get off the river?  Head to the lake!  Elk Lake Resort in SW Montana offers an off the beaten path vacation full of fishing, wildlife watching and great food.   In addition to this, guide Bruce Warren has tips about how to catch steelhead out of high, muddy rivers during an extended Mack's Minute and David Sparks talks coyote hunting during this weekend's edition of Sportsman's Spotlight.  http://www.northwesternoutdoors.com  

America Outdoors Radio - January 16, 2021

This week on America Outdoors Radio Scott Leysath, "The Sporting Chef", shares some tips that will help you smoke the perfect salmon, steelhead or other fish.  There are a number of fun fishing events going on in Utah this winter to tell you about along with a Lionfish festival and spear fishing tournament taking place in Florida this spring.  Last but not least, we'll talk to Missouri outdoors writer Brandon Butler about Driftwood Acres, a special cabin and property he owns in the Ozarks that was burned down after Butler turned in someone who was poaching deer there. http://www.americaoutdoorsradio.com 

America Outdoors Radio - January 23, 2021

This week on America Outdoors Radio hunting and shooting expert Ron Spomer reviews the new 6.8 Western Rifle Cartridge from Winchester and Browning.  Charles Cotton, First Vice President of the National Rifle Association, shares details about why the NRA is filing for bankruptcy and moving from New York to Texas.  Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure has got some great advice for catching winter walleye out of open bodies of water and David Van Wie shares stories from his book, "Storied Waters", about a road trip he went on where he fished waters made famous by some of America's literary and nature legends.  In addition to this we've got updates about an arrest made in the arson of outdoor writer Brandon Butler's hunting cabin in Missouri and about the Driftnet Modernization Act, which it turns out, was not signed into law by President Trump. http://www.americaoutdoorsradio.com