America Outdoors Radio Podcast

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   

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.

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  

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  

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 

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 

Host John Kruse chats with Casey Kaiser about his overland jeep adventures in the deserts of SE Oregon, talks to retired fisheries enforcement officer Jim "Tug" Tuggle about his new book, "Fish Cop", has guide Mike Howe give tips about sizing up iced over lakes for panfish and learns about new state record fish from Brian Pearson with the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game.

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This week on America Outdoors Radio we'll talk to Colin Kearns, Editor-in-Chief of Field & Stream Magazine, about their special 125th anniversary edition.  One of the great stories you'll find in the pages of this edition is the tale of a Maine moose hunt that started off in a canoe and ended in a very unique manner.  T Edward Nickens joins us to share more about this adventure.  Another place to hunt, and fish, is Texas and Cable Smith, the host of the Lone Star Outdoor Show, will share his picks when it comes to fishing and hunting trips here.   Finally, if you are out of cell phone range on your next adventure, you may want to have a SPOT satellite messaging or tracking device with you and we'll tell you more about that too.  http://www.americaoutdoorsradio.com 

Walker Smith, the Managing Editor at Wired2Fish.com, busts several myths about fall bass fishing in a conversation with host John Kruse.  Follow Walker's advice and you will likely be reeling in more bass (and bigger ones too) this fall.  Air Date - October 10, 2020 - America Outdoors Radio

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https://www.wired2fish.com/fall-fishing/5-huge-misconceptions-about-fall-bass-fishing/

 

Joey Puetman, the Founder of Joey's Fly Fishing Foundation, tells host John Kruse how he brings kids from all over the United States to Sheridan, Wyoming where they learn how to build a fly rod, use it to catch cutthroat trout in streams around the state, and in the process, learn a whole lot more.  Air Date - August 29, 2020 - America Outdoors Radio  

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