Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
FISHING REPORT: Largemouth fishing excellent, smallmouth good at Potholes
MARDON — Largemouth bass fishing has been excellent this week. Fish top water baits early and late and have a Senk…
The Fishin' Magician
While many anglers are heading up to Lake Wenatchee to take advantage of the sockeye season that just opened, others will be chasing king salmon on the Brewste…
Extra planning required for hunting seasons
Let it rain, as soon as the wheat harvest is over and the winter wheat is above ground. Until we get rain and the fire danger subsides we can look at closures …
Second day of Travis visit reveals hard-working airmen
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
Fishing pressure on the Brewster Pool has fallen off and I am hearing that the catch rate is down.
Hunting opportunity deadline approaching
Not all Columbia Basin hunters are interested in hunting in Okanogan County, but there are enough to warrant letting them know about the following opportunity.…
Trip to Travis Air Force Base educational
The e-mail arrived at my inbox on Feb. 6 at 11: 49 a.m.:
Hunter education training needed by most first-time hunters
Each year there are people who want to hunt, but are not allowed because they didn't complete a Hunter Education Course. But there is a way to complete the cou…
The Fishin' Magician
Fishing for sockeye salmon on the Brewster Pool has been nothing short of fantastic this season.
Thoughts on the weather, reunions and hunting season
Not long ago, a few days at most, I began thinking about ... well lots of things.
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
The warm weather has been a benefit to the fishing for sockeye and kings at the Brewster Pool this season.
Deadline for hunting opportunity in Okanogan County Aug. 14
Eighteen lucky hunters will have an opportunity to hunt for deer this fall on the 6,000-acre Charles and Mary Eder unit of the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area in no…
Fresh News from MarDon
During this heat wave of late June and early July walleye anglers have enjoyed a continuing walleye bite on Potholes Reservoir.
Odds and ends of the past year
There are times when life seems to be a jumble of odds and ends. These odds and ends come in various forms, some obvious, apparent and evident, while others ar…
Fireworks a danger to wildlife and humans, too
It is difficult to understand why fireworks haven't been banned this year. We aren't talking about the major fireworks by the city, but the fireworks in the re…
Fresh News from MarDon
Thank you to all the military men and women for providing our freedom we enjoy.