Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping P…
Fresh News from MarDon
My shot guns are oiled and lock up, my waders are hanging in the drying room, and my bibbs are put away for the year. My old faithful labrador, Calvin, is very…
Steelhead season on Wenatchee River opens
The Wenatchee and Icicle rivers are open to steelhead fishing today, Feb. 8. Plus the Wenatchee River will open today to fishing for whitefish.
No need for more gun control laws
This is the first of a two-part series about gun control.
The Fishin' Magician: Record-setting trout
Big news in our region is the report that a possible new state record lake trout (mackinaw) has been taken from Lake Chelan. Phil Colyar, owner of Colyar Jewel…
The Fishin' Magician: Seattle Boat Show
The last weekend of the Seattle Boat Show was a busy one. As many as 15,000 people a day passed through the show. There were lots of folks from Central Washing…
Fresh news from MarDon
Waterfowl season has finished. As the 2012-2013 three and one half month journey began I must admit I had a subtle feeling of dread. Those early cold mornings,…
Spring-like temperatures again teasing
Again we are being teased. The temperature, as this is being written, is standing at 40 degrees and this is at 4:40 p.m. It is as if a light switch had been fl…
The Fishin' Magician: Ninth Annual Northwest Ice Fishing Festival
I talked to Robin Stice, organizer of the Ninth Annual Northwest Ice Fishing Festival in Molson recently, and she said everything is going full steam ahead for…
SHOT show provides look at new products
This is the last of a two-part series about the 2013 SHOT show.
The Fishin' Magician: A full "show season"
The "show season" continues in our region and beyond. Makes sense to have indoor activities available for sportsmen this time of year. I spent last weekend che…
Fresh News from MarDon: Central Washington waterfowl
Water fowlers continue to enjoy positive numbers of waterfowl in Central Washington. With ice encroaching on the sand dunes on Potholes Reservoir limits contin…
Illness hampers last week of hunting
The plan for this week in January was to hunt geese every day and shoot a few ducks if they were located, but, alas, the plan was not even commenced. Last Sund…
Las Vegas trade show an enlightening experience
This is the first of a two-part series about the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT) held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The Fishin' Magician: Triploids at Rufus Woods and steelhead at Bridgeport
I got a call the other day from a friend that had heard that there had been some new triploids released into Rufus Woods Reservoir. If that was true he was goi…
Another reminder: Hunter reports due soon
Hunter reports due by Jan. 31 at the latest and by Jan. 10 to be entered into a special hunt opportunity.