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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Fresh News From MarDon: November hunting and fishing

Northern flights of ducks and geese have arrived! With mild weather in the basin they will not be leaving any time soon. November 2012 is playing out like the …

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Thoughts for the time of year

It's proper to pause a few times each year to contemplate the moment, the time of year. Perhaps it's my nature to reflect more than most.

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Tough weather

The rain we've been getting for several days straight is going to raise the level of the tributaries in our region. It could make fishing tough for anglers pla…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: A good day at Rocky Ford Creek

I mentioned in an earlier report that I was planning at trip to Rocky Ford Creek, and I made it on Thursday. My fishing buddy Tom Barlett and I picked a perfec…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Fresh News From MarDon

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Lani and I notch tags

This is the last of a three-part series about the 2012 deer-hunting season.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Trout Unlimited

A good place to get the lowdown on what's going on in fishing in the region is to attend the Icicle Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited's monthly meeting. I did …

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Rocky Ford Creek

I have been having great times fishing for steelhead this season, and it is only going to get better. There are other things to do this time of year, though, a…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Fresh News From MarDon

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Back on the Entiat

I had a great day of steelhead fishing earlier this week, when Rollie Schmitten, Jim Passage and I took Barb's Boat out for another adventure. We wanted to giv…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Steelhead off the mouth of the Entiat

I had some fun steelhead fishing late last week. My first trip was with my fishing buddy Rollie Schmitten, off the mouth of the Entiat River on the Columbia. W…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Coastal Conservation Association

The North Central Washington Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) will have their next meeting on Wednesday, November 7, beginning at 6:30.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Tree planting this weekend; volunteers needed