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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.

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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…

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: TV on the web

I will be adding an exciting new feature to the FishingMagician.com web site beginning in November. Both the Fishing TV and Cooking TV Shows will be available …

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
The Fishin' Magician

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
Methow steelheading good, according to Redwine

The Redwines, Tera and Virgil, enjoy fishing the Methow River. They fished the river last weekend with good success, catching at least one fish. Virgil was fis…

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
Fresh News From MarDon

Mr. Mark Peterson led the 2012 FWIN Study on Potholes Reservoir. Lead biologist Mr. Peterson cannot give us a complete understanding of The FWIN until all data…

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
Opening weekend reported to be good

Sometimes it is difficult to retrieve information from Fish and Wildlife. Sometimes it is not their fault.

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
Fresh News From MarDon

Many sand dune hunters experienced limit level duck hunting on opening day. Hunters on the duck taxi averaged 5.7 birds a man. After a beautiful September and …

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
Preventing elk from damaging orchards

This is the last of a three-part series about controlling problem elk on orchard lands near Wenatchee.

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Difficult fishing

Careful what you pray for is an old saying, and anglers that were praying for rain got maybe a bit more then they wanted on our local rivers. Water levels rose…

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Steelhead opening

The upper Columbia and several other rivers opened to steelhead fishing yesterday, and put an end to the waiting for the announcement.

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Trip to Fish lake

I know everyone is thinking about getting ready for steelhead fishing, and so am I. I did want to take advantage of one of the sunny days last week and make an…

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
Tomorrow: big day for area hunters

Oct. 13, 2012 is a big day for Columbia Basin hunters. The modern firearm general deer season opens in most of the state. Also the duck, coot, snipe and Canada…

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
Damage-causing elk caught inside fence

This is the second of a three-part series about controlling problem elk on orchard lands.

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Birthday fishing on Fish Lake

My wife Eileen's birthday wish was to run up to Fish Lake, near Lake Wenatchee, and spend the afternoon fly fishing for rainbow. This is one of our favorite fa…

Updated 13 years, 6 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Steelhead Season 2012

This year's steelhead season should open sometime the second week of the month to the middle of the month, according to Jeff Korth, Fish Manager for the Department of Fish and Wildlife in Region 2. We have seen the…