The Fishin' Magician: Lakes near Rock Island

Anglers that like to fish for trout in our area lakes, and don't want to wait until the end of April should consider trying the lakes near Rock Island. Three o…

The Fishin' Magician: Town Ford seminar

I am looking forward to the seminar at Town Ford on Wednesday, April 25th. It's always great to get together with a bunch of anglers and share information. I s…

April 1 opener results continued

Garnet stocked the trailer

This is the second part of a multi-part series about preparing the camping trailer for spring camping.

The Fishin' Magician: Boating and Fuel Tips

I put the Jetcraft on the water this week at Lake Chelan. It was a shake down cruise to check out everything, including a new Minn Kota bow mount. Everything w…

The Fishin' Magician: This year at Banks Lake

I know that walleye and bass anglers are curious about what will be happening at Banks Lake this year, so I checked in with the folks at Coulee Playland to get…

The Fishin' Magician: Coming Soon

There are some free events coming up this month that anglers won't want to miss. The first ones are the free kids fishing events. The City of Rock Island once …

Now is the time to purchase a new fishing license

The Washington fishing license anglers had last Saturday is out of date. They expired at midnight March 31. In order to continue fishing legally, anglers 15 ye…

Fresh News From MarDon: Spring is in the air

MARDON RESORT - As mid-April rapidly approaches, spring is in the air. We are enjoying having some kiddos here at the resort this week with some schools having…

The Fishin' Magician: Weather woes

Largely due to poor weather conditions the turnout for the April Fools opener was very low this year and the catch rates were low as well. No one was observed …

Spring camping on the agenda

This is the first of a two-part series about preparing a travel trailer for spring camping.

The Fishin' Magician: What's up in April

April is a busy fishing month. There was the big "April Fools" opener in the Columbia Basin on the 1st of the month, and then the lowland lake general trout se…

The Fishin' Magician: Columbia Wildlife Refuge and Dry Falls Lake

This weekend will be a busy one in the Columbia Wildlife Refuge, south of Potholes Reservoir. This will be the first opportunity for thousands of anglers to fi…

Fresh News From MarDon: Fishing and Birdwatching

MARDON RESORT - Bird watchers from all over the Northwest are calling to find out information about the Sandhill Cranes. The 2012 Sandhill Crane Festival has b…

Youth turkey season next weekend