Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
High winds forecast Tuesday and Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — While the heavy rain, heavy snow and flooding is expected to stay north of the Columbia Basin, the Ba…
Jan. 2 is last day for hatchery steelhead, whitefish angling
MOSES LAKE - Impact on wild steelhead is given as the reason for the closures of hatchery steelhead and whitefish fishing on the upper Columbia River and sever…
The end of another good year
Wow, an entire 52 weeks have passed since writing the last end-of-year column. This is an annual event and provides a chance to reflect on the events of the pa…
The Fishin' Magician: Happy New Year!
This is my last report for the year of 2011, and it has been a great year for reports. I have been able to announce some first-time-ever seasons on our local w…
The Fishin' Magician: Ice Fishing on Fish Lake
I have been checking around the region to see if there is ice forming on our area lakes. I have a buddy coming here around the end of the month and I want to t…
The Fishin' Magician: Thank you, Town Ford!
I want to give a shout out to our friends at Town Ford. They have been providing a place for us anglers to get together for seminars for the past couple of yea…
Payne or Paine found, lost again
The story last week, about Dave Helms finding a sit of shooting sticks at the Boyd Mordhorst Shooting Range, was productive. Payne or Paine called me. He did t…
Last-minute Christmas shopping is at hand
Life in the Columbia Basin is full of opportunities for outdoor adventures. Fishing, bird watching, camping, outdoor cooking, hunting, wildlife viewing all are…
Fresh News From MarDon: Great time for field hunting
MARDON RESORT - Water fowlers that enjoy field hunting are overjoyed with some single digit temperatures. It was 8 degrees on Thursday. All we need now is abou…
The Fishin' Magician: Get Ready for Early Closures
We may see an early closure to some of our steelhead waters here in Central Washington this season. There are a few factors that contributed to this possibilit…
The Fishin' Magician: Steelhead on the Move
There's good news and bad news for anglers that like to fish for steelhead in the smaller rivers in our region. The cold temperatures we've experienced have im…
The Fishin' Magician: Northern Pike on the Pend Oreille
I got a news release regarding northern pike on the Pend Oreille River, which is in the far northeast corner of the state. It seems that these fish, which migr…
Still plenty of time to shop for outdoor-minded people
This is the third of a four-part series about Christmas gifts for outdoors-minded people.
The Fishin' Magician: Pateros is still great
I got another chance to fish with Shane Magnuson at Pateros. I went up to finish a segment for the new TV Show and, thanks to the folks at the Lake Pateros Mot…
The Fishin' Magician: No more Methow for now
In spite of very touch conditions my friend Kevin van Bueren managed to take a very nice steelhead on the Methow River recently. I have mentioned that slush an…
The Fishin' Magician: Too much ice, not enough fishing
Anglers that enjoy fishing the Methow River may want to wait a while before planning a trip up there. The river is getting very icy. I recently fished on the M…