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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 6 days, 2 hours ago

Moses Lake’s Ecthernkamp wins Pro-Am Bass Tourney

OTHELLO — The Bass Angler Magazine’s Vexus Pro-Am Bass Tournament at the Potholes Reservoir was held over the week…

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
Fishing Magician Report: Fishing At Wanapum, Wells

Anglers fishing for fall run Kings below Wanapum Dam, and at Vernita are catching very good numbers of fish, and some big ones, too. There are even more fall r…

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
Fishing Magician Report: Salmon and Steelhead season open

The Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced the opening of coho salmon fisheries on three rivers here in Central Washington. The rivers include the Wenat…

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
Fresh News From MarDon: Walleye and low temps at Potholes

Our Indian Summer was beautiful but now it is over. Our surface water temperatures on Potholes Reservoir have been hovering around 60 degrees. Every fall for m…

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
8-pound Wild Steelhead

My wife celebrated her birthday this past week so she got to

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
Checking on essential items for a hunting backpack

A hunter needs to have certain items along on a hunt. A knife is the most important, but some type of rope or twine is also necessary. Besides these two items,…

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
Fishing the Oregon Coast

Did I tell you I was going to do some fishing off the coast of

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
Fishing Magician Report: Oregon Salmon Fishing

Did I tell you I was going to do some fishing off the coast of Oregon?  Well I did recently, and it was a great experience.  I was fishing where the Nehalem River meets the Pacific as the guest of a former top guid…

Updated 14 years, 8 months ago
Fishing Magician Report: Open Season on steelhead

If you haven't heard, the steelhead season is open now in the Central Washington Region. The number of fish is exceeding what was expected and my go over 20,00…

Updated 14 years, 9 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon: Fall fishing makes a showing

MARDON RESORT - Fall is upon us in Central Washington. We are enjoying comfortable daytime temps and cooler nights.

Updated 14 years, 9 months ago
Quincy Valley Pikeminnow Derby is a success

MOSES LAKE - The volunteers for the First Quincy Valley Pikeminnow Derby say the effort was a success. There were 135 anglers registered. No tagged fish were caught for the big money. However $5,000 was awarded for…

Updated 14 years, 9 months ago
Fishing Magician Report: Hover fishing with Herb Good

I mentioned in my last report that I have been away for a while and had been at Fish Camp. While I was there I got a chance to fish in the Columbia River Gorge near Biggs and off the mouth of the White Salmon River…

Updated 14 years, 10 months ago
Fourth of July celebrated with gusto in early 1900s

New immigrants to the United States and to the Big Bend Country of Eastern Washington celebrated the Fourth of July in style. Read on.

Updated 14 years, 10 months ago
Wolf meeting set in Ellensburg Aug. 29

The number of wolf packs in Washington State is increasing, we know this as reported by Fish and Wildlife. So what are we going to do about it? The wolf plan c…

Updated 14 years, 10 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon: Potholes Poker Run this weekend

MARDON RESORT - The bass fishing out here at MarDon Resort continues to be just great. This week Largemouth to 8.5 pounds have been reported from the MarDon Fishing Dock.