Destinations
Looking for things to do outside? Here's our articles on destinations within the Columbia Basin to go explore.
Change in Moses Lake parks rules affects activity trails
MOSES LAKE — Bad behavior on the activity trails in Moses Lake can get people prohibited from their use under a re…
Fresh News from MarDon
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I get a log of e-mails this time of year from people wanting to know what the ice conditions are on some of the lakes in our region. Two of the most popular la…
Fresh News from MarDon
All we need is some wind rain and snow and field hunting for geese will improve for all skill levels of field hunters. The many waterfowl refuges in Central Wa…
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With our low nighttime temperatures between 0 and 32 degrees the duck hunters are freezing up on most small bodies of water. The sand dune on Potholes Reservoi…
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
It doesn't happen every year and when it does it is something you don't want to miss. That is when there is enough ice on Moses Lake to fish for jumbo perch, a…
Fresh News from MarDon
The De-Icers are going in to keep our marina ice free for fishing today. So come out, dress warm and try and catch a fish off the dock.
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I mentioned earlier that there was good trout fishing at Lake Roosevelt, so I just had to go and try it myself. I took my time getting up there and when I was …
Fresh News from MarDon
For the last several years ice has been as issue for Potholes Reservoir duck hunters by the end of November. This year we have been lucky to have no ice as of …
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
Anglers have been wondering when the Methow River would close to fishing. Success had been very high in the early season, leading to speculation that the river…
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I have been trying to get up to Rufus Woods for weeks, and I finally got there on Wednesday. Last week by the time I was done fishing for steelhead at Bridgepo…
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Waterfowl are migrating to Central-Eastern Washington daily. New Geese are being reported from Odessa to Vantage and many reports from the Moses Lake and Othel…
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Walleye action continues to produce limits near Goose Island. Fishers are trolling, using blade baits on the face of the sand dunes and trolling a Rapala-Shad …
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
My wife Eileen and I made a mid week tour of the region, looking to see if we could find what people were up to along the Columbia River. We found a few angler…
Fresh News from MarDon
Cool late October weather has our surface water temperatures at the mid to low 50 degree range. These cold nights are making fish action improve as warm water …
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I had a great trip to the Grande Ronde River this week. Eric Granstrom came along to capture the action with the video camera, and we were guided by Brian Niel…