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…
Fishing Magician: Summer runs... running a little late this year
There are some nice bright, big salmon being taken on the upper Columbia River in the vicinity of Wenatchee, but fishing is still better at Wanapum. However, t…
Fishing Magician: Great fishing at Wanapum Dam, Gibbon says
There are summer run salmon being taken in the Wenatchee area, but the best catches of kings in the early season are once again coming from below Wanapum Dam.
Fishing Magician: New guest at Rufus Woods fishing party
My wife hadn't had the opportunity to try the fishing at Rufus Woods yet, so last Sunday I drove around the long way and put the boat in a Seatons Grove. The p…
Walleye, Bass promise an eventful Fourth
MARDON RESORT - Ready or not here comes the Fourth of July 2011 edition.
Fourth of July Festivities
This Fourth of July weekend we are proud to bring back our annual Golf Cart Parade and Fireworks Show! Sunday, July 3 at 2 p.m. the parade will start at MarDon Resort and run through the Potholes Golf Course and O'…
Fishing Magician Report - Wednesday, June 29
I had a great trip to Rufus Woods with my father, Dave and brother Rick. This time I stuck close to the bottom end of the reservoir, and found the fishing just fine.
Fishing Magician Report - Monday, June 27
I had another chance to do a float on the Icicle River the other day and I jumped on it. Kevin Winters, of Leavenworth, volunteered to put me on board so I could get a different angle while video taping the action …
Fishing Magician Report - June 22nd
I've made a couple more trips up to Rufus Woods and have had good fishing both times. Not the red hot fishing I had at the net pens on my first trip, but my fishing buddies and I came home with a cooler so heavy it…
Fishing Magician Report - June 17th
If you haven't heard, fishing for triploid rainbow at Rufus Woods Reservoir is hot right now. I had heard reports of fish kills due to nitrogen saturation below Coulee Dam and that all the fish in the pens had died…
Fishing Magician Report - Wednesday, June 15
Everyone learned a lot at the seminar held at Town Ford the other night.
Free fishing weekend set for tomorrow, Sunday
This opportunity appears for two days each year. Tomorrow and Sunday is Free Fishing Weekend. Anglers do not need a fishing license to fish Washington State waters on these two days.
Saturday is fine for kids' fishing
MOSES LAKE - Kids don't have to grab their fishing poles Saturday, they'll have one waiting for them at the Kids' Fish-In at Cascade Park.
Kids fishing event June 11; Free Fishing Weekend, too
The annual kids fishing event on Moses Lake just about didn't take place this year for a variety of reasons. The efforts of Alan Heroux have saved the fishing event for youth to take place again, this year on June …
Fishing Magician Report - June 3rd
I have been trying to get back up to Lake Chelan and take some folks fishing, but am having a hard time scheduling when the sun is shining. There are plenty of sunny days, just not the ones when I can go. There a…
Fishing Magician Report - June 1st
Wow. Hard to believe it’s June already, especially with the chilly, wet weather we’ve had. There are some good things coming up in June, though. One of them is the opening of Grimes Lake for fishing. Grimes is …