Fishing/Hunting
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Preserving opportunity: Outdoor recreation through the eyes of a game warden, Part 2
MOSES LAKE — Sgt. Chris Busching of the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife police stops next at the boulde...
Preserving opportunity: Outdoor recreation through the eyes of a game warden, Part 1
“I want my kids to be able to hunt. I want your kids to be able to hunt,” said Sgt. Chris Busching of the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife police, dr...
Grant County’s carp: How they arrived and why they thrive in toxic algae
Common carp have large bronze-gold scales, barbels on each side of their mouths and serrated fins down their spines. According to the Department of Fish and ...
Carp for a cause: Bowfishing tournament cleans lake
The weather was less than optimal, sky dulled by clouds over a wind-chopped lake, making it difficult to see the big bellied bottom feeders. But that didn’t ...
Moses Lake Carp Classic returns Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Don’t let anyone tell you shooting fish in a lake is easy.
Great bass fishing at Potholes
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is at 1041.15, which is 5.35 feet below full pool.
Walleye tough, bass fishing good on Potholes Reservoir
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,041.07 feet, rising 0.05 feet from last week and now 5.43 feet below full pool.
Fewer kokanee at Lake Roosevelt
Chris Donley, the regional fish program director for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, talks about kokanee in Lake Roosevelt.
Rite of angling: Potholes Open takes to the water again
While the Potholes Bass Club holds seven tournaments a year, this is its 41st year doing an open tournament.
It takes only one: Potholes sees largest fishing tourney in state history, says director
Northwest Bass held its second tournament on Potholes Reservoir Saturday, with the biggest turnout in state history.
Spring turkey general opener set for April 15
Spring turkey hunting, a reopening state park observatory and fishing for non-salmon species in the Columbia River are hot news this week.
Ready for a new season: MarDon Resort looks forward to a good 2021
As the ice disappeared from the surface of Potholes Reservoir in recent warmer weather, MarDon Resort in Othello started getting calls asking if the boat ram...
Hunting for the elusive rooster is getting tougher as the years go by
“How the mighty have fallen.” That might be a good epitaph to pheasant hunting in Washington state.
Rainbow trout biting around Roses Lake
After I tried my luck fishing for cutthroat in Monument Bay on Lake Chelan, I thought I had better check out Roses Lake. If you haven’t heard, there was a b...
Trap shooting event provides a bit of normalcy
The annual Turkey Shoot put on by the Cashmere Sportsman’s Association took place Nov. 15.