Fishing/Hunting
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Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping P…
YOU Program continues to recruit Columbia Basin youth
The YOU Program is a non-profit group organized to take youth who have been diagnosed with a life threatening illness and/or disability and who have a dream to hunt or fish on their own outdoor adventure.
Lunch with the Troops
Don't forget: The next Lunch with the Troops luncheon will be held at the Porterhouse Steakhouse in Moses Lake next Tuesday, May 24 from noon to 1 p.m.
Fishing Magician Report - May 20
It never fails. Just about when we can expect the Icicle River to open to spring salmon fishing the rivers blow out, and I mean really blow out. The Wenatchee at Plain reached over 10,000 cubic feet per second (cfs…
Spring Chinook released on the White River Members of local boards view acclimation site
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - This week 40,000 spring Chinook smolts were released from temporary acclimation tanks on the White River. The release is part of a collabo…
Fish and Wildlife
Mounted in Alaska: Taxidermy 101
Grant County Historical Society
The Grant County Historical Society has compiled several volumes of Grant County history. The books are available for purchase at the Historical Society Museum…
Fishing Magician Report - May 16th
Special hunt permits for fall animals due next week
It is difficult to think about the fall hunting season when the spring weather is just beginning to show signs of warming, but hunters need to pay attention.
Next lunch with the Troops is set for May 24
The April Lunch with the Troops event was a huge success with over 60 people attending at the Porterhouse Steakhouse. Rock 'n' Roll Legend and hunting enthusiast Ted Nugent called during the lunch to talk with the …
Wilson Creek history
The Rev. David H. Crawford compiled and published a history of families in and surrounding Wilson Creek titled, "Family Memories of Wilson Creek Area." The book was printed in 1978, which was the 75th anniversary o…
Pygmy rabbit recovery effort renewed in Basin
Renewed field efforts to recover endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits are under way this spring in eastern Washington shrub-steppe habitat.
Fishing Magician Report - May 13th
I have found what the fishing for kokanee is like at Lake Chelan, and I am anxious to get down to Moses Lake or Potholes to do some walleye fishing soon.
Fishing Magician Report - May 11th
I finally made it to Lake Chelan to find out if the kokanee had moved into the lower basin, and if I could catch a few. They were in the lower basin and I did catch, just a few.
Columbia River - 4 days added to Spring Chinook season