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Updated 2 days, 13 hours ago

FRESH NEWS: Water rising and cooling, caution advised around underwater obstacles

MARDON - The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1027.85 feet – rising .05 feet this week. The rese...

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
MarDon Resort fishing update for June 28

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1039.8 feet, dropping 1.2 feet this week. The water temperature is right around 72 degrees on the main reser...

Updated 3 months ago
Wenatchee River salmon fishing to close

WENATCHEE - Salmon fishing on the Wenatchee River will close one hour after official sunset Friday, said an announcement by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. In-season catch-and-release estimates in...

Updated 3 months ago
MarDon Resort Fresh News: Keep an eye on depth

MARDON - The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1041.00 feet – dropping 1.10 feet this week, as of Tuesday. The water temperature is right arou...

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
WDFW eyes 3-year hunting season plans

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public’s feedback as it begins its latest three-year season-setting efforts, accor...

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
Fresh News from MarDon Resort

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1042.1 feet, dropping 1.7 feet this week. Water temperatures are at 70 degrees on the main reservoir. The wa...

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
MarDon Resort Fresh News for June 7, 2023

MARDON — The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1043.8 feet, dropping 0.85 feet this week. Water temperatures are close to 70 degrees on the main r...

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Health district seeks volunteers to sample lake water

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District and the Columbia Basin Conservation District are looking for volunteers who can regularly collect water samples...

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Fish & Wildlife encourages hunter education before fall busy season

OLYMPIA — The fall hunting season may seem a long way off, but it’s still time to think about mandatory hunter education classes before it begins, according ...

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
‘There were carp everywhere’

MOSES LAKE — Ty Swartout said I came close to spearing a carp, but I honestly don’t think so. “Oh, that was close,” Swartout told me as we stood on the bo...

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
Fishin' off the bow

MOSES LAKE — For avid bow-fishers, or just anyone who wants to shoot fish in a lake, the fourth annual Moses Lake Carp Classic will be held this Saturday, Ma...

Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Invasive species cropping up again in Washington

SPOKANE — The boating season is officially underway in Washington state. To keep lakes, rivers, and other water bodies clean and beautiful, the Washington De...

Updated 6 months ago
Record hunt

MOSES LAKE — The room was brimming with both people and emotion at the Youth Outdoors Unlimited fundraiser banquet the evening of March 4. “We made a litt...

Updated 6 months ago
Good time, lasting benefits goal of Youth Outdoors Unlimited

MOSES LAKE — Fishing guide Marc Bush said Youth Outdoors Unlimited fishing and hunting trips are designed to make sure the young people have a good time, but...

Updated 6 months ago
A line, a pole and some lakes to fish in

MOSES LAKE — It doesn’t take much to go fishing, according to Dave Graybill. Or as the words to a very old song say, “a line and a pole.” “One of the r...

Updated 6 months ago
Exploring the Seep Lakes can pay off for anglers

MARDON RESORT — Between Moses Lake and Othello, there’s a great big reservoir that boasts excellent bass, walleye and other fishing. Potholes Reservoir is ki...