Wednesday, April 22, 2026
51.0°F

Fishing/Hunting

Find the best local fishing spots and public hunting lands in the Columbia Basin!

Updated 1 week ago

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…

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
Preparing for hunting season

This is the first of a series about preparing for the hunting season.

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
Free Fishing this weekend

No more excuses. Make a lunch, pour the family into the vehicle and go fishing. No fishing license? No problem, at least on this Saturday and Sunday, June 9 an…

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
Mrs. Smith continued

Today we continue with the story about Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith.

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
MarDon Fresh News — June 1, 2018

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1044.26 feet a foot down from last week. The water temperature on the main Reservoir is at 75 degrees and …

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
Mrs. Smith shaped my world

Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith passed away on April 15. She was my high school English teacher.

Updated 7 years, 11 months ago
Hunting and conservation go hand in hand

We have been discussing the roll hunters play in conservation. Here are my final thoughts on the subject.

Updated 7 years, 11 months ago
DOS opens season at fairgrounds this weekend

This is the opening Weekend of Columbia Basin Dutch Oven Society. The group is having their opening weekend of Dutch oven season at the North Campground, behind the fair office, of the Grant County Fairgrounds. The…

Updated 7 years, 11 months ago
Final thoughts about hunters and conservation

This is a two-part column with final thoughts about hunters and conservation.

Updated 7 years, 11 months ago
Hunters eager to help with wolf disaster

This is a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool: Controlling the wolf population.

Updated 7 years, 12 months ago
Controlling populations and eating wild game

This is a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.

Updated 8 years ago
Walleye on the hook

Walleye anglers have been fishing along the Alder Street Fill this past week to week and a half. Many have been successful. Anglers heading for their vehicles have been seen carrying stringers of two to five fish. …

Updated 8 years ago
Hunters can help needy with protein

This is a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.

Updated 8 years ago
Game populations controlled by hunters

This is the second of a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.

Updated 8 years, 1 month ago
Hunting is a tool for conservation

This is a three-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.

Updated 8 years, 1 month ago
Now is the time to explore big game recipes

There are plenty of deer and elk meat in my freezer. Sharing trout with family, friends and neighbors is in my blood, but stingy is the word given to me by me …