Fishing/Hunting
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FISHING REPORT: Largemouth fishing excellent, smallmouth good at Potholes
MARDON — Largemouth bass fishing has been excellent this week. Fish top water baits early and late and have a Senk…
Visit to wind farm educational
E-mail from Cheryl
Youth hunting weekend is here
Youth, hunters under 16 years of age and accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old, are in the spotlight this weekend. There are several hunts available to them, including: duck, goose, coot, Sept. 17 and 18; p…
Fresh News from MarDon
Potholes Reservoir has been producing some very large yellow perch at the mouth of Frenchman’s Wasteway in fifteen feet of water where Crab Creek enters Pothol…
2016 Grant County hunting prospects continued
Fish and Wildlife biologists put forth their best predictions or prospects for the upcoming hunting season.
Fresh News From MarDon
As the water temperature cools on Potholes the fishing is slowly improving for walleye and perch. Surface temperatures are in the mid-60s now, which is down 10…
Limits suspended on Park and Blue lakes
Blue and Park lakes in the Sun Lakes State Park area will be going through a rehabilitation procedure using rotenone. Therefore, Fish and Wildlife is allowing the public to harvest as many fish as possible.
Nat Washington discusses homesteading
Grant County history E-mail from Cheryl
Dave Graybill: Fishin' Magician
I took a hike up the White River to get some photos of the sockeye salmon, and it reminded me that there is an event coming up soon. It is the best free festival in Washington State.
2016 Grant County hunting prospects
This is a multi-part series about the 2016 Washington hunting prospects.
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
The WDFW has officially announced that sockeye fishing will close on Lake Wenatchee. Although most anglers have stopped fishing up here, I believe the department wanted to give anglers the opportunity to fish over …
Fresh News From MarDon
This weekend we celebrate Labor Day, which is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. This is a yearly tribute to the contributi…
Hunting season is open for some
Hunters are celebrating with the opening of some hunting seasons. The booming of shotguns will be heard around the Columbia Basin with the opening of dove season. Also opening yesterday were the grouse and archery …
Hazing operation successful
A month-long effort to scare deer from a series of alfalfa fields has been deemed a success. The basics of this endeavor were covered a month ago in this column.
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
One of my many favorite memories of fishing when I was just a youngster is about a day spent on Fish Lake, near Lake Wenatchee. My Dad took my brother and sister and some cousins along to do some perch fishing. He …
Grouse, dove and archery deer seasons open Thursday
September marks the beginning of several hunting seasons. Yes, a few are already open, but September marks the beginning of even more seasons. The hunting dates and equipment allowed is a bit complicated. This is t…