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Fishing/Hunting

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

Updated 2 months ago

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…

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Free fishing while license sales are suspended

Fish and Wildlife is offering “free fishing” days through Tuesday while the agency’s license sales system is down.

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
More info from the 1980 Grant County Fair

OK folks, I’m not ready to let go of the fair, this year’s fair and past fairs. Read on.

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Fresh News From MarDon

Bass fishing has been very effective in the Sand Dunes, finding current flows, beaver huts and underwater wood & weed lines. Crab Creek continues to produce an…

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Fair history barn to expand function

The Grant County Fair History Barn has been a hit-and-miss affair for some years now. Three of us have taken the barn under our wing for the past few years, bu…

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Friday, August 19

Summer run Chinook salmon fishing is far from over in North Central Washington, but many anglers are already planning for the fall season. We have had a particularly strong return of summer fish, and areas like Che…

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Hunting seasons begin in less than two weeks

Mourning dove

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Fresh News From MarDon

The 2016 Washington Walleye Circuit final was held at MarDon Resort on Saturday and Sunday (8/13-14/16). There were 212 Walleye weighed in at the two-day tournament.

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Humor lightens the darker side of life

While an apple a day will keep the doctor away, a chuckle a day lightens the load of the burden of life. Humor has been a large part of my life and my writing.

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Fresh News from MarDon

Bass fishing on Potholes Reservoir has been great. Our water level on Potholes is beginning to go down. Current water level as of today is 1034.65 and will be …

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Craig questions pig-kill operation

Received the following from Gary Craig on Saturday, Aug. 6:

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Family stories full of interesting fun

So there I was, minding my own business, when…my mind began working overtime.

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

I had a great experience the other day. I had stopped by Hooked on Toys in Wenatchee and ran into someone that I knew from Lake Chelan.

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Feral pig removal effort begins

What, feral pigs in Grant County? Read on.

Updated 10 years, 1 month ago
Fresh News from MarDon

The water level continues to be higher than normal on Potholes Reservoir for Aug. 5 with high-water level currently 1036.00. As of July 28 water level was 1037…