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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…
Fresh News from MarDon
The fishing on Potholes Reservoir this spring has been amazing. Anglers have been throwing flipping jigs, senkos, creature baits, spinner baits and a variety of 3-to-5-inch grubs and many more. We have had an incre…
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Wednesday, May 25
Applicants for non-hunted species and waterfowl groups wanted
Fish and wildlife is responsible for more wildlife species than most of us realize. If the common grasshopper became endangered, they would most likely become involved in their wellbeing and habitat. Suppose this w…
First camping trip of the year invigorating
Garnet and I are off to a slow start this camping season. We had made reservations in January for a four-night stay in March and again in April, but our best p…
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Editor’s note: Eric Granstrom is filling in for Dave Graybill this week.
Raffle permit deadline July 15
The special hunt permit deadline has passed. However, we have another drawing deadline coming up in about 10 weeks. We will mention this deadline from time to time in the future, but we want to give some more detai…
Homeschooler hike always exciting
The call from Lisa Porter was similar to the ones of the past three years. She wanted to coordinate a spring hike for the local homeschoolers.
Fresh News from MarDon
Our water is warming and fish are done spawning. The walleye bite has just begun to kick in. Some fishers are limiting on walleye, and some are catching under the limit. Bass are spawning all over Potholes Reservoi…
Big catfish hit hooks
Last week we featured a photo of 75-year-old Damien Martinez with a 22 pound catfish caught in the Potholes Canal. We now have word of a 31 pound catfish caught in Soda Lake, which is part of the Potholes Canal.
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Friday, May 13
Attending the 2016 NOWA conference
This is the second of a two-part series about attending the 2016 Northwest Outdoor Writers’ Conference.
May 18 deadline for special hunt permits
This is an important for big game hunters. The new big game pamphlet needs to be studied front cover to back cover. Just 13 days left to apply. Read on
Fresh News from MarDon
Early May each year the walleye bite on Potholes Reservoir begins. Our local anglers are recording record limits from Crab Creek, the west arm of the Sand Dunes (near the Big T sand dune), the Lind Coulee and some …
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Friday, May 6
NOWA conference informative
This is a two-part series about attending the annual Northwest Outdoor Writers’ Conference.