Fishing/Hunting
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WDFW stocks 65,000 jumbo rainbow trout for Black Friday fishing
OLYMPIA — In a bid to encourage outdoor activity this Thanksgiving weekend, the Washington Department of Fish and …
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
Typically the early salmon season starts below Wanapum Dam, but this year things are different.
Hot weather causes change in normal behavior
Baby, it's still hot outside. A check of future weather forecasts indicate we will experience above 90-degree temperatures through July 15, with five days abov…
Fresh News from MarDon
The Perch Fishing off the dock is really hot right now.
Fire prevention front and center
Again we are hammering fire prevention. This time it is Fish and Wildlife placing restrictions on the lands they control.
More hot weather on the way
Sometimes it is best to simply stay inside. Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees are due in the Columbia Basin beginning tomorrow. The forecasters on the Spokane…
Results of special permit drawing available online
The results of the big game special permit drawings are now available online. Go to: http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/ and click on "Check your special permi…
Raffle Permit deadline looms
Fish and Wildlife offers a number of hunts each year by raffle. There is no limit on the number of tickets a person may purchase. The deer, elk, moose and moun…
Fresh news from MarDon Resort
The water level on Potholes Reservoir has started dropping really quickly.
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
It's Father's Day weekend on June 20, and many families have plans to get together with Dad.
Always have a plan in the outdoors
First of all I don't plan to ever become lost. After all, helicopter pilots never become lost. They may be disoriented for a while, but never lost.
Fresh news from MarDon Resort
Free Fishing Weekend is coming up this Saturday and Sunday. In honor of National Free Fishing Weekend, which is June 6 and 7, you can fish in Washington State …
The Fishin' Magician
I was able to get out on the water at Lake Chelan to do some kokanee fishing again and in spite of radical changes in weather and a full moon had pretty good f…
Learn and then teach survival in the Great Outdoors
Learn survival skills for the Great Outdoors, because it may save your life. Teach your children outdoor survival skills, because it may save their lives.
Two days left in the 2015 spring turkey season
OK, this is it, right down to the last weekend of the spring turkey season for this year. Sunday is the last day of the season.
Fresh News from MarDon
June is right around the corner but you don't have to wait until summer to enjoy summer time temperatures at MarDon Resort. We are having a beautiful spring so…