Fishing/Hunting
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WDFW urges anglers to use caution as local lakes open March 1
MOSES LAKE — With the March 1 fishing opener approaching, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is remind…
Crane Festival dominates weekend activities
The Othello Sandhill Crane Festival begins today and continues through Sunday. If you have never participated in this annual event, now is the time.
Basin hikes varied, sand dunes hike a bit strenuous
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
The Manson Business Association is conducting a trout derby on Lake Chelan Saturday, April 11th with a different twist. Sure there will be prizes awarded for t…
Fresh news from MarDon
Our nice weather has come early in Central Washington.
Hikes provide exercise while dieting
This is the first in a series about day hikes in the Greater Columbia Basin area.
The Fishin' Magician
If you were wondering how the Quincy Valley Tourism Association's Tagged Trout Derby at Burke Lake turned out, here are the official results. There were 326 en…
Fresh news from MarDon Resort
Daylight savings time opens up more evening fishing time for working outdoors men and women.
State fish art contest deadline March 31
Heads up educators - the State Fish Art Contest deadline is March 31. This allows three weeks to pass along the information about the contest to your students.
Basin anglers successful
Anglers around the Columbia Basin have been successful in recent days. Martha Lake was the only water with partial failure.
Fresh News from MarDon
Spring weather comes and goes many times in Central Washington before we are lucky to have stable springtime weather. The first complete weekend in March looks…
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
This Sunday is a big day for trout anglers. It's the March 1st opener of many lakes in the Quincy Wildlife Area, and several others in the region.
Fresh news from MarDon Resort
The seep lakes below O'Sullivan Dam are showing nice trout. All the seep lakes are open except the lakes on the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Warden Lake …
Y.O.U. Banquet two weeks away
The Fifth Annual Y.O.U. Banquet on schedule for Feb. 28, just two weeks from tomorrow, at the Best Western Lake Front Inn.
Thoughts on 24 years of Clay Feats
Anniversaries are interesting. By definition an anniversary is the annual or yearly return of the date of an event. A couple is married and on the same day in …
Three rules for new husbands
So there I was, minding my own business, when ...