Fishing/Hunting
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Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping P…
Youth turkey season tomorrow and Sunday
The spring youth turkey season is open for a two-day run, tomorrow and Sunday, April 4 and 5. This is an opportunity which should not be missed.
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
While most of the attention will be on the Seep Lakes that opened on April 1 this weekend, there will be a ton of boats out on Potholes Reservoir.
Day trip on the agenda
A day trip is possible at any time in our household. My wife, Garnet, might stroll into the kitchen and pour a cup of coffee and ask, "What do we have planned …
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
The early spring weather has anglers out on the water much sooner than most years, and fishing for a variety of species is very good already.
Fresh news from MarDon Resort
Early spring weather has been amazing in Central Washington. With 70-degree temperatures coming to the Potholes Recreation Area we can only predict another memorable March fishing weekend. Bass fishers are reportin…
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…