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 …
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
While I am attending a meeting near Washington D.C., I'm missing out on some great fishing at home. High on my list of where I would like to be is Lake Rooseve…
A legend passes
Charles Theodore Buck passed away last Friday, Feb. 6. He was a marvelous man. We became friends after I began writing stories and columns about the Great Outd…
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
I had heard of good ice and great fishing for perch at Fish Lake, near Lake Wenatchee, so I ran up there last Saturday to see for myself.
SHOT Show full of info
This is the last of a two-part series about the 2015 Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas.
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
Something good must be going on at Lake Roosevelt. Peggy Nevismal, who lives overlooking Spring Canyon, tells me that there were a whole bunch of boats trollin…
Annual SHOT Show trip enlightening, educational
Fresh news from Mardon Resort
This waterfowl season has been one of the most memorable in recent years. Each cold blast created lifetime memories for our customers and our guides. The cold …
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
The big news at the NW Ice Fishing Festival in Molson this year was that people caught fish! Yup. During the Festivals of 2012 through 2014 there were no fish …
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician
On Tuesday of this week I traveled to Bridgeport and met with Pat Phillips, hatchery manager at the Colville Tribal Salmon Hatchery, and Casey Baldwin, Senior …
Most Wanapum Reservoir open, some parts remain closed
Good news for those who use Wanapum Reservoir for recreation. Most of the Wanapum Reservoir has reopened for public use, but some areas have not. Read on.
Fresh news from Mardon Resort
The arctic blast has entered and left the Columbia Basin this week and now we are experiencing a more active weather pattern and some fog. For the third time t…
Give back remains theme for first column
The paper coffee cup was standing on the snow-covered road as if the owner had opened the door and set it in place. This piece of litter was not thrown, helter…
Stadshaug brings home two
Harold Stadshaug, a classmate from the Moses Lake High School Great Class of 1965 and now living in Yakima, fished the Pacific a few months ago and caught...we…
Fresh News from MarDon
Waterfowl hunting continues to be tough with stagnant air which builds fog. Additionally, with our unseasonably warm weather temperatures every pond or secret …
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I have been keeping a close eye on the Wenatchee River. There are a couple of holes that I like to fish with a bobber and jig, and the river has just been too …