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Fishing/Hunting

Find the best local fishing spots and public hunting lands in the Columbia Basin!

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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…

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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Three rules for new husbands

So there I was, minding my own business, when ...

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Fresh News from MarDon

Migratory ducks and geese continue to show a heavy presence in the Potholes Recreational Area, through-out the Royal Slope,the Columbia Basin National Wildlife…

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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…

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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…

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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.

Updated 11 years, 2 months ago
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.

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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…

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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 …

Updated 11 years, 3 months ago
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 …

Updated 11 years, 3 months ago
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 …