Fishing/Hunting
Find the best local fishing spots and public hunting lands in the Columbia Basin!
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 …
The bite is hot at Potholes Reservoir
Potholes Reservoir is ALIVE with fish catching opportunities. Bank Fishing the Lind Coulee arm of Potholes Reservoir for perch, crappie, bluegill, bass and ear…
Bear season opens today
The fall black bear general season opens today, Aug. 1. The Game Management Units opening in the Columbia Basin are 133, 136, 139, 142, 248, 254, 260-290, 371-…
Confusion abounds concerning hunts
There were public comment periods, where hunters could submit written remarks about changes in hunting rules. There were meetings open to the public where hunt…
Fishin' Magician - Dave Graybill
This weekend is the annual Budweiser-Lowrance King Salmon Derby in Brewster, and it looks like it will be one of the best ever. There was a short drop in the f…
Bear season opens a week from today
The fall black bear general season opens on Aug. 1, a week from today. The Game Management Units opening in the Columbia Basin are 133, 136, 139, 142, 248, 254…
Now is the time to prepare for the fall hunt
Let the hunts begin. Yes, the first hunt begins Aug. 1, eight days from now. This hunt is for black bear in several Game Management Units, including some in th…
Fresh News from MarDon
After the warmest day (so far) of 2014 warm water fisheries are producing improved action for anglers.
Use care when outside on hot days
OK, it's hot outside. The forecast is calling for the next 10 days is calling for five days topping out at 90 degrees or above and five days at 85 degrees or a…
The epilogue
Epilogue: A concluding part added to a literary work.
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I had heard that the sockeye fishing was already good in the Brewster Pool, so I talked my wife Eileen into getting up at 3 a.m. to give it a try.
Raffle ticket deadline July 15
The 2014 raffle permit hunt tickets are now on sale with a due date of next Tuesday, July 15. These tickets cannot be purchased on the Internet or over the pho…
Fresh News from MarDon
As we move into Mid-July summer daytime high temperatures are flirting with the century mark. These are the summer days when great life time memories are creat…
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
Salmon fever is running rampant throughout Central Washington, as sockeye numbers continue to increase. Currently, over a half-million of them have past over B…
Moses Lake becomes base camp after Army service
Clay: Reflecting on 67 years of being alive
This is a two-part series about my life.