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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 …

Updated 12 years ago
The last week for Christmas shopping

This is the last of a three-part series about outdoor-related Christmas shopping.

Updated 12 years ago
Fresh News from MarDon

With our low nighttime temperatures between 0 and 32 degrees the duck hunters are freezing up on most small bodies of water. The sand dune on Potholes Reservoi…

Updated 12 years ago
Master Hunter open enrollment begins Jan. 1

Fish and Wildlife will accept applications for its Master Hunter Permit Program from Jan. 1 through Feb. 15, 2014. The program is designed to promote safe, law…

Updated 12 years ago
Two weeks from Christmas

This is the second of a three-part series about Christmas gifts for outdoor-minded people.

Updated 12 years ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

It doesn't happen every year and when it does it is something you don't want to miss. That is when there is enough ice on Moses Lake to fish for jumbo perch, a…

Updated 12 years ago
Hunting seasons continue

Various deer and elk hunts continue. Also the duck, coot and snipe seasons continue, along with the goose season.

Updated 12 years ago
Fresh News from MarDon

The De-Icers are going in to keep our marina ice free for fishing today. So come out, dress warm and try and catch a fish off the dock.

Updated 12 years ago
Three weeks from Christmas

This is the first of a three-part series about gifts for outdoor-minded people.

Updated 12 years ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

I mentioned earlier that there was good trout fishing at Lake Roosevelt, so I just had to go and try it myself. I took my time getting up there and when I was …

Updated 12 years ago
The Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

With the freezing weather we are getting right now I am looking for something to do that doesn't require putting my boat in the water. Those who have full canv…

Updated 12 years ago
Master Hunter applicants should begin study now

The next open enrollment period for the Master Hunter Permit Program will begin Jan. 1, 2014 and remain open until Feb. 15, 2014.

Updated 12 years ago
Fresh News from MarDon

For the last several years ice has been as issue for Potholes Reservoir duck hunters by the end of November. This year we have been lucky to have no ice as of …

Updated 12 years ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

Anglers have been wondering when the Methow River would close to fishing. Success had been very high in the early season, leading to speculation that the river…

Updated 12 years ago
Friends remember Coulee City's 'Big Wally'

COULEE CITY - More than memories are left of late fishing guru, Gordon Steinmetz.