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Fishing/Hunting

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Updated 1 month ago

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, 1 month ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

I had a great trip to the Grande Ronde River this week. Eric Granstrom came along to capture the action with the video camera, and we were guided by Brian Niel…

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Fresh News from MarDon

The Fall Walleye Index Netting was held on Potholes Reservoir this week, this study is used to identify walleye populations and health. The data is gathered al…

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

My wife's sister Karen Heim was visiting from Anaconda, Montana, and they had planned on spending Wednesday riding bikes on the trail in Wenatchee. Somehow, ov…

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
A pleasurable hunt

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Pheasant season begins tomorrow

There are two opening seasons this weekend. First the duck, coot and snipe seasons reopen on Saturday, Oct. 19, after being closed for two days. Second, the ph…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

Late October weather has a great feel with daytime highs in the low 60 degree range. For quite some time walleye and perch fishing off the humps at the face of…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Thoughts from 2013 Hunting Camp

This is the first of a multi-series about deer hunting at The Hut.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

I am going to blame the warm weather for the luke warm opening of the steelhead season here in our area. If you look at the dam counts, there are plenty of fis…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

In just a week the steelhead season will open here in Central Washington. In addition to the main stem Columbia River, the tributaries, including the Wenatchee…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

The fishing in the Potholes Recreation Area this October has been just as good as we thought it would be. We experienced some rapidly cooling weather which rap…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Big hunting weekend is here

This is it, the big weekend for deer hunters, as the modern firearm general season opens for most of Washington. Also the duck, goose, coot and snipe seasons o…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Last of the hunting prospects

The Fish and Wildlife hunting prospects will continue in this column, as we did last week, first with the rest of District 7 and then on to District 1. Read on…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

Fishing for fall salmon continues to be very good in the Hanford Reach, with three-fish limits possible below Priest Rapids Dam. Anglers are trolling Super Bai…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
No elk yet, more general seasons set to open

My vehicle is just inside a gate on private land, but my view includes state Fish and Wildlife land. The goal is to notch an elk tag. However, after three and …

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Hunting prospects continued

The Fish and Wildlife hunting prospects will continue in this column, as we did last week, first with the rest of District 6 and then on to District 7. Remembe…