Fishing/Hunting
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
My brother Rick and I wanted to have some fish to display for the seminar last Wednesday, so we ran down to Vernita. We started in the King Hole and hooked a h…
Fresh News from MarDon
Shorter days and cooler nights are upon us in Central Eastern Washington. With noticeable cooler water temperatures the walleye bite is back in full swing on t…
Hunting seasons continue
People are getting serious about hunting. There are several open now and others are about to open and still others are set to open in a couple of weeks.
Hunting prospects continued
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
If you have tried fishing for fall kings and think you could improve your success, or if you haven't ever tried it and want to, plan on attending the free semi…
Fresh news from MarDon
As weather cools we have had good reports of nice rainbow trout fishing with spinners and worms, diving plugs in size 5 & 7. The Potholes State Park and the ea…
Youth hunting seasons tomorrow and Sunday
Tomorrow and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22, is the youth hunting season for several bird species, including ducks, coot, geese, pheasant, California quail along with…
Calling all volunteers
The program has been alive for nine or could it be 10 years now? No matter the exact age, it is alive and well and serving the purpose for which it was hatched…
It is a goose hunting weekend
Tomorrow and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15 are the days of the 2013 September goose hunting season in Goose Management Areas 4 and 5. The limit is thee per day and s…