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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…

Updated 12 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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…

Updated 12 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 12 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 12 years, 6 months ago
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.

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Hunting prospects continued

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
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…