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…
The Fishin' Magician: Summer salmon opening
Summer run salmon numbers look really good for the opener on July 1. The return is ahead of schedule over Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dam. Anglers have been eage…
Results of special permit drawings available
The message was four sentences long, but powerful: "The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife special permit drawings for 2013 have been conducted. To vie…
Fresh News From MarDon
Cooling weather this past week has erupted into fine trout action. The mouth of Frenchman's Wasteway near Potholes State Park and Medicare Beach would be your …
One unit of measure or another
So there I was minding my own business in the kitchen when ... my wife Garnet called from the living room.
The Fishin' Magician: Spring Salmon
If you haven't heard, the Icicle River has been reopened to fishing for spring salmon. A closure was announced then reversed as a good number of fish entered t…
The Fishin' Magician: Summer salmon season
Anglers are champing at the bit for summer-salmon season, and are also watching the sockeye move up the Columbia in our direction. If you look at the dam count…
Volunteers gather to trap, band geese
Fresh News From MarDon
Perch fishing on the MarDon Dock continues to provide many families with limit lever perch catching. It continues to amaze our returning guests at MarDon Resor…
A hike into the past with local kids
The e-mail arrived on Feb. 25. It was from Lisa Porter.
The Fishin' Magician: East Wenatchee Rotary Club Pikeminnow Derby
Fathers Day is coming up on June 16 this year, and that means the annual East Wenatchee Rotary Club Pikeminnow Derby will take place on June 15 and 16. This is…
Fresh News From MarDon
Free fishing dominates weekend
My plumbing expertise is tested
Fresh News From MarDon
As June of 2013 looms we have many signs of the best overall upcoming fishery in two decades on Potholes Reservoir. The most noticable is the vast improvement …
Family opportunities tomorrow, next weekend
The annual Kids Fishing Day will take place tomorrow, June 1, at Cascade Park. At this point there are still openings for all sessions. This means it is possib…