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…
Continued study of big game pamphlet helpful
The new big game hunting pamphlet has been published and is available to hunters who should obtain a copy and study it from cover to cover.
Perch, Deep top opener lakes
Fish and Wildlife Fish Biologist Chad Jackson offered the following results report of the lowland lake opener last Saturday. Read on.
Fresh News from MarDon
Bass and walleye fishing on potholes reservoir is heating up along with the weather. Water temps are up and fish are starting to spawn. We've had numerous repo…
Hunting pamphlet requires study
The 2013 Washington state Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations pamphlet has been published. These regulations are effective from April 1, 2013 through Marc…
The Fishin' Magician
Moses Lake to host bass fishing championship
MOSES LAKE - Cascade Marina in Moses Lake will be the site of the second annual FLW Outdoors and Bass Federation Washington State High School Team Bass Fishing…
Lowland lakes opener is tomorrow
This is it, the big fishing opener. Years ago, before there were three fishing openers, the April opener was the largest outdoor sporting event in the spring. …
Fresh News From MarDon
The 34th Potholes Open Bass Fishing Tournament, organized by the Moses Lake Bass Club, was very tough fishing this year. Surface water temperatures were as low…
The Fishin' Magician: Success on Chelan
I reported earlier that I had a very tough day fishing for kokanee on Lake Chelan. My group fished hard for many hours and only came up with one fish for our e…
The Fishin' Magician: Failure on Chelan
One of the first things I wanted to do when I got back from my trip to Belize was to get back to Lake Chelan and catch some more of those big kokanee. I had vi…
Fresh News From MarDon
As our water level continues to rise, the submerged swim area at MarDon Resort has become amazing trout fishing. Rainbow from 17 inches to 25 inches have been …
Work party scheduled for tomorrow
Volunteering not only makes the person involved feel good, but it helps the organization sponsoring the project as well. We have a project taking place tomorro…
The Fishin' Magician: Go Fish Belize
I just got back from a week in Belize, fishing for bonefish, permit and tarpon. My wife Eileen and took a group of eight along with us, and we all had a ball. …
The Fishin' Magician: Annual free kids fishing day on Rock Island
This will be a busy weekend in Rock Island. It's the annual free kids fishing day on Saturday, April 20, and fishing families by the hundreds will be showing u…
Fresh News From MarDon
The rainbow trout activity on Potholes Reservoir and the Seep Lakes below O'Sullivan Dam has been amazing at times this April. Bank fishers using Powerbait, Pa…