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WDFW urges anglers to use caution as local lakes open March 1
MOSES LAKE — With the March 1 fishing opener approaching, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is remind…
Fresh News From MarDon: Mid-February birdwatching
Mid-February brings optimism to all fishermen and women for an early spring for the first time in many years. One sighting that really surprised me was seeing …
Father and son team scores on ducks
Christmas Eve 2012 was a good day for Peter Steffens and his father, Dr. Thomas Steffens. The father and son team brought home five ducks after an outing with …
The Fishin' Magician: Reopening the Methow for steelhead
The weather in our region continues to be mild, and our area rivers are in great shape. That is great news for anglers fishing for steelhead on the Wenatchee R…
Present gun laws sufficient
Gun control: The present gun laws are sufficient.
The Fishin' Magician: Steelhead on the Wenatchee
The re-opening of steelhead fishing on the Wenatchee and Icicle rivers was welcomed by lots of anglers this past weekend. The weather was perfect; sunny and cl…
Fresh News from MarDon
My shot guns are oiled and lock up, my waders are hanging in the drying room, and my bibbs are put away for the year. My old faithful labrador, Calvin, is very…
Steelhead season on Wenatchee River opens
The Wenatchee and Icicle rivers are open to steelhead fishing today, Feb. 8. Plus the Wenatchee River will open today to fishing for whitefish.
No need for more gun control laws
This is the first of a two-part series about gun control.
The Fishin' Magician: Record-setting trout
Big news in our region is the report that a possible new state record lake trout (mackinaw) has been taken from Lake Chelan. Phil Colyar, owner of Colyar Jewel…
The Fishin' Magician: Seattle Boat Show
The last weekend of the Seattle Boat Show was a busy one. As many as 15,000 people a day passed through the show. There were lots of folks from Central Washing…
Fresh news from MarDon
Waterfowl season has finished. As the 2012-2013 three and one half month journey began I must admit I had a subtle feeling of dread. Those early cold mornings,…
Spring-like temperatures again teasing
Again we are being teased. The temperature, as this is being written, is standing at 40 degrees and this is at 4:40 p.m. It is as if a light switch had been fl…
The Fishin' Magician: Ninth Annual Northwest Ice Fishing Festival
I talked to Robin Stice, organizer of the Ninth Annual Northwest Ice Fishing Festival in Molson recently, and she said everything is going full steam ahead for…
SHOT show provides look at new products
This is the last of a two-part series about the 2013 SHOT show.
The Fishin' Magician: A full "show season"
The "show season" continues in our region and beyond. Makes sense to have indoor activities available for sportsmen this time of year. I spent last weekend che…