Fishing/Hunting
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WDFW stocks 65,000 jumbo rainbow trout for Black Friday fishing
OLYMPIA — In a bid to encourage outdoor activity this Thanksgiving weekend, the Washington Department of Fish and …
Fresh News From MarDon
Summer is staying great out here in the Potholes Recreation Area & MarDon Resort. With the sunny days and low water now is the perfect time to make a trip out …
Helping prevent fires in the Great Outdoors
The recent Cle Elum wildfire has brought my focus this week back to preventing wildfires. The word recent is misused in this instance.
The Fishin' Magician: Difficult decisions
I am faced with a tough choice these days. The fishing for Chinook salmon on the upper Columbia, particularly at the Brewster Pool and below Wells Dam is very …
The Fishin' Magician: Salmon and Trout
Sockeye salmon are still being caught in the Brewster Pool, but most anglers are switching their attention to the kings that are swarming off the mouth of the …
Fish and Wildlife uses lethal force on cattle-killing wolves
The question was, will they really kill a wolf if necessary? Indeed they will and now they have. Fish and Wildlife officers have killed a wolf from a pack in n…
Waterfowl seasons set for 2012
The Fish and Wildlife commission has set the 2012 waterfowl hunting seasons during a public meeting on Aug. 3 and 4 in Olympia.
Fresh News From MarDon
Now the water level on Potholes Reservoir is just right for anglers and watersports enthusiasts at 1,035.7 feet, or 10 feet below full pool. The water temperat…
The Fishin' Magician: Salmon from Wenatchee to Brewster
Sockeye salmon fishing continues to be big news in our region. The forecast for Lake Wenatchee is now even higher than the initial expectation of 30,000 fish. …
The Fishin' Magician: Derby winners
Brewster derby organizers once again did an excellent job of putting everything together to make the event run smoothly. There was a brand new double wide laun…
The Fishin' Magician: Wenatchee Salmon
Anglers are now chasing sockeye salmon on Lake Wenatchee and fishing for summer Chinook in the Wenatchee River. There are over 30,000 sockeye salmon expected t…
Fresh News From MarDon
With the beginning of August our weather has been the best in the lower 48 states. The water level on Potholes Reservoir is at 1,037 ft. which is about 9 feet …
Salmon fishing and bear hunting season begins
We have a couple salmon fishing seasons opening tomorrow and the bear hunting season started Wednesday, Aug. 1, in several Game Management Units. Read on.
The Fishin' Magician: Small fish outside of Leavenworth
As many of you know, one of my favorite things to take my light weight fly rod and wade the upper Icicle outside of Leavenworth. The fish are small, but the wa…
Solving a big problem in orchard country
Solving a problem takes time. It may take a few seconds or years to resolve, depending upon the situation.
The Fishin' Magician: Possible Sockeye on Lake Wenatchee
I am getting a lot of questions about whether or not there will be a sockeye season on Lake Wenatchee. I have stopped by Tumwater Dam and have observed them su…