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 …
Public input sought about proposed lake treatment
Fish and Wildlife is set to rehabilitate three lakes in eastern Washington with rotenone. The lakes are Fish Lake in Spokane County, Little Beaver Lake in Okan…
Fresh News From MarDon
As we approach the last weekend in July 2012 the water level on Potholes Reservoir remains amazingly high!! This ensures our future fishing with tons of baitfi…
The Fishin' Magician: Brewster Salmon Derby tickets selling fast
The annual Budweiser-Lowrance King Salmon Derby sponsored by the Brewster Chamber of Commerce kicks off next Friday, and if the warm weather holds, it there co…
Surplus fish and wildlife offered to anglers and hunters
A press release arrived in my inbox on Tuesday announcing boat limits are now allowed during the Baker Lake sockeye season. This is a change to the way most fi…
The Fishin' Magician: Sockeye and the Brewster Salmon Derby
Sockeye are teaming in the Brewster Pool and kings are being caught now, too. The water temperature in the Okanogan River has warmed up, forming the thermal ba…
The Fishin' Magician: Catching sockeye
Sockeye fishing is going great guns in the Brewster Pool on upper Columbia River. As many as 100 boats can be found here, trolling along the channel well below…
Fresh News From MarDon
Hot Mid-July weather has warmed up surface water temperatures at Potholes Reservoir to 80F and the water elevation currently sits at 1,040 Ft., roughly 7 feet …
Sisters live up to their billing
The Fishin' Magician: Sockeye and Bass
Sockeye fishing is red hot from Wanapum Dam all the way up to the Brewster Pool right now. Anglers are limiting on fish that average 4 to 5 pounds with some ev…
Pygmy rabbit recovery efforts continue
The rabbit scampered under the boardwalk near the front door of the Grant County Historical Society Museum.
The Fishin' Magician: Three events
I have three dates that I want you to mark on your calendars, for three events coming up very soon. The first is the appearance of the Discovery Channel's Dead…
Fresh News From MarDon!
If you are a bass fisherman that loves the "topwater" bite, now is the time to fish the Potholes Reservoir. If the term "toilet-flush" means the noise when a j…
Town Ford offers free salmon seminar
If you would like to get more details on exactly how Shane Magnuson, Upper Columbia Guide Service, rigs for summer runs kings, you will want to attend the semi…
Campfire cautions are prudent
Campfires are an important part of the outdoor scene. Time spent around the fire will be remembered for a lifetime. However, besides the three essential compon…
The Fishin' Magician: Deadliest Catch Crab Feed
This has to be one of the cleverest ideas I have seen to promote a show at the Town Toyota Center. They are bringing the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch s…