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…

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…