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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 …

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Ephrata holding children's fishing derby

EPHRATA - Children are invited to go fishing in Ephrata on Saturday.

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Crab Creek Riders mini-clinic next Saturday

Calling all members and prospective members of the Crab Creek Riders; the first event of the year is not far away. Read on.

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
First camping trip to Steamboat Rock State Park

Raindrops are making a rhythmic noise at they hit the roof of the travel trailer. The pitter-patter sound provides a good, positive and secure feeling. This pa…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Okanogan County spots

Okanogan County is rich with great trout fishing lakes, and this year there are some old favorites that anglers will find particularly good. Popular Alta Lake,…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Lakes near Rock Island

Anglers that like to fish for trout in our area lakes, and don't want to wait until the end of April should consider trying the lakes near Rock Island. Three o…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Town Ford seminar

I am looking forward to the seminar at Town Ford on Wednesday, April 25th. It's always great to get together with a bunch of anglers and share information. I s…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
April 1 opener results continued

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Garnet stocked the trailer

This is the second part of a multi-part series about preparing the camping trailer for spring camping.

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Boating and Fuel Tips

I put the Jetcraft on the water this week at Lake Chelan. It was a shake down cruise to check out everything, including a new Minn Kota bow mount. Everything w…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: This year at Banks Lake

I know that walleye and bass anglers are curious about what will be happening at Banks Lake this year, so I checked in with the folks at Coulee Playland to get…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Coming Soon

There are some free events coming up this month that anglers won't want to miss. The first ones are the free kids fishing events. The City of Rock Island once …

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Now is the time to purchase a new fishing license

The Washington fishing license anglers had last Saturday is out of date. They expired at midnight March 31. In order to continue fishing legally, anglers 15 ye…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Fresh News From MarDon: Spring is in the air

MARDON RESORT - As mid-April rapidly approaches, spring is in the air. We are enjoying having some kiddos here at the resort this week with some schools having…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
The Fishin' Magician: Weather woes

Largely due to poor weather conditions the turnout for the April Fools opener was very low this year and the catch rates were low as well. No one was observed …

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Spring camping on the agenda

This is the first of a two-part series about preparing a travel trailer for spring camping.