Fishing/Hunting
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Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping P…
Fresh News From MarDon: Spring Events
MARDON RESORT - Spring has arrived, on the calendar at least. The weather has been another story.
Five wolf packs currently in Washington
This is the second of three columns about wolves in Washington State.
The Fishin' Magician: Steelhead season
After some serious number crunching and arm twisting steelhead seasons have reopened on the Wenatchee, Icicle and Methow rivers. Fish managers were eager to ge…
The Fishin' Magician: On the Okanogan
I sure picked a great day to fish the Okanogan River. It was snowing hard, but the lower river was free of ice and Jerrod Gibbons, of Okanogan Valley Guide Ser…
Spring turkey opener one month away
The 2012 Wild Turkey Spring Season pamphlet is now available in sporting goods stores. The spring season dates are April 15 through May 31. The hunting hours a…
Wolf plan is acceptable, so far
This is the first of a multi-part series about wolves in Washington.
The Fishin' Magician: Walleye with Rick Novegno
I had a great day of walleye fishing on Lake Roosevelt recently. I fished with Rick Novegno, of Big Wally's Guide Service and his son Hayden out of Two Rivers.…
The Fishin' Magician: Empty lakes
While the "put and take" lakes in the Quincy area provided anglers with good fishing on the March 1st opener and the first weekend, the quality lakes didn't do…
Yamamoto wins big at Burke Lake Fishing Derby
Information is sketchy from the Quincy area about the trout derby held at nearby Burke Lake last Saturday. The big winner was Calvin Yamamoto, a Quincy residen…
The Fishin' Magician: Plentiful fish for the new season
Burke Lake was the busiest on the first weekend of the opening of several lakes in the Quincy area, due to the tagged trout derby, but Quincy Lake also got its…
March 1 opener sees lower turnout, but still a winner
My wife, Garnet, and I drove to Martha Lake in the afternoon and found several people fishing and around seven parties with established campsites.
The Fishin' Magician: Prizes at Burke Lake
The Quincy Valley Tourism Association's 2nd Annual Tagged Trout Derby at Burke Lake was a huge success. Anglers were greeted by very heavy winds last Saturday,…
Burke Lake tournament scheduled for tomorrow
We would have brought this to your attention in early February, but just learned about it ourselves. The 2012 Quincy Valley Trout Derby is scheduled to begin t…
The Fishin' Magician: Spring Fishing
Anglers that look forward to the spring perch fishing at Moses Lake will have to wait a bit longer. The ice is pretty much gone from the lake, but the bite in …
Youth hunting organization holding fundraiser
MOSES LAKE - Youth Outdoors Unlimited is holding its second annual auction Saturday.