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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 …
Master Hunter application period now open
The Master Hunter Permit Program application period is now open and will continue through Feb. 15. All requirements of the program must be completed by Nov. 15…
A chance to give back to the outdoors
Readers who have followed this column for a few years will know the first column of each year is a call to arms.
The Fishin' Magician: On Fish Lake with Terry Rudnick
My friend Terry Rudnick, author of Washington Fishing, was over for a visit and staying in Plain. This gave me the opportunity to do two things. One was to tap…
The Fishin' Magician: A busy month
Most folks that aren't part of the fishing crowd think that January is a dead month. That's far from the truth. There is a ton of great fishing going on in Jan…
The Fishin' Magician: January Plans
Happy New Year everyone! We had a great fishing year in 2011, and I anticipate some fabulous fishing in 2012. In January I hope to get out and do some ice fish…
Jan. 2 is last day for hatchery steelhead, whitefish angling
MOSES LAKE - Impact on wild steelhead is given as the reason for the closures of hatchery steelhead and whitefish fishing on the upper Columbia River and sever…
The end of another good year
Wow, an entire 52 weeks have passed since writing the last end-of-year column. This is an annual event and provides a chance to reflect on the events of the pa…
The Fishin' Magician: Happy New Year!
This is my last report for the year of 2011, and it has been a great year for reports. I have been able to announce some first-time-ever seasons on our local w…
The Fishin' Magician: Ice Fishing on Fish Lake
I have been checking around the region to see if there is ice forming on our area lakes. I have a buddy coming here around the end of the month and I want to t…
The Fishin' Magician: Thank you, Town Ford!
I want to give a shout out to our friends at Town Ford. They have been providing a place for us anglers to get together for seminars for the past couple of yea…
Payne or Paine found, lost again
The story last week, about Dave Helms finding a sit of shooting sticks at the Boyd Mordhorst Shooting Range, was productive. Payne or Paine called me. He did t…
Last-minute Christmas shopping is at hand
Life in the Columbia Basin is full of opportunities for outdoor adventures. Fishing, bird watching, camping, outdoor cooking, hunting, wildlife viewing all are…
Fresh News From MarDon: Great time for field hunting
MARDON RESORT - Water fowlers that enjoy field hunting are overjoyed with some single digit temperatures. It was 8 degrees on Thursday. All we need now is abou…
The Fishin' Magician: Get Ready for Early Closures
We may see an early closure to some of our steelhead waters here in Central Washington this season. There are a few factors that contributed to this possibilit…
The Fishin' Magician: Steelhead on the Move
There's good news and bad news for anglers that like to fish for steelhead in the smaller rivers in our region. The cold temperatures we've experienced have im…