Fishing/Hunting
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WDFW urges anglers to use caution as local lakes open March 1
MOSES LAKE — With the March 1 fishing opener approaching, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is remind…
Fishin' Magician: Walleye in Central Washington
I talked to Gordon Steinmetz the other day. You may remember that Steinmetz owned Big Wally's in Coulee City for many years, founded the Big Wally's Walleye To…
Fishin' Magician: Regional Rivers
While I have been concentrating on fishing the upper Columbia for steelhead, many anglers are having a great time on the smaller rivers in our region.
Youth Outdoors Auction pays off big dividends
All of us want to assist our youth learn about the Great Outdoors. Sometimes several people combine efforts with the results benefiting several youth. Such an …
Cooking in the Great Outdoors
It has been said many times, "Food tastes better in the outdoors." The assessment is easy to agree with, of course, but the reason the statement may be true in…
Fishin' Magician: Banks Lake
I got a great report from a friend of mine, Dave Massey, on Banks Lake. He is a member of the Central Washington Bass Club, and I joined him on his boat during…
Fishin' Magician: The Grande Ronde
I made it. My wife and fished the Grande Ronde with Brian Nielson and what a great experience. I tried to compare the Grande Ronde with the Yakima, the Deschut…
Fishing Season Extended
We knew that there was a bumper crop of fall Chinook headed for the Hanford Reach area on the Columbia River this year, and they did show up. So many have arri…
Upcoming Bird Season
MARDON RESORT - As November approaches Pintail, Green-Winged Teal, Goldeneye, Redheads and Large Western Mallards are showing the beginning of the migration of…
Success great, depending upon location
From local biologists about the opening weekend, Oct. 15 and 16
Weather brings Northern Birds to Central Washington.
MARDON RESORT - Our opening of Waterfowl Season was the weakest production of ducks in recent memory. The Feds have been counting waterfowl for 56 years and th…
Coho salmon fishery continues
The coho salmon fisheries, which opened Oct. 5, continue on the Wenatchee, Methow and Icicle rivers through a scheduled closure of Oct. 31.
Annual deer camp as beautiful, magical as ever
This is the first of a two-part series about deer hunting in 2011.
Fishing Magician Report: Steelhead, Coho and Kings
If you're an angler, what better place is there to live than Central Washington? Just take a look at what's happening at the mouth of the Wenatchee River right…
Several hunting seasons open on Saturday
This is it, the opening of several hunting seasons, such as:
Lunch with the Troops; second to the last event
The next Lunch with the Troops event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 11:30 to 1 p.m. The luncheon will take place at the Porterhouse Steakhouse in Mos…