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 …
The excitement of preparing for the hunt
MOSES LAKE - The modern firearm deer hunting season begins this Saturday in most of Washington State. Hunters may use a modern firearm, archery equipment or a …
Fishing Magician Report: Fishing At Wanapum, Wells
Anglers fishing for fall run Kings below Wanapum Dam, and at Vernita are catching very good numbers of fish, and some big ones, too. There are even more fall r…
Fishing Magician Report: Salmon and Steelhead season open
The Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced the opening of coho salmon fisheries on three rivers here in Central Washington. The rivers include the Wenat…
Fresh News From MarDon: Walleye and low temps at Potholes
Our Indian Summer was beautiful but now it is over. Our surface water temperatures on Potholes Reservoir have been hovering around 60 degrees. Every fall for m…
8-pound Wild Steelhead
My wife celebrated her birthday this past week so she got to
Checking on essential items for a hunting backpack
A hunter needs to have certain items along on a hunt. A knife is the most important, but some type of rope or twine is also necessary. Besides these two items,…
Fishing the Oregon Coast
Did I tell you I was going to do some fishing off the coast of
Fishing Magician Report: Oregon Salmon Fishing
Did I tell you I was going to do some fishing off the coast of Oregon? Well I did recently, and it was a great experience. I was fishing where the Nehalem River meets the Pacific as the guest of a former top guid…
Fishing Magician Report: Open Season on steelhead
If you haven't heard, the steelhead season is open now in the Central Washington Region. The number of fish is exceeding what was expected and my go over 20,00…
Memories of the reverand reveal the first local motorhome
Fresh News from MarDon: Fall fishing makes a showing
MARDON RESORT - Fall is upon us in Central Washington. We are enjoying comfortable daytime temps and cooler nights.
Quincy Valley Pikeminnow Derby is a success
MOSES LAKE - The volunteers for the First Quincy Valley Pikeminnow Derby say the effort was a success. There were 135 anglers registered. No tagged fish were caught for the big money. However $5,000 was awarded for…
Fishing Magician Report: Hover fishing with Herb Good
I mentioned in my last report that I have been away for a while and had been at Fish Camp. While I was there I got a chance to fish in the Columbia River Gorge near Biggs and off the mouth of the White Salmon River…
Fourth of July celebrated with gusto in early 1900s
New immigrants to the United States and to the Big Bend Country of Eastern Washington celebrated the Fourth of July in style. Read on.
Wolf meeting set in Ellensburg Aug. 29
The number of wolf packs in Washington State is increasing, we know this as reported by Fish and Wildlife. So what are we going to do about it? The wolf plan c…