First fishing opener only 11 days away

Many Columbia Basin waters are open all year long. However, others have a structured season. The first fishing opener is March 1, just 11 days away.

Dry conditions slow deer hunting success

The deer numbers seem to be lacking in my hunting territory and the dry conditions seem to be the culprit. A Fish and Wildlife enforcement officer relayed a lack of deer taken opening weekend, even though a sizeable number of hunters have been checked. He also said there seems to be fewer hunters in the field than usual.

First-hunt-of-the-year suggestions

There is a time when anglers and hunters can combine both consumptive sports in one day.

First fishing opener one week from today

Three years ago, my wife, Garnet, and I were camping at Martha Lake. We arrived on Feb. 28, the day before the traditional March 1 opener and backed the travel trailer to the end of the long, narrow spit jutting into the lake.

Fresh News from MarDon

As we continue to enjoy magnificent weather in Central-Eastern Washington our fishers are reporting wonderful success trolling for walleye and jumbo perch (many limits).

State shrubsteppe habitat conservation plan submitted

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Conservation Commission and Washington State Department of Natural Resources last week submitted a new plan to the state Legislature intended to guide future conservation of Washington’s shrubsteppe habitat, according to a Monday WDFW announcement.

Parhams retire from Basin Meats

Ken Tracy

Ken Tracy, age 59, passed away on June 2, 2014 surrounded by his family after a courageous, year long, battle against melanoma. Ken was born on September 9, 1954 to Dr. Harold and Gladys Tracy in Moses Lake, WA. As a lifelong resident of Moses Lake, Ken graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1973. He attended Eastern Washington State University where he met the love of his life, Trish Yeats. Ken and Trish were married on August 2, 1980 in Tacoma, Washington.

First fishing opener tomorrow

Ready, set...go. Tomorrow is the first day of this year's fishing season openers, known as the March 1 opener. The lakes involved include: The three Caliche lakes, Martha, Cascade, Crystal, Cup, Dot, Dusty, George, Nunnally, Quincy, and Spring lakes are all listed as opening on March 1. The most popular will be Martha.

State proposes trout replacement

Blue and Park lakes treated for undesirable fish

Registration still open for YOU golf tournament

Tournament scheduled for Saturday afternoon Golf tournament

MOSES LAKE — Registration is still open for the third annual Youth Outdoors Unlimited benefit golf tournament, scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Moses Lake Golf Club, 1373 Road F.

It is a goose hunting weekend

Tomorrow and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15 are the days of the 2013 September goose hunting season in Goose Management Areas 4 and 5. The limit is thee per day and six in possession and this is for Canada geese only.

Nola J. Nance

Nola J. Nance, 92, Moses Lake resident, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2008, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at Kayser’s Chapel of Memories with Rev. Floyd Wilkes officiating. Graveside committal services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 4 at the GAR Cemetery in Snohomish, Wash. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of the service. Arrangements are in care of Kayser’s Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake. You may sign the guest book or leave a note for the family at

Diana Jean Corbisier

November 4, 1945 – February 2, 2020

Benedict Robert Naab

January 1, 1916 - December 19, 2014

January 1, 1916 - December 19, 2014

Walter McDonald 'Walt' Weaver III

Walter McDonald "Walt" Weaver III, our father, grandfather, brother and good friend died March 5, 2007, of complication after thoracic surgery. His two sons and his daughter-in-law were at his side, as were the dedicated professionals at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.

Pandemic pop-ups: Food trucks thrive through dine-in restrictions

With ongoing restrictions on indoor dining, more food trucks changed practices, sprouted up or rolled into Grant and Adams counties to serve hungry patrons.

Success rates high for Winchester Ponds

A note from Fish and Wildlife indicated how the Washington State Duck Stamp is helping duck and goose hunting in the Columbia Basin.

WDFW seeks public input on northern pike plan

SPOKANE — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a draft Interagency Northern Pike Rapid Response Plan that guides coordination and resources for species management, according to a Thursday announcement from the WDFW asking for public input. Species management includes preventing the spread of northern pike to new areas in Washington and developing long-term management plans for northern pike, the announcement said. The draft plan is undergoing a State Environmental Policy Act review; as part of that process, WDFW is asking members of the public for input. “This plan is important to conservation in our state as it maps out the response of WDFW and coordinating partners to a number of situations that could arise with the spread of northern pike,” Justin Bush, aquatic invasive species policy coordinator with WDFW, wrote in the announcement. “It will help to speed our response when timing is critical as partnering agencies and groups will already know their role and be prepared to respond.”

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