Outdoors
Opening day coaster riders Submitted photo
The mounds of steel upon the hill, the mark we loved to point at, has completed its metamorphosis. Leavenworth Adventure Park (LAP) opened to the public on June 1. During the grand opening John Sutherland, LAP’s general manager and developer, offered a tour of the main attractions: a three story...
Marc Bush and a happy client with an American shad Courtesy M. Bush
WENATCHEE RIVER IN LEAVENWORTH OPEN FOR SALMON FISHING
The Wenatchee River from the US Highway 2 bridge to the mouth of the Icicle River is now open for Chinook salmon fishing, thanks to a healthy run of springers heading back to the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. The limit is three hatchery...
John Kruse with a big largemouth bass caught on a spinnerbait. Courtesy R. Johnston
Catching bass in the shallows during the spawn is a fun thing to do in the spring but when it comes to summertime fishing, few things are more enjoyable than catching aggressive largemouth and smallmouth bass. Here are a few of my favorite ways to hook them:
TOPWATER FUN
There are a lot of ways...
Evergreen - Submitted Photo
Almost 60 years ago The Wilderness Act set forward the strongest set of protections for our public lands with a vision of maintaining our wildest places for future generations. But today, across the West, there are still over 180,000 acres of privately owned property within federally designated...
Jarod Higginbotham and Kiana Wilson with a spring Chinook caught out of the Columbia River. – Courtesy Jarod Higginbotham
Spring Chinook fishing improves
After a very slow start for the Columbia River spring Chinook salmon run things turned around in a big way. As of May 24, over 101,000 springers had crossed Bonneville Dam, which matches the ten-year long-term average. Because of this, fisheries managers have...
Every spring area cottonwood trees shed their white furry seeds that cover the ground in a cotton-like duff that looks like a fresh layer of spring snow. Mike Maltais/QCH
Rusty Johnston with a quality bass caught during the tournament. Courtesy John Kruse
Last week I wrote about the Pro-Am bass fishing tournament I participated in at Potholes Reservoir where I personally didn’t catch many bass fishing with two pros over two days but I certainly learns a lot.
The experience prepared me well for the tournament that took place the next two days, May 6...
Jeremy LeCaire with two quality largemouth bass caught during the Limit Out Performance Marine Pro-Am Tournament. Courtesy John Kruse
I got the chance to fish two bass tournaments at Potholes Reservoir this month. Both events were hosted by MarDon Resort and put on by Russ Baker, the man behind Limit Out Performance Marine, a boat dealership specializing in bass boats with locations in Pacific and Spokane Valley.
The first event...
The late cowboy humorist Will Rogers once said: “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” This paint horse was spotted along Highway 17 between Bridgeport and Grand Coulee. Mike Maltais/QCH
This yellow-headed blackbird claims the prime roosting spot in the marsh perched atop a dried cattail stalk. Mike Maltais/QCH
Ward Media Newspapers
- The Leavenworth Echo | Leavenworth, WA
- Cashmere Valley Record | Cashmere WA
- Lake Chelan Mirror | Chelan, Manson, Entiat, WA
- Quad City Herald | Brewster, Pateros, Bridgeport, Mansfield, WA
- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA