MarDon Resort Fresh News – October 27, 2022
The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1032.40 feet – coming up .60 feet over
the past week. The water should come up quickly now that the gates are closed. The water
temps on the Potholes Reservoir are in the upper 50s.
Overall fishing has been very good this week for all species including Trout fishing on the Potholes Reservoir remains fair. Troll Wee Gee spoons, Needlefish, or #7 Flicker Shads at 2-3 miles per hour. Fish along Medicare Beach and in front of the State Park. Troll Wedding Rings with a worm on the face of the sand dunes for trout – and all other species. Bank fish from Medicare Beach using PowerBait or night crawlers on the bottom with a 1/4 oz. egg weight. A 5.00” white grub on a . oz. jig head has been catching fish as well. Cast it out – let it get to the bottom and slowly reel it back.
The bass fishing remains very good this week. Decent numbers of 2–4-pound fish are being
caught. Top baits: hard jerkbaits, a 3/8 oz. chatter bait, 5” wacky rigged Senko, deep diving
crankbaits, hula grubs, and topwater Zara Spook type baits. The rock piles between Goose
Island and the face of the dam, and the mouth of Crab Creek have been producing decent
smallmouth. . oz. Norisada blade baits, tubes, crankbaits and Senkos have been the top
baits there.
Walleye fishing has been very good this past week trolling both crankbaits and bottom
bouncers Fish the humps on the face of the sand dunes. Fish 8-20 feet with a slow death rig
and a 1-2 oz bottom walker and crawler on weed lines. Size #5 and #7 Flicker Shads are
working as well when trolled on the face of the dunes. Now is the time to get out the blade
baits and start jigging! Use a . oz blade bait in silver, perch, or red patterns.
Channel Cat fishing has been fair this past week! Fish in 5-20 feet of water with
nightcrawlers or Magic Bait. Use a . -1-ounce Egg Sinker and a 1 or 1/0 Whisker Sticker
hook. Fish the face of the dunes where the main flows come in from the sand dunes,
around Frenchman’s wasteway, and in Lind Coulee.
Fish the face of the sand dunes and Lind Coulee for Panfish. Crappie, Bluegill and a few
Perch are being caught. Throw Bobby Garland Baby Shads in Blue Ice, the Fisher Brothers
DS Fry in Tadpole color. Use a 1/32 oz jig head under a slip bobber. Troll #5 Flicker Shads
along the face and just inside the dunes.
Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing information at 509-346-2651.
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