MarDon Resort Fresh News – December 8, 2022
The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1039.60 feet – coming up .70 feet over
the past week. The water temps on the Potholes Reservoir are in the low to mid 30s. The
sand dunes are iced over in the back, and it is creeping to the front.
No reports this week – except for fair walleye fishing. The methods below are techniques
that do work this time of year.
No reports on trout this week. For trout - 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.
No reports on largemouth this week. They are in their winter mode. Jig blade baits, tubes or
fluke style baits in 20-30 feet of water along the face of the sand dunes. The rock piles
between Goose Island and the face of the dam, and the mouth of Crab Creek can produce
smallmouth. Fish . oz. Norisada blade baits, tubes, jigs, swimbaits, and hula grubs.
Walleye fishing has been fair this week. Fish the humps on the face of the sand dunes. Fish
20-40. Jigging is an effective technique this time of year. Jig . ounce blade baits in silver,
perch, or red patterns or jig a 3.00” Gulp Minnow on a . ounce jig head. Drop shot rigs will
work as well.
No reports on panfish this week. Fish the face of the sand dunes and Lind Coulee for
Panfish. Throw Bobby Garland Baby Shads or, the Fisher Brothers DS Fry. Use a 1/32 oz
jig head under a slip bobber. Troll #5 Flicker Shads along the face and just inside the
dunes.
The hunting has been tough this week with a lot of the small waters icing over. Have had
some decent reports of folks jump shooting on some of the wasteways that have moving
water.
Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing information at 509-346-2651.
