The surface water temperature on Potholes Reservoir is around 62 degrees, which is just about perfect for a good fall bite. The walleye fishing on the humps in front of the sand dunes is as good as it gets. Trolling a slow death hook in 8 to 29 feet of water is your best bet for catching lots of walleye and also some jumbo perch up to 14 inches. Trolling diving plugs is also working well for the walleye. Try # 4 and #7 shad raps as well. Perch and Crappie fishing off the MarDon Dock has been fair. But lots of perch and catfish are being caught in the Lind Coulee in 10 to 14 feet of water. Trolling needlefish in this area is a great way to catch some nice fish. As the water temps drop fall fishing will only improve. So get the kiddos out on a fishing trip before cold weather winter hits the Central Basin.
Royal Hunt Club
The Royal Hunt Club still has season passes open for the 2015/2016 Duck, Goose & Pheasant Season. The Royal Hunt Club is a fundraiser by the Royal Slope Youth Boosters, a non-profit organization whose sole mission is to raise money for after-school activities for kids in the Royal City area. With 25,000 acres of privately owned farmland, hunters will find a variety of crops grown including corn, wheat and others in which to roam and hunt. In addition to native wildlife including pheasant, duck and goose, the Royal Hunt Club raises generously sized pheasants and releases them throughout hunting season. $300 for the season, $120 for a three-day pass. First come, first served!
Meseberg Adventures
Meseberg Adventures, LLC and the Duck Taxi have been providing quality hunting in Grant County since 1972. Our guides are knowledgeable avid waterfowlers. Meseberg Adventures is a father and son owned and operated business based out of MarDon Resort on Potholes Reservoir. Potholes Reservoir and the surrounding area is home to some of the finest waterfowl hunting in the Pacific Flyway.
Guided Duck Hunts: $275, 3 man min., includes a round trip boat ride through the sand dunes of Potholes Reservoir, a guide, decoys and a retriever. Top it off with a brunch of fresh duck shish-kabobs grilled over charcoal.
Non-Guided Water Hunts: $175 per person, 2 man min., includes a round trip to your own island with a blind which is outfitted with decoys and a small watercraft to retrieve your birds.
Guided Goose Hunts: $300 per person, 4 man min., includes a guide, Dave Smith Decoys, pits or lay-out blinds at a pre-scouted field in the Columbia Basin. We like to finish our birds with 10-15 yard shots. Limits are the rule, not the exception.
MarDon Storage
RV OWNERS LOOKING FOR COVERED STORAGE;
Now renting RV Roofed/3 Sided Storage with electricity 12 X 48 for $175 a month. We only have 4 of these available, going quickly. Call (509) 346-2651 to inquire.
RV OWNERS LOOKING FOR WINTER RV SITES, TRY OUR HUNTERS SPECIAL
RV Site October to March 1 $1050
Electricity Fee $140
Total for all 5 months $1190.00
The rental includes the RV site with full hookup (water, electric & sewer), internet, boat launching. The store building and the restrooms/laundromat remains open all winter. The Depth’s Restaurant will be open with limited days and hours. Fuel is available at the 76 gas station 1 mile from MarDon. Call 509.346.2651 if you are interested. Space is limited.
Mike Reichner from Sequim enjoyed limit walleye fishing with Shelby Ross of Ross Outdoor Adventures.
Mark Akins from Whidbey Island caught this beautiful 15 inch crappie trolling a Rapala Shad Rap.
Mike Duch with a 13.48 lb Walleye caught while fishing with Shelby Ross of Ross Outdoor Adventures.
The Steve Ketz Party enjoyed an unforgettable Cast and Blast with Shelby Ross, Walleye Guide and Duck Taxi Guide. This is Shelby’s 15the year working with the Meseberg Family driving boat and guiding hunts on Potholes Reservoir. The Ketz Party had a limit of ducks in the morning and finished their day with a walleye limit that afternoon!
Chris Waters trolled Potholes Reservoir this week and caught these beauties. This was Chris’s first time walleye fishing, I would bet that she is now hooked, no pun intended!!
