Bass fishing on Potholes Reservoir has been great. Our water level on Potholes is beginning to
go down. Current water level as of today
is 1034.65 and will be dropping at 2/10 per day. On 8/8/16 I went bass fishing on the Potholes
and drove my walleye boat to the Job Corp. dike, which hasn’t been possible
since after Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980.
Our farmers didn’t buy irrigation water because of the volcanic ash
which sealed in moisture. With our
unusually high water on Potholes many largemouth in the dunes are putting on
additional weight. Many beaver huts near
the Job Corp. dike are filled with a vast number of new bluegill, crappie and
perch under 1 ½’ in length, plus an amazing number of 3” to 4” largemouth
bass. Each beaver hut looks like an
aquarium, with an over abundance of feed.
Walleye always feed on all of these minnows that have not
left the sand dunes, hence, walleye action has been slower for most. As the lake lowers and the new feed leaves
the sand dunes the walleye will follow the bait!
With Central Washington weather forecasted for well above
normal temperatures through October, we can only hope farmers use vast amounts
of water to irrigate crops into October, this will move the walleye to
traditional locations in Crab Creek, Frenchman’s Wasteway and Goose
Island.
In the meantime, this past week MarDon dock has been
producing crappie, perch, bluegill, catfish, some bass and trout.
This weekend Saturday and Sunday 8/13-14/16, the
Championship for the Washington Walleye Circuit will be held at MarDon
Resort. The event starts at 5:30 AM both
days and concludes at 2:30 PM. Everyone
is welcome to attend the weigh-in. The
Central Washington Fish Advisory Committee (www.cwfac.org)
will hold a raffle of donated items. All
monies earned by CWFAC will be used to build more habitat boxes to be placed in
Potholes Reservoir. The raffle is on
Sunday afternoon.
Another CWFAC Fundraiser Event is on August 27, 2016. The Lake Games and Beach Party. Call (509) 346-2651 to join in the fun.
Jadon Seibel of Port Angeles with a 9.4 Walleye off Goose Island with a double whammy.
John Pegee and Susan Easton of Tacoma with nice crappie caught off MarDon dock.
