MarDon Fresh News – January 12, 2018 

The current water level is 1042.30 feet on the Potholes Reservoir. The water temperature on the main lake is 34-35 degrees. The main lake remains ice free, but the dunes and the back half of Lind Coulee are still iced over.

Fishing: We’ve received several positive reports from walleye anglers this week. Angers are picking up 3-4 walleye per trip on average with angler getting his limit.  Fish the deeper humps off the dunes and the humps just Northwest of Goose Island to Crab Creek. Blade Baits are the top producing bait. Fish the main lake humps in 35-50 feet of water. The face of the dam is still producing walleye on swimbaits and Blade Baits. Fish 20-30 feet of water next to the dam. 

Hunting: The duck hunting improved a bit over this past week. We’ve had reports of good numbers of mallards coming in as well as teal. Several hunters have limited on green heads.  Goose hunting in the fields has been productive this past week. Hunters have been doing well on both honkers and smaller birds.

 Call the MarDon Store for the latest hunting and fishing info at 509-346-2651

Pic1: Spud Brown, Kelly Brown, Mason Meseberg, Josh Mathis, Cash Brown, Mike Meseberg and Clyde Foster enjoyed a limited goose hunt on Royal Slope with Levi Meseberg.

Pic2: Christine Powell from the Tri Cities shows her first Goose with Meseberg Adventures!

The Powell Party with their limit by 9:30 am!