MarDon Fresh News – September 21, 2018
The fishing on the Potholes Reservoir continues to be very
good with the cooing water temps. The current water level on the Potholes
Reservoir is 1027.33 feet – rising .13 feet this past week. The water temperature on the main Reservoir is
right at 63 degrees. The water level should remain close to this level for the
next 3 ½ weeks.
The Largemouth bass bite continues to be strong. Both Largemouth
and Smallmouth are along the face of the dunes, and along the face of the dam.
Some anglers are finding bigger fish in the 15-20-foot range. Top baits for
Largemouth include – the SPRO Rock Crawler crank bait, Wacky Rigged Senkos and Skirted
Heart Throb XL’s fished on a 1/2th oz. football head and fishing a
drop shot rig. Smallmouth are being caught on the rock piles off Goose Island
and along the face of the dam as well as around the face of the dunes. Use Flicker
Shads, 3½” tubes, swimbaits, drop shot baits and Senkos for the Smallmouth.
The walleye bite continued to improve this past week. Fish
the humps in front of the sand dunes and around the rocks on Gooses Island. Troll #5 or #7 Flicker Shads and Strike King
Walleye Elites and Bonsai Shads or Rapalas along the face of the dunes in 5-15
feet of water and in the same depths around Goose Island. Troll Smile
Blade/Slow Death rigs fished behind a 2-ounce bottom walker around the deeper
mid-lake humps in the 15-25 foot depth range as well. Use extreme caution
boating and fishing between Goose Island and the face of the dam. There are
rock hazards that are difficult to see until it is too late!
The trout fishing on
the Potholes Reservoir is picking up with the cooler water temperatures. Trout
fishers have been catching trout trolling #5 and # 7 Flicker Shads and Shad
Raps.
The crappie fishing continues to be great throughout the
Reservoir. Big crappies are being caught trolling #5 Flicker Shads and #5 Rapala
Shad Raps along the face of the dunes, and jigging VMC Probe jigs and
Wingdings. The MarDon Resort dock continues to fish well. Fish Trout Magnets
and Gulp Alive Minnows off the dock on a 1/64th oz. jig head. Big
bluegills are being caught around the mouth of Crab Creek. A few perch are being caught off the dock and
around Goose Island and the mouth of Crab Creek. Fishing from the MarDon Dock is
reserved for registered guests only.
Both Channel Catfish and Yellow Bullhead fishing has been
very good over the past couple of weeks. We have had several Channel Cats in
the 8-15lb. caught off the MarDon Dock during the 14th annual MarDon
Resort Marathon Dock Tournament. Anglers have been trolling walleye rigs with
crawlers in the dunes, on the face of the dunes and around Goose Island. Bank fishermen
have been doing well on Cats in Lind Coulee and at the mouth of Frenchman’s
Wasteway using Magic Bait Catfish Nuggets and Crawlers.
Call the MarDon Store for the latest fishing info and to
make reservations at 509-346-2651.
Dave Meseberg of MarDon Resort caught this beautiful Potholes Reservoir walleye trolling a crank bait over mid-lake humps.
Terri Lynn Kassik Snider caught a nice Rainbow Trout while trolling on the Potholes Reservoir with her husband Jim.
Royal Hunt Club
A Royal Youth Booster Fundraiser
8198 HWY 262 SE,
Othello, WA 99344, Phone 509 346-2651, Fax 509 346-9493
As summer comes to a close – it’s time to start thinking
about birds!
The 2018/19 pheasant and waterfowl season marks the 29th
year of the Royal Hunt Club hunting program.
The Royal Youth Booster club would like to thank and congratulate our
past membership for enhancing many aspects of the student’s daily activities in
the Royal School District. The projects
funded would never have been possible without the tax-deductible donations
collected for legal access to this private property.
Pheasant season begins October 20, 2018 and ends on January
21, 2019. Waterfowl regular season
begins on October 13, 2018 and ends on January 27, 2019. Dove season begins September 1, 2018 to
October 30, 2018.
For the 2018/19 season the Boosters will have 700 pheasants
that will be released incrementally on Saturdays at daylight on designated
sights as we have done in the past. The
acreage is estimated at 25,000 acres of private property. Our Booster Board will be providing a map of
the property and will post the ground.
Your packets will include the map, a car pass and a wallet sized personal
pass.
2018/19 Membership prices are:
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Season Pass
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$300.00
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Dove Only Pass
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$150.00
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Season + Dove Pass
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$400.00
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Season Youth (18 & under)
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$150.00
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3-Day Pass (Consecutive days, not available on opening weekend)
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$120.00
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Corporate Season Pass each (must buy 4)
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$250.00
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Corporate Season + Dove each (must buy 4)
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$350.00
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Packets will be available for pick-up at the
MarDon Resort office on Friday October 12, 2018. For those who request their packets mailed,
it will be mailed October 12 as well. Dove
passes will be available on August 31, 2018 for pick-up or it will be mailed on
that date.
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