MarDon Fresh News – March 29, 2019
The current water level on the Potholes reservoir is remaining steady in the 1043.65-foot range. The main Potholes Reservoir is ice free – finally! Most launches are open – and the remaining couple will open up within a day or two. The water temp reports have varied from the mid-30’s to the low 40’s depending on where you are on the Reservoir. The sand dunes remain iced over out to the front – but should open up a bit this week. Most of the Seep Lakes have thawed – especially the ones that have water moving thru them.
There have not been many anglers on the water as we were iced over several days ago, but there are a few reports of both Largemouth and Smallmouth being caught in the past day or two and trout are being caught in the Seep Lakes that have thawed and that are open.
Make sure you check the WDFW regulations before heading out. The regulations have changed on many of the lakes in the Columbia Basin Wildlife Refuge. We really don’t have the March 1 or April 1 opener this year. Most non-year around lakes in the Refuge have changed to the 4thSaturday in April opener. The year around lakes appear to have remained the same – open. Just double check!
The WDFW has produced a great app that allows you to check the current regulations on any body of water in Washington. Go to the app store and download it to your phone. It is interactive and a very useful tool.
There are still many Sandhill Cranes, Bald Eagles and Snow Geese in the area and with the weather improving we have a unique wildlife viewing opportunity in our area.
The fishing and the opportunity to fish is improving daily - call the MarDon Store for the latest and fishing info at 509-346-2651.
A panorama of the MarDon dock area taken at 3:00pm on March 28 - almost there!
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