MarDon Fresh News – March 20, 2019

MarDon Fresh News – March 20, 2019

 The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1042.85 feet – about 5 inches lower than last week. The water temperature on the Reservoir is in the mid to upper 40s.  

The walleye fishing continues to pick up with several limits coming in.   Vertically jig or cast Blade Baits, Jigging Raps, or Whistle Pigs over humps in 25-50 feet. Trolling has been picking up fish as well. Troll a Slow Roll hook with either a crawler or a Berkley Killer Crawler with or without a Smile Blade. Troll slow - .5- .8 mph.

The largemouth bass fishing is picking up again after our recent cold snap! Find the warmer water back in the dunes and pitch and flip jigs with a trailer, throw wacky rigged Senkos and slow roll swimbaits and spinnerbaits. Fish in the 4-7-pound range have been reported this week. 

No reports from the dock as it has been closed for repair. The dock should be open sometime this coming week – call the tackle store for status.

Trout anglers are concentrating on the Medicare beach area either trolling wedding ring rigs with a worm or Needlefish. From shore - fish Power Bait or a marshmallow/egg combination.

MarDon Resort is open for business! We are running an Everlasting Spring Break Special. RV and Tent sites – buy one get one-night free, Roofed rentals – buy one night – get the second half off! We are practicing Social Distancing thru our telephone registration policy.

Call the MarDon Store for the latest fishing and info and to make reservations at 509-346-2651.

Local walleye angler Joe with a nice bunch of eater walleye caught on the Potholes Reservoir!

MarDon Fresh News – March 12, 2019

MarDon Fresh News – March 12, 2019

 The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.33 feet – about 3.20 feet below full pool level. The water temperature on the Reservoir is in the low to mid 40 degrees. The Potholes Reservoir is ice free and launches are open.  

The walleye fishing has picked up this week with several limits coming in.   Vertically jig or cast Blade Baits, Jigging Raps, or Whistle Pigs over humps topping out at 25 feet of water. Trolling has been picking up fish as well. Troll a Slow Roll hook with either a crawler or a Berkley Killer Crawler with or without a Smile Blade. Troll slow - .5- .8 mph.

The exciting news this week is that the largemouth are back in the dunes and being caught! Find the warmer water back in the dunes and pitch and flip jigs with a trailer, throw wacky rigged Senkos and slow roll swimbaits and spinnerbaits. Fish in the 4-7-pound range have been reported this week. 

No reports from the dock as it has been closed for repair. We hope to have it open within two weeks – call the tackle store for status.

Trout anglers are concentrating on the Medicare beach area either trolling wedding ring rigs with a worm or Needlefish. From shore - fish Power Bait or a marshmallow/egg combination.

Call the MarDon Store for the latest fishing and info and to make reservations at 509-346-2651.

Gary Thompson with a nice 4.8 pound Largemouth bass caught back in the sand dunes on a swimbait!

MarDon Fresh News – March 6, 2020

MarDon Fresh News – March 6, 2020

 The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.30 feet – 3.20 feet below full pool level. The water temperature on the Reservoir is in the upper 30’s to 41 degrees. The Potholes Reservoir is close ice free and launches are open. We have had several days of 60 degree plus days – overall fishing should be improving daily as the water warms and the days lengthen. 

The walleye fishing has been on and off - very good one day and tough the following day. The walleye are in the early stages of pre-spawn and moving around a lot – turning on and off frequently.  Vertically jig or cast Blade Baits, Jigging Raps, or Whistle Pigs over humps topping out at 25 feet of water. Trolling has been picking up fish as well. Troll a Slow Roll hook with either a crawler or a Berkley Killer Crawler with or without a Smile Blade. Troll slow - .25- .5 mph.

Trout anglers are concentrating on the Medicare beach area either trolling wedding ring rigs with a worm or Needlefish. From shore - fish Power Bait or a marshmallow/egg combination. Several of the open Seep Lakes are producing some nice catches of trout.

There is still a lot of awesome bass and panfish gear available at 50% off in the discount bin!

Call the MarDon Store for the latest fishing and info and to make reservations at 509-346-2651.

Pothole Reservoir local Gary Thompson of  shows a 29.5" walleye that his wife Deb caught while jigging a blade bait on the Potholes Reservoir!