MarDon Fresh News – March 26, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – March 26, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1042.08 feet dropping 4.68 inches from last week and is 4.42 feet below full pool. The water temperatures on the Potholes Reservoir continue to warm with main lake temperatures in the mid-40s. The water back in the sand dunes is warming to the low 50’s by most afternoons and cooling to the mid 40’s at night.

Trout: Trout fishing has picked up this week. Troll a #7 Flicker Shads in front of the Potholes State Park and at the mouth of Lind Coulee to Perch Point. From Shore fish Medicare Beach with Berkley PowerBait or Marshmallows and worms.

Corral and Blythe Lakes have been producing keeper sized trout and a few holdovers. From shore use Rainbow PowerBait and a 1/8-1/4oz egg sinker with a leader long enough to keep it above the weeds. From a boat troll Dick Nite’s or small spoons behind Pop Gear.

Walleye: The Walleye fishing has been fair this past week. They are spread out depth-wise. Fish the rocks around Goose Island with Blade Baits, Whistle Pigs, and Drop Shot rigs in 30-43 feet of water or slow troll a crawler with a Slow Death rig. Lind Coulee has been producing smaller male fish in 18-25 feet of water. Use the same techniques listed above.

Smallmouth Bass: Try for Smallmouth bass along the face of the dam and the rocky area between Goose Island and the dam. Use a drop shot rig with a DS Minnow or jig a Blade Bait in 25-35 feet of water.

Largemouth Bass: The bass are moving into the sand dunes! Reports are coming in of catches of largemouth up to 6.87 pounds with a lot of 3–5-pound fish being reported. The afternoon bite is much better than the morning bite at this time based on the water temps warming in the afternoon and dropping through the night. Find the warmest water you can!

Top baits have been jigs with a craw or swimming trailer in black and blue, hard jerkbaits, swim jigs, and chatterbaits.

The Columbia Basin Bass Club held their first tournament of the year on the Potholes Reservoir this past weekend.

Despite cooler temps and wind – a lot of quality fish were weighted. Big Fish of the event weighed 7.25 pounds caught by the Greg Jager/Tim Dallas team! Winning weight was a 23.21-pound bag for five fish, that included a 5.97lb. Largemouth caught by the team of Justin Dodd/Brett Sanders!

Panfish: No reports have come in yet for Crappie, Bluegill or Perch – still a little early.

Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest Spring fishing report and information at 509-346-2651 – things quickly change this time of year!