MarDon Fresh News – April 23, 2021
The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 104.28 feet dropping .50 feet from last week and is now 6.22 feet below full pool. The water temperature on the Potholes Reservoir is on the rise with main lake temperatures in the low 50s. The water back in the sand dunes is warming to the low 50’s to mid-50s. Moses Lake has filled to full pool – so the
Potholes Reservoir should start to fill soon.
The Washington State General Season opens this Saturday! Great news for trout anglers fishing the Seep Lakes! Some ofthe lakes opening include the Hampton Lakes, Warden Lake, and the Pillar – Widgeon Chain. Fish on the bottom withPowerBait, Marshmallows and eggs, or worms on the bottom. Use a 1/8th-1/4 oz egg sinker with an 18-24” leader or cast
Rooster Tails from shore. You can also do well using a bobber and worms or eggs. From a boat troll Dick Nite Spoons,bobber fish or still fish on the bottom.
Trout: The trout fishing continues to improve with several reports of big trout being caught on the face of the dunes andalong Medicare Beach. Troll #7 Flicker Shads, Wee Gee Spoons, and Wicked Lures Trout Killers in front of the PotholesState 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 continued to produce keeper sized trout and a few holdovers. From shore use RainbowPowerBait 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 and will improve once the gates are opened at Moses Lake. This will move the fish into Crab Creek. They are still spread-out depth-wise. Fish the rocks around Goose Island withBlade Baits, Whistle Pigs, and Drop Shot rigs in 30-43 feet of water or slow troll a crawler with a Slow Death rig. LindCoulee has been producing smaller male fish in 18-25 feet of water.
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. Fish the sand dunes with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Ned rigs for the shallower Smallies.
Largemouth Bass: The Largemouth bass fishing has been very good back in the sand dunes with a few fish are already beginning to bed up! Top baits have been jigs with a craw or swimming trailer in black and blue, hard jerkbaits, swim jigs, and chatterbaits, and topwater baits such as frogs and poppers.
Panfish: No reports have come in yet for Crappie, Bluegill or Perch – still a little early – one to three weeks away.
Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest Spring fishing report and information at
509-346-2651 – things quickly change this time of year!
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