MarDon Fresh News – May 7, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – May 7, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1041.02 feet rising .24 feet from last week and is now 5.42 feet below full pool. The water temperature on the Potholes Reservoir is in the lower 60s. The water back in the sand dunes is warming to the mid-to upper 60s. The Reservoir is starting to fill slowly as they are releasing water form Moses Lake.

Trout: The trout fishing this week has been fair on the Reservoir. Average 2–5-pound trout are being caught on the face of the sand dunes and along Medicare Beach. Troll #7 Flicker Shads, Wee Gee Spoons, and Wicked Lures Trout Killers 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.

Warden Lake, Lower Hampton, and Corral Lake are the top producing Seep Lakes this week. Fish on the bottom with PowerBait, 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. Corral and Blythe Lakes have continued to produce 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 good to excellent this past week. The walleyes are moving into the mouth of Crab Creek and into the sand dunes. Fish the deeper channels in – and on the face of the dunes in 10-18 feet of water trolling a Slow Death rig and worm behind a bottom bouncer. Bigger fish are being caught further back in the dunes in 4-10 feet

of water by anglers fishing swimbaits, swim jigs, chatter baits, and flukes.

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 continues to be good back in the sand dunes. The spawn is on with both Smallmouth and Largemouth bedding 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: Several reports of crappie have come in this week. Look for crappie back in the sand dunes in the willows in 6- 10 feet of water. Fish a DS Fry or Bobby Garland Baby Shad under a slip bobber.

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

Robby Harbin of MarDon Resort shows one of five - 4 plus pound largemouth bass caught on the Potholes Reservoir this past week!