MarDon Fresh News – June 10, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – June 10, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is at 1039.68 which is 6.82 feet below full pool – dropping 1.07 feet over the past week. The water temperature on the main lake is in the low 70s. The water back in the sand dunes is warming to the mid-to upper 70s.

As the fish settle into their late spring – early summer patterns, fishing should remain good to extremely good for the next month or so for all species. Daily or weekly shifts in the fishing will be related more to the weather, than an overall pattern shift.

Trout: Trout fishing – remains very good! Troll a #7 Flicker Shads, Wee-Gee spoons, and Needle Fish spoons in front of the Potholes State Park and at the mouth of Lind Coulee to Perch Point. Troll in 15- 30 feet of water. From shore fish Medicare Beach with Berkley PowerBait or marshmallows and worms.

Warden Lake, Lowers Hampton, and the Pillar Widgeon Chain have been the top producing Seep Lakes. 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 Nites or small spoons behind Pop Gear. Fly fishing a black #10 Bead Head Leech has been very productive as well.

Walleye: The Walleye has bite is extremely good right now! Fish the weed lines in Crab Creek in 7-10 fet of water. You can pick fish up trolling Slow Death/Smile Blades/crawler combo in 6-12 feet of water along the weeds, or cast spinnerbaits, weedless swimbaits, or flukes, and Chatterbaits in the weeds and willows in 3-8 feet of water. Several reports of anglers limiting by 10:00am coming in.

Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth bass fishing continues to be good this week. Fish for Smallmouth bass along the face of the dam and the rocky area between Goose Island and the dam. Use a 4” wacky rigged Senko, Ned Rigs. And crankbaits in 4-15 feet of water. Expect good numbers of 1–4-pound fish.

Largemouth Bass: Bass fishing is and will continue to be incredibly good back in the sand dunes. This time of year, a variety of baits will catch bass back in the dunes. Top baits have been jigs with a craw or swimming trailer, swim jigs, topwater frog, 5” Senko, chatter baits and Spinnerbaits. Fish 1-10 feet of water.

Panfish: Several reports of panfish coming in from the dunes. Perch are being caught back in the sand dunes! Troll a Mepp’s spinner with a piece of worm to locate them, then throw out a worm or vertically jig worms over the school. Both Bluegill and Crappie are showing up in the weeds and willow back in the dunes. Vertically jig or use a slip bobber with a 1/32 oz head and a Baby Shad or DS Fry. Also throw small Mepp’s spinners or Rooster tails through the schools.

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

 

A young bass angler shows off a beautiful Potholes Reservoir Largemouth bass caught on a swim jig back in the sand dunes!