MarDon Fresh News – November 30, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – November 30, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1037.80 feet – rising 0..55 feet this

week. The water temperature on the main lake is 44-46 degrees.

Trout fishing continues to be good. Troll a #5 or #7 Flicker Shad, or Wedding Rings with

worms in front of the Potholes State Park, the face of the sand dunes, and at the mouth of

Lind Coulee to Perch Point. Troll in 10 - 30 feet of water. If you have the patience, jig blade

baits or drop shot plastics. From shore fish Medicare Beach with Berkley PowerBait or

marshmallows and worms.

Walleye: The Walleye bite has been good this week. Troll a Slow Death/Smile

Blade/crawler rig with a 2 oz. bottom walker in 10-30 feet depth at .8 - 1.2 mph. Fish the

humps on the face of the dunes, the rocks around Goose Island, the mouth of Crab Creek,

and up in Lind Coulee. Cast a Strike King J300D Jerkbait along the face of the dam. Jig a ó

oz. blade bait or Johnson’s ThinFisher in all the spots mentioned above as well.

Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair to good this week. Fish for

Smallmouth bass along the face of the dam and the rocky area between Goose Island and

the dam and the face of the sand dunes. Missile Baits Ned Bomb, Skirted Heart Throb XL

and #7 Rapala shad Raps in 4-25 feet of water. Jerkbaits and swimbaits will pick up bigger

fish this time of year along the face of the dam.

Largemouth Bass: Bass fishing has been tough this week. Fish the face of the sand dunes

– look for steeper drops and work deep diving crankbaits or Skirted hula grubs and jigs

down the slope. Use a blade bait or jigging spoon for deeper fish. Fish in10–30-feet.There

are some good largemouth hanging out on the face of the dam.

Panfish: Fair on the face of the sand dunes. Crappie and bluegill are being caught on the

face of the sand dunes and around the mouth of Crab Creek. Troll a #5 Flicker Shad or use

electronics to mark the fish and vertically jig or use a slip bobber with a 1/32 oz head and

a Baby Shad or DS Fry. The crappies are there – you just need to find them, and they will

bite!

There are ducks in the area – this past week has been very good. Still a mixed bag of

Widgeon, Pintail, Teal, Spoon Bills, and a few more Mallards. We have not had a big push

from the north just yet - should be coming soon – huge numbers of Snow Geese have

shown up within thew past several days!

Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing report and information at 509-346-2651.

Dale Stickel of Yakima with a big end of November Potholes Reservoir Crappie!

 

MarDon Fresh News – November 23, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – November 23, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1037.25 feet – rising 0.73 feet this

week. The water temperature on the main lake is 44-46 degrees.

Trout fishing continues to be good. Troll a #5 or #7 Flicker Shad, or Wedding Rings with

worms in front of the Potholes State Park, the face of the sand dunes, and at the mouth of

Lind Coulee to Perch Point. Troll in 10 - 30 feet of water. If you have the patience, jig blade

baits or drop shot plastics. From shore fish Medicare Beach with Berkley PowerBait or

marshmallows and worms.

Walleye: The Walleye bite has been fair to good this week. Troll a Slow Death/Smile

Blade/crawler rig with a 2 oz. bottom walker in 10-30 feet depth at .8 - 1.2 mph. Fish the

humps on the face of the dunes, the rocks around Goose Island, the mouth of Crab Creek,

and up in Lind Coulee. Cast a Strike King J300D Jerkbait along the face of the dam. Jig a ó

oz. blade bait or Johnson’s ThinFisher in all the spots mentioned above as well.

Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair to good this week. Fish for

Smallmouth bass along the face of the dam and the rocky area between Goose Island and

the dam and the face of the sand dunes. Missile Baits Ned Bomb, Skirted Heart Throb XL

and #7 Rapala shad Raps in 4-25 feet of water. Jerkbaits and swimbaits will pick up bigger

fish this time of year along the face of the dam.

Largemouth Bass: Bass fishing has been fair this week. Fish the face of the sand dunes –

look for steeper drops and work deep diving crankbaits or Skirted hula grubs and jigs down

the slope. Use a blade bait or jigging spoon for deeper fish. Fish in10–30-feet.There are

some good largemouth hanging out on the face of the dam.

Panfish: Fair on the face of the sand dunes. Crappie and bluegill are being caught on the

face of the sand dunes and around the mouth of Crab Creek. Troll a #5 Flicker Shad or use

electronics to mark the fish and vertically jig or use a slip bobber with a 1/32 oz head and

a Baby Shad or DS Fry. The crappies are there – you just need to find them, and they will

bite!

There are ducks in the area – this past week has been very good. Still a mixed bag of

Widgeon, Pintail, Teal, Spoon Bills, and a few more Mallards. We have not had a big push

from the north just yet - should be coming soon – huge numbers of Snow Geese have

shown up within thew past several days!

Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing report and information at 509-346-2651.

Potholes Reservoir trout expert, Chris Fisher, shows a nice fall  Reservoir Rainbow caught while Drop-Shotting in Lind Coulee!

 

MarDon Fresh News – November 16, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – November 16, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1036.52 – rising 1.01 feet this week.e.

With the gates closing, the water level will rise rapidly. The water temperature on the main

lake is in the upper 40s to 50 degrees.

Trout fishing continues to be good. Troll a #5 or #7 Flicker Shad, or Wedding Rings with

worms in front of the Potholes State Park, the face of the sand dunes, and at the mouth of

Lind Coulee to Perch Point. Troll in 10 - 30 feet of water. From shore fish Medicare Beach

with Berkley PowerBait or marshmallows and worms.

Walleye: The Walleye bite has fair this week. Troll a Slow Death/Smile Blade/crawler rig

with a 2 oz. bottom walker in 10-30 feet depth at .8 - 1.2 mph. Fish the humps on the face of

the dunes, the rocks around Goose Island, the mouth of Crab Creek, and up in Lind Coulee.

Cast a Strike King J300D Jerkbait along the face of the dam. Jig a ó oz. blade bait or

Johnson’s ThinFisher in all the spots mentioned above as well.

Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair to good this week. Fish for

Smallmouth bass along the face of the dam and the rocky area between Goose Island and

the dam and the face of the sand dunes. Use a 4” wacky rigged Senko, Missile Baits Ned

Bomb, Skirted Heart Throb XL and #7 Rapala shad Raps in 4-25 feet of water. Jerkbaits

and swimbaits will pick up bigger fish this time of year along the face of the dam.

Largemouth Bass: Bass fishing has been good this week. Fish the face of the sand dunes –

look for steeper drops and work deep diving crankbaits or Skirted hula grubs and jigs down

the slope. Use a blade bait or jigging spoon for deeper fish. Fish in10–30-feet.There are

some good largemouth hanging out on the face of the dam.

Panfish: Fair on the face of the sand dunes. Crappie and bluegill are being caught on the

face of the sand dunes and around the mouth of Crab Creek. Troll a #5 Flicker Shad or use

electronics to mark the fish and vertically jig or use a slip bobber with a 1/32 oz head and

a Baby Shad or DS Fry.

There are ducks in the area – this past week has been good. Mixed bag of Widgeon, Pintail,

Teal, and a few Mallards. We have not had a big push from the north just yet.

Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing report and information at 509-346-2651.

Rolando Garza Jr, of Othello, caught this beautiful Potholes Reservoir rainbow trout while trolling a Kastmaster!

 

MarDon Fresh News – November 09, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – November 09, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is at 1035.51 – rising 2.31 feet since

Tuesday of last week. With the gates closing, the water level will rise rapidly. The water

temperature on the main lake is 50-52 degrees. The water back in the sand dunes is in the

low 50s as well.

Trout fishing has been good this week. Troll a #5 or #7 Flicker Shad, or Wedding Rings with

worms in front of the Potholes State Park, the face of the sand dunes, and at the mouth of

Lind Coulee to Perch Point. Troll in 10 - 30 feet of water. From shore fish Medicare Beach

with Berkley PowerBait or marshmallows and worms.

Walleye: The Walleye bite has been good this week. Troll a #7 or #5 Flicker Shad Flicker

Shad on the face of the dunes over the humps in 8-15 feet of water. Troll a Slow

Death/Smile Blade/crawler rig with a 2 oz. bottom walker in 10-30 feet depth at .8 - 1.2 mph.

Fish the humps on the face of the dunes, the rocks around Goose Island, the mouth of Crab

Creek, and up in Lind Coulee. Cast a Strike King J300D Jerkbait along the face of the dam.

Jig a ó oz. blade bait in all the spots mentioned above as well.

Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair to good this week. Fish for

Smallmouth bass along the face of the dam and the rocky area between Goose Island and

the dam and the face of the sand dunes. Use a 4” wacky rigged Senko, Missile Baits Ned

Bomb, Skirted Heart Throb XL and #7 Rapala shad Raps in 4-25 feet of water. Jerkbaits

and swimbaits will pick up bigger fish this time of year along the face of the dam.

Largemouth Bass: Bass fishing has been good this week. Fish the face of the sand dunes –

look for steeper drops and work deep diving crankbaits or Skirted hula grubs and jigs down

the slope. Use a blade bait or jigging spoon for deeper fish. Fish 0-10 feet early and move

to the 15–30-foot range mid-day. There are some good largemouth hanging out on the face

of the dam.

Panfish: Fair on the face of the sand dunes. Crappie and bluegill are being caught on the

face of the sand dunes and around the mouth of Crab Creek. Troll a #5 Flicker Shad or use

electronics to mark the fish and vertically jig or use a slip bobber with a 1/32 oz head and

a Baby Shad or DS Fry.

There are ducks in the area – this past week has been good. Mixed bag of Widgeon, Pintail,

Teal, and a few Mallards. We have not had a big push from the north just yet.

Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing report and information at 509-346-2651.

Patty Politis with a beautiful fall crappie caught slip bobbering on the Potholes Reservoir!

 

MarDon Fresh News – November 2, 2021

MarDon Fresh News – November 2, 2021

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is at 1033.20 – rising 2.16 feet since

Tuesday of last week. With the gates closing, the water level will increase rapidly. The water

temperature on the main lake is in the low 50s. The water back in the sand dunes is in the

low 50s as well.

Trout fishing has been good this week. Troll a #5 or #7 Flicker Shad, or Wedding Rings with

worms in front of the Potholes State Park, the face of the sand dunes, and at the mouth of

Lind Coulee to Perch Point. Troll in 10 - 30 feet of water. From shore fish Medicare Beach

with Berkley PowerBait or marshmallows and worms.

Walleye: The Walleye bite has been fair this week. Troll a #7 or #5 Flicker Shad Flicker

Shad on the face of the dunes over the humps in 8-15 feet of water. Troll a Slow

Death/Smile Blade/crawler rig with a 2 oz. bottom walker in 10-30 feet depth at .8 - 1.2 mph.

Fish the humps on the face of the dunes, the rocks around Goose Island, the mouth of Crab

Creek, and up in Lind Coulee. Cast a Strike King J300D Jerkbait along the face of the dam.

Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair to good this week. Fish for

Smallmouth bass along the face of the dam and the rocky area between Goose Island and

the dam and the face of the sand dunes. Use a 4” wacky rigged Senko, Missile Baits Ned

Bomb, Skirted Heart Throb XL and #7 Rapala shad Raps in 4-25 feet of water. Jerkbaits

and swimbaits will pick up bigger fish this time of year along the face of the dam.

Largemouth Bass: Bass fishing has been good this week. Fish the face of the sand dunes –

look for steeper drops and work deep diving crankbaits or Skirted hula grubs and jigs down

the slope. Use a blade bait or jigging spoon for deeper fish. Fish 0-10 feet early and move

to the 15–30-foot range mid-day.

Panfish: Fair on the face of the sand dunes. Crappie and bluegill are being caught on the

face of the sand dunes and around the mouth of Crab Creek. Troll a #5 Flicker Shad or use

electronics to mark the fish and vertically jig or use a slip bobber with a 1/32 oz head and

a Baby Shad or DS Fry.

There are ducks in the area – mixed bag of Widgeon, Pintail, Teal, and a few Mallards. We

have not had a big push from the north just yet.

Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing report and information at 509-346-2651.

Pete Fisher with a nice November 1 Potholes Reservoir Crappie caught slip-bobbering plastics off the mouth of Crab Creek!