MarDon Fresh News – December 21, 2021
The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1039.10 feet – rising 0.40 feet this week. The water temperature on the main lake is in the upper 30s.The fishing will slow down a bit with these water colder water temperatures, but there are still opportunities to catch fish year around on the Potholes Reservoir and the Seep Lakes that are open year around.
Species to target in the colder water are trout, walleye, and smallmouth bass. Trout fishing remains fair. 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.
The Walleye bite has been decent this past week. With the colder water temp – it’s a jigging game. Mark your fish – then drop a blade bait, ThinFisher, or fluke style bait down to the marks. Fish the humps on the face of the dunes, the rocks around Goose Island, the mouth of Crab Creek, and up in Lind Coulee. Look for walleye in the 20 - 40-foot range.
Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair 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. Fish Blade Baits, Missile Baits Ned Bomb, Skirted Heart Throb XL, and 5- 6” Soft swimbaits in 15-30 feet of water.
There are ducks in the area – this past week has been fair and improving a bit. Still a mixed bag of Widgeon, Pintail, Teal, Spoon Bills, and a few more Mallards. It does not appear that we have had a push of Mallards form the north. We are going to warm up slightly for a few days – then the temps are forecast to crash downward in about one week. This could bring the Mallards in.
Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing and hunting report and information at 509-346-2651.
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