MarDon Resort Fresh News – August 4, 2022
The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1034.40 feet – dropping 2.20 feet over
the past week bringing us to 12.10 feet below full pool. The water temps on the Potholes
Reservoir are in the upper 70s. The sand dunes are warming to the mid to upper 80’s. With
the water dropping rapidly based on irrigation demand, now is the time to start fishing the
face of the sand dunes as the fry will begin moving out of the sand dunes.
Trout fishing on the Potholes Reservoir has been very good this week. Several healthy
limits of 2-5 pound trout have come in. Troll Wee Gee spoons, Needlefish, or #7 Flicker
Shads at 2-3 miles per hour. Fish along Medicare Beach and in front of the State Park. The
sand dunes are producing quality trout fishing as well. Fish the main creek channels trolling
Wedding Rings with a worm.
The bass fishing continues to be very good. There are a lot of 2–4-pound fish being caught.
Top baits: SPRO Frogs, . oz jig with a craw trailer, a 3/8 oz. chatter bait, 5” wacky rigged
Senko, white spinnerbait and topwater baits. The rock piles between Goose Island and the
face of the dam have been producing decent smallmouth. Norisada blade baits,
tubes, Crankbaits and Senkos have been the top baits there.
Walleye fishing is good. The sand dunes continue to produce, and the face of the dunes are
beginning to show fish. Fish 4-18 feet with a slow death rig and a 1-2 oz bottom walker and
crawler on weed lines. Size 5 Flicker Shads are working well trolled on the face of the
dunes. Other anglers are catching walleye throwing 1/2-ounce spinnerbaits, Chatterbaits,
and swim jigs for walleye in 3-8 feet of water inside the dunes.
Now is the time to fish for Channel Cats with the warmwater temps! Best fishing is at night.
Several fish over 14 pounds have been caught this week. Fish in 2-10 feet of water with
nightcrawlers or Magic Bait. Use a . -1 ounce Egg Sinker and a 1 or 1/0 Whisker Sticker
hook.
Fish the face of the sand dunes and Lind Coulee for Panfish. Crappie, Bluegill and a few
Perch are being caught. Throw Bobby Garland Baby Shads in Monkey Milk or Blue Ice, the
Fisher Brothers DS Fry in Sight Minnow color. Use a 1/32 oz jig head on a slip bobber. Troll
#5 Flicker Shads along the face and just inside the dunes.
Call the MarDon Tackle Store for the latest fishing information at 509-346-2651.
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