MarDon Resort Fresh News – May 3, 2023

MarDon Resort Fresh News – May 3, 2023

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1044.65 feet – staying pretty much level

this week. Water temperatures are right around 54 degrees on the main Reservoir. The dunes

are warming quickly with the warm weather. Temps are reaching the mid-60s!

Walleye fishing has been tough this past week. The walleye are finishing up their spawn and will be in recovery mode for a week or so. The walleye will be in 5-30 feet right now depending on where they are in the spawn process. Fish the shallower fish in the sand dunes with swim baits and lipless crank baits. Fish the deeper fish with a Slow Death Hook – Smile Bade rig with a crawler and bottom bouncer.

MarDon Resort hosted the 2023 Rod Meseberg Spring Walleye Classic tournament this past

weekend. The tournament was a rough one this year with the walleye in the middle of the

spawn. A big congratulations to Team Priddy! They had six fish bags both day one and day two for a winning bag of 21.32 pounds for 12 fish. Their efforts earned them a $5,500 payout for the weekend. This included a $1,000 donation from MarDon Resort. Congratulations are also due to Shelby and Tanys Ross for receiving the Cool Under Pressure award for a day 2 come back with six fish for 9.74 pounds after blanking day 1 – finishing 13th overall! Full results can be found at https://crwaa.profishingtournaments.com/content.php?id=116.

Largemouth Bass fishing has been very good this week and will continue to improve with the

warmer weather. The fish are in spawn/pre-spawn mode currently. Fish are being caught on

black & blue jigs, swim jigs, chatter baits, Senkos and lipless crankbaits. Fish 2-10 feet of water.

Smallmouth Bass are being caught on the face of the dam, on the rocks around Goose Island a in the sand dunes. Throw ó oz. blade baits, 5” grubs, deep diving crankbaits, and Senkos.

Trout are being caught in front of the State Park and off Medicare Beach. Troll # 5 or #7 Shad

Raps of Flicker Shads. From Shore cast Rooster Tails or 5” curl tail grubs or fish the bottom with Power Bait. Warden Lake has been the hot Seep Lake this week.

No reports of panfish being caught yet, but bass fishermen have reported seeing Crappie and

Bluegill posting up pre-spawn back in the sand dunes around the willows.

Call the MarDon Resort tackle store for current conditions and fishing information at 509-346-

2651.