MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 26, 2024

MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 26, 2024

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.20 feet – dropping .10 feet this past

week. We are 3.30 feet below full pool. We have had a warm week of weather this past week!

Surface temps have warmed to the upper 40s on the main Reservoir and to the mid-50s back in

the sand dunes!

The Largemouth bass fishing has been very good this past week! This was illustrated this past weekend

by Tate Webb and Hunter Wabs who won the Columbia Basin Bass Club bass tournament with a 5 fish

bag weighing 26.42 pounds with a big fish weighing in at 7.12 pounds! Fish back in the sand dunes.

Throw . oz black & blue jigs, swim jigs, jerkbaits, chaLer baits and Texas rigged plasNcs.

Smallmouth bass are being caught. Fish 18-30 feet using drop shot rigs, blade baits and tubes. Fish the

rock piles around Goose Island and along the face of the dam.

Walleye fishing is fair. Fish the humps in front of the sand dunes and near Perch Point. Trolling

and jigging are both producing. Troll a slow death rig at about .8 mph on a bottom bouncer or

jig ó oz blade baits in 18-28 feet of water. The walleye are about to spawn. This will push many

of the fish into the channels in the dunes.

Trout fishing has been fair. Troll # 7 Flicker Shads or spoons 2-3 mph. Fish Medicare Beach of

from MarDon Resort to Blythe Point. Corral Lake, Upper Goose Lake and Long Lake have been

producing trout. Use Rooster Tails or PowerBait from shore or troll Wedding Rings from a boat.

No reports of perch, crappie and bluegill - but it won’t be long!

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

2651.

 Local angler, Bob McHenry, caught this solid 6-pound Largemouth while fishing the sand dunes

on the Potholes Reservoir this past week!

MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 19, 2024

 MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 19, 2024

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.30 feet – dropping .30 feet this past

week. We are 3.20 feet below full pool. We have had a warm week of weather this past week!

Surface temps have warmed to the mid-40s on the main Reservoir and to the mid-50s back in

the sand dunes! The fish are waking up!

The Largemouth bass fishing has picked up as they are now making their way back into the sand

dunes. The bass fishing is fair at this point with several nice catches of Largemouth reported.

Fish mid-way back in the dunes. Throw ó oz black & blue jigs, swim jigs, jerkbaits and Texas

rigged plastics.

Walleye fishing is fair. Fish the humps in front of the sand dunes and near Perch Point. Trolling

and jigging are both producing. Troll a slow death rig at about .8 mph on a bottom bouncer or

jig ó oz blade baits in 18-28 feet of water.

Trout fishing has been fair. Troll # 7 Flicker Shads or spoons 2-3 mph. Fish Medicare Beach of

from MarDon Resort to Blythe Point. Corral Lake, Upper Goose Lake and Long Lake have been

producing trout. Use Rooster Tails or PowerBait from shore or troll Wedding Rings from a boat.

No reports of perch, crappie, bluegill or Smallmouth bass coming in yet – but it won’t be long!

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

509-346-2651.

Local angler, Evan Quillin, with a nice spring bass caught while fishing the Potholes Reservoir!

MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 12, 2024

 MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 12, 2024

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.60 feet – dropping .05 feet this past

week. We are 2.90 feet below full pool. Surface temps are 38-42 degrees. The forecast for the

next 10 days shows us warming up with the highs reaching the 60s by this weekend. We have

had a lot of wind once again this week – but it has been a warm wind from the south – warming

the water! It won’t be long before the fish start moving!

We have had a lot of wind again – not many anglers out on the water. If you venture out - jig

blade baits and 3.50” swim baits on a . oz. jig head for walleye, bass and trout. Jig in 18-35 feet

of water across the face of the sand dunes. Corral Lake and Upper Goose Lake have been the

top trout lakes. From the bank cast Rooster Tails or use PowerBait off the bottom.

We did have an interesting and rare catch this week! Local anglers, Rusty Johnston and John

Darby, out looking for walleye, ended up catching 16 Burbot – only keeping their limit! The pair

were jigging . oz. blade baits in 18-20 feet of water. Burbot are not caught often. You may pick

one up incidentally while jigging for walleye or smallmouth – but 16 is unheard of on the

Potholes Reservoir! The limit on Burbot is 5 per angler per day – no minimum size.

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

509-346-2651.

Local anglers, Rusty Johnston and John Darby, caught a rare limit of Burbot on the Potholes Reservoir this week!

MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 5, 2024

 MarDon Resort Fresh News – March 5, 2024

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.65 feet – dropping .10 feet this past

week. We are 2.85 feet below full pool. Surface temps are 38-42 degrees. The forecast for the

next 10 days shows us warming up with the highs in the 50s, but the lows are still in the mid to

upper 20s. That said – by March 16 we are forecasted to reach 63 degrees with a low of 40! It

won’t be long before the fish start moving!

Not much to report this week. We have had a lot of wind again – not many anglers out on the

water. If you venture out - jig blade baits and 3.50” swim baits on a . oz. jig head for walleye,

bass and trout. Jig in 18-35 feet of water across the face of the sand dunes. Corral Lake

continues to produce nice catches of trout from the bank casting Rooster Tails.

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

509-346-2651.