Walleye, Bass promise an eventful Fourth
Mike Meseberg | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 4 months AGO
Courtesy photo Raylie and Raegan Wardenaar, both of Royal City, with two big Walleye.
MARDON RESORT - Ready or not here comes the Fourth of July 2011 edition.
The water level on Potholes Reservoir has dropped rapidly of late, with the elevation above sea level at 1,042.30 feet, roughly a foot and a half lower than last week. This leaves the reservoir almost 4 feet below full pool.
Walleye fishing has been great lately in the Lind Coulee arm of Potholes Reservoir plus in the sand dunes. The Crab Creek channel has really turned on, along with the west arm by "Big Dune" producing fish.
Walleye action has been reported as shallow as 9 feet to 20 feet in these areas of Potholes. Slowly bottom bouncing a nightcrawler harness has been the ticket to big Walleye. The Bass and Panfish action is picking up as the water is receding, concentrating the fish and making them easier to locate.
Largemouth and Smallmouth up to 5 pounds have been reported on the beloved topwater baits in all areas of the dunes. Matching the retrieve speed of the topwater bait to the activity level of fish has been producing huge surface strikes.
Fishing off the MarDon Resort Dock is also heating up with increasing water temperatures, with many Bluegill being taken and some big Smallmouth being landed. As the reservoir lowers, the dock fishing will only be getting better.
ARTICLES BY NICK BARR
Fresh News from MarDon Resort
Something good is happening on Potholes Reservoir. Perch fishing seems to having a come-back! Reports of perch action from all over Potholes Reservoir have been even more frequent this past week. MarDon store keeper Greg Bafus heard a tip about perch at Medicare Beach. He explored Medicare Beach concentrating on water 21 feet deep water using a spinner and a night crawler trolling and still fishing with lead on the bottom and two hooks baited with crawlers. Both techniques worked for perch action.
Fresh News From MarDon
The Potholes Recreation Area has just started to witness the early signs of the ominous approach of Fall. Nighttime temperatures have been repeatedly near 40f degrees. As the lake continues to drop & cool, it currently sits at 1,028.2 ft. & 18 feet below full pool.
Fresh News From MarDon
Back to school for everyone does not mean it is time to put up the fishing rods and winterize the boat! The Potholes Recreation area is an amazing place to play during the fall weekends. Potholes Reservoir is providing serious perch anglers amazing action. The mouth of Frenchman's Wasteway & Crab Creek, along with the Lind Coulee Arm are chocked full of most species of fish this time of year. The next two months are hailed as the best fishing of the year on Potholes Reservoir for any species you are after. The water level is currently at 1,029 feet, about 17 feet below full pool.