Fresh News From MarDon
Mike Meseberg | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 1 month AGO
James Hankins of East Wenatchee enjoyed boat fishing for three days with his father and brother. Here he shows some nice perch and smallmouth bass.
MarDon Resort regulars are reporting quality perch from the Lind Coulee, Goose Island, the mouth of Crab Creek, Medicare Beach and the Walleye Humps off the face of the sand dunes. Fishers are reporting 17"-22" as the best depth for quality perch from 8 inches and larger.
Rainbow Trout are also being reported from all over Potholes Reservoir. The east end of O'Sullivan Dam near the Potholes Canal outlet continues to provide the best trout action using #3 needlefish or rapala shad raps in size7,8 and 9. Troll shad raps with zero weight 85' behind the boat at 1.5 MPH. Also troll a needlefish 125' feet behind the boat with 2 or 3 ounces of lead or use 6 color of lead core trolling line at 2.5 MPH.
Bass action continues using surface lures on the face of O'Sullivan Dam. Rebel pop r's have been producing top notch memories with many 30 fish outings. With our water level on Potholes low the sand dunes have limited access. Remember always use extreme caution when boating in the sand dune area.
MarDon Fishing Dock
Now is the time to take a kid fishing at the MarDon Fishing Dock, crappie fishing has been great with our recent cooling and shorter days. Some bass and a few trout are showing also.
Sandhill Cranes
Sandhill Cranes return to the Potholes Recreation Area. One distinct sign of our season change is seeing vast number of these majestic migratory birds all over the Potholes Area. Fishing the dunes on 9-23-12 we sighted hundreds of Sandhill Cranes resting on sand bars in shallow moving water.
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Fresh News from MarDon
The fishing in the Potholes Recreation Area this October has been just as good as we thought it would be. We experienced some rapidly cooling weather which rapidly cooled the water temperatures and really turns on the fall bite. The walleye fishers are producing limits almost daily.
Fresh News from MarDon
As Potholes Reservoir cools with incoming fall weather the fishing for all species will only get better. The bass guys are having a ball with largemouth bass at the face of the dunes. Smallmouth bass are most catchable at the rock piles in the main lake between Goose Island and O'Sullivan Dam. Potholes are now at the low water status typical for this time of year. Cover is harder for fish to locate for sanctuary. (Now is when the underwater habitat restoration project is the most valuable, cwfac.org).
Fresh News from MarDon
It's hard to believe but the already great fishing on Potholes Reservoir will just be getting better. The perch fishing at the State Park and off the MarDon Dock has been great.