Fresh News From MarDon
Mike Meseberg | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 6 months AGO
Jeff Frederick, of Moses Lake, caught the biggest fish in the Potholes Open Bass Fishing Competition. This largemouth bass weighed in at 7.83lbs.
The 34th Potholes Open Bass Fishing Tournament, organized by the Moses Lake Bass Club, was very tough fishing this year. Surface water temperatures were as low as 44 degrees and up to 54 degrees in some places. The water temp's combined with high winds made catching bass very challenging.
The big fish of the tournament weighed in at 7.38 lbs and was a largemouth bass.
The winners of the tournament this year were the Boyd's from Eugene Oregon with a 2 day combined total weight of 30.63lbs.
Walleye action on Potholes Reservoir continues to be slow with some limits reported in the Lind Coulee Area, the Crab Creek Boat Launch and the Moses Lake Spillway. With the finish of the full moon the walleye bite will only improve. After the full moon and the walleye spawn marble eye action will be on fire!
Above average trout continue to show from many seep lakes below O'Sullivan Dam. As of April 25, 2013 the underwater swim beach at Mardon Resort continues to look like an aquarium with spawning rainbow trout.
Calendar of Events:
May 4-5: Spring Walleye Classic, May 8-10: TBF District Qualifier, May 18-19: The MarDon Open Bass Tournament, May 24-27: Memorial Day Weekend, June 8-9: WA State Free Fishing Weekend, June 15-16: 2013 WA Bowfishing Championship, July 5: Golf Cart Parade & Fireworks at Dusk, August 24: Lake Poker Run and Beach Party
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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.
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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).
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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.