Waterfowl hunting continues to be tough with stagnant air which builds fog. Additionally, with our unseasonably warm weather temperatures every pond or secret hole is now completely free of ice with mostly open water. These conditions are perfect to jump shoot Northern Mallards and lazy Canadian Honkers. Central Washington is covered with waterfowl from the North. As soon as our temperatures drop below freezing around the clock and we get a little wind, the big water will harbor vast numbers of quality ducks and geese.

Each afternoon serious walleye anglers have been using blade baits and swim baits to catch limits of 18-22" walleye. Medicare Beach, the Lind Coulee Arm of Potholes Reservoir, the Goose Island Area and the face of the sand dunes on shallow humps continue to produce. We did receive a report from a fisherman who has visited the reservoir every month in 2014 and returned home with limits of walleye, each and every month. This week he was using smiley blades with a worm harness. His most productive spot was in front of the state park boat launch and he also had some luck along the cliffs on the east shoreline. The anglers are launching after our discouraging morning fog disappears.