Fresh News Report from MarDon Resort
Pete Fisher | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 8 months AGO
The water level is currently at 1027.40 and slowly rising. The reservoir will continue to rise at a current rate of approximately 1.2 inches per day. Remember to us caution when launching your boat and navigating around the dunes and Goose Island. The water temps on the main lake and back in the dunes are right around the 80-degree mark.
The walleye fishing is steadily improving. With cooler weather in the forecast, this trend should continue. Successful techniques include trolling the face of the dunes over the humps between Frenchman’s Wasteway and the mouth and Crab Creek. Troll in 8-15 feet of water. Best bet — troll #5 or #7 Flicker Shads and Rapalas in perch, chartreuse, and purple colors. Crawler Harnesses with both blades and Smile Blades have been doing well as has the Slow Death/Smile Blade Combo. Use a 1 ½ once bottom walker.
More reports of big crappie and big bluegills being are coming in of the face of the dunes. Use your electronics to find the CWFAC fish habitat boxes, drop a marker, back off and cast a crappie jig over the habitat boxes. The habitat boxes are easy to discern.
The MarDon Dock fishing is fishing very good for crappie, bluegill and some perch. Dock fishing is only available to registered guests staying at MarDon Resort.
Channel Catfish and bullhead fishing is excellent right now. Fish around Goose Island and the face of the dunes. The best baits for the catfish and bullheads have been worms and Berkley Power Bait Catfish nuggets.
Largemouth bass fishing continues to be outstanding. The fish have stacked up on the face of the dunes and are feeding on the tremendous amount of baitfish in the area. Fish the face of the dunes with Rebel Pop-R’s, Zara Spooks, hula grubs on a football head and wacky rigged Senkos.
There has been reports of big largemouth and smallmouth bass coming from the face of the dam. Throw crankbaits, tubes, and 5 inch Kalin’s grubs for both.
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Fresh News Report from MarDon Resort
Some of the best fishing on the Potholes Reservoir is just beginning with the cooling fall weather. Expect the fishing to pick up for all species — especially bass and walleye. The Potholes Reservoir water level is currently at 1028.85 and rising approximately 2 inches per day. Continue to us caution when launching your boat and navigating around the dunes and Goose Island. The water temps on the main lake and back in the dunes are right around 77 degrees.
Fresh News report from MarDon Resort
This week’s report is going to be close to last weeks — not a lot of changes in what’s been happening on the reservoir. The fishing on the Potholes Reservoir has been good over this past week for all species. The water level has dropped about 8 inches this week this week and is currently at 1041.25 feet. Water temperatures in the dunes remain in the low to mid 70’s and the main lake is running right around 70 degrees.
Fresh News Report from MarDon Resort
The water level has dropped two feet this past week and is currently at 1032.35 feet. This brings the Reservoir to a level 12.95 feet lower than the high mark this year. The water temps back in the dunes are reaching the mid 80’s during the day with the main lake surface temps are in the low 80’s.