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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
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 …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
The fishing at Potholes just seems to get better as summer goes by. The largemouth Bass fisherman who get up and are fishing by 6 a.m. are having a great year in the dunes. The spring frog is the top water lure of choice for fishing the large vegetation mats …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Late July is here and it is time to enjoy the summer heat at Potholes Reservoir. Our sandy beach is starting to show and become more available as the water lowers. This past week the crappie fishing off the MarDon Dock has been very active. During a trip to pump …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
The water level on Potholes Reservoir is rapidly dropping with "the summer July heat." Surface water temperatures have been reported in the mid to high 70 degree range. That means excellent early morning and late evening TOP WATER Bass fishing and mid-day water sports with our July.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Cooling weather this past week has erupted into fine trout action. The mouth of Frenchman's Wasteway near Potholes State Park and Medicare Beach would be your best bet to catch some trout. Trolling Needle Fish or Rapala Shad Raps has produced rainbow from 2 lbs to 4 lbs with some …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Perch fishing on the MarDon Dock continues to provide many families with limit lever perch catching. It continues to amaze our returning guests at MarDon Resort to see the increased populations of yellow perch, all over the Potholes Reservoir. Potholes Reservoir is just a couple feet below high pool as …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Improved perch fishing has been reported all over Potholes Reservoir. This past week many fishers have limited on perch up to 12 inches at the MarDon Marina. Othello Resident, Levi Rodello, reported a 13 inch jumbo perch from the MarDon Dock, this was the largest Perch we had heard of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
The water on Potholes Reservoir has come alive. Our surface water temperatures have begun to eclipse the 70 degree mark. Shore fishers have been commenting on seeing vast numbers of both small mouth bass and largemouth bass cruising the shoreline to locate their spawning areas to prepare for their annual …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
As our water level continues to rise, the submerged swim area at MarDon Resort has become amazing trout fishing. Rainbow from 17 inches to 25 inches have been reported in the last 7 days by bank fishers. The clean water covering the sand swim beach at MarDon has been amazing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
The rainbow trout activity on Potholes Reservoir and the Seep Lakes below O'Sullivan Dam has been amazing at times this April. Bank fishers using Powerbait, Pautsker's Eggs, Coon Shrimp and the old fundamental, Night-Crawler with marshmallow have been the best luck for a great catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO