MARDON The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,041.55 feet, coming up 0.35 feet this week. We are 4.95 feet below full pool. The water temperature is 37-39 degrees on the main reservoir.
Walleye fishing is fair. The walleye are in 18-40 feet. Top technique is jigging. Top baits are blade baits, Jigging Raps, Shadow Raps and drop-shotting 4.0 plastics. Trolling a Slow Death Hook-Smile Blade rig with a crawler and bottom bouncer is producing a few fish as well. Make sure you are marking fish before dropping down if you are jigging.
OTHELLO – Each week I get an email from Pete Fisher at MarDon Resort with a column letting readers know what fish are biting on, the depth they’re biting at and sharing a success story of someone who tossed a line into the Potholes Reservoir and came back with a fish worthy of a proper fish story.
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,040.83, coming up 0.72 feet this past week. We are 5.67 feet below full pool. The water temperature is 38-40 degrees on the main reservoir. Not much has changed since last week. With the dropping water temperatures, the fish are sliding into their winter habits, going deeper and not feeding as often. Slow your presentation down for walleye.
Walleye fishing is fair. The walleye are in 20-40 feet. Top technique is jigging. Top baits are blade baits, Jigging Raps, Shadow Raps and drop-shotting 4.00’ plastics. Trolling a Slow Death Hook-Smile Blade rig with a crawler and bottom bouncer is producing a few fish as well. Make sure you are marking fish before dropping down if you are jigging.
No reports of anyone fishing for largemouth bass this week. Best bet would be to jig a blade bait in 20-35 feet of water or use a 3 ½-inch tube bait on a 3/8-ounce jig head.
MARDON The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,039.05 feet, rising 0.65 feet this week. We are currently 7.45 feet below full pool. The water temperature is 42-44 degrees on the main reservoir. Not much has changed since last week. With the dropping water temps, the fish are sliding into their winter habits, going deeper and not feeding as often. Slow your presentation down for walleye and bass.
Walleye fishing is fair to good currently. The walleye are in 20-40 feet. Now is the time to start jigging blade baits, Jigging Raps, Shadow Raps and plastics. Slow Death Hook-Smile Blade rig with a crawler and bottom bouncer is producing as well.
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1038.4 feet, rising 0.8 feet this week. We are currently 8.10 feet below full pool. The water temperature is 44-46 degrees on the main reservoir. Not much has changed since last week. With the dropping water temperatures the fish are sliding into their winter habits, going deeper and not feeding as often. Slow your presentation down for walleye and bass.
Walleye fishing is fair to good currently. The walleye are in 20-35 feet. Now is the time to start jigging blade baits, Jigging Raps, Shadow Raps and plastics. A Slow Death Hook-Smile Blade rig with a crawler and bottom bouncer is producing as well.
Largemouth bass fishing has been fair this week. Largemouth are being caught on a wide variety of baits: Hula grubs, tubes, grubs and 8 or 10 XDs. Fish 20-30 feet of water. Fish the sand dunes as well as the face of the sand dunes.