Fresh News from MarDon
Ken Kernan, of Moses Lake, caught this beautiful walleye while bass fishing on Potholes Reservoir last week. This monster weighed in at 11.4 pounds and 32 inches long.
Water temperatures on Potholes Reservoir have cooled as much as 10 degrees in the past 10 days. With night time lows flirting with the 40's the fall pattern has begun.
As we enjoy the cooling waters fish begin to feel the instinct to begin feeding for a long cold winter. Walleye's have been seen this past week over 10 pounds as an example of this feeding frenzy.
As the full moon disappears day time catches will improve for walleye and bass anglers. When we move into the October period, Crappie fishing will simply be amazing.
In the last month, we have seen Crappie off the MarDon dock up to 16.5 inches. This is not a normal fish this is an extremely large jumbo crappie. This past week, with relentless cold North Wmds all of the food is being forced to the South Shores of Potholes Reservoir.
This creates the perfect set up for the 2014 MarDon Marathon Dock Fishing Tournament. For more info on the dock tournament please read below. The seep lakes have come alive with the cooling weather.
During these cold north winds, anglers have been limiting on trout in Coral Lake. The 60 foot wall called O'Sullivan Dam provides a perfect wind break for the fishers looking to get out and bait a hook on a breezy day.
Additionally, the Upper and Lower Goose Lakes have been producing not only some fine walleye up to 9 pounds but upper goose lake has been producing excellent trout action for all fisher's trolling.
Upcoming Events:
Sept. 12-14, 2014
Dock Fishing Tournament and Pie Social
This is a really fun weekend fishing event. The cost is $40 per person and it is a dock fishing tournament that starts Friday evening and does not end until 11 am. on Sunday. We pay out for 9 different species of fish for the top two weights and end the weekend with an awards ceremony and potluck style meal at noon on Sunday. We do limit this tournament to 200 fishers and we are 25% filled at this date, so if you are interested in joining please call the MarDon Office (509)346-2651 or go to mardonresort.com and download an application.
Sept. 13, 2014
Old Farts Fishing Tournament
This is a 1 day bass tournament and to be eligible one team member does have to be 40 or older. The entry fee is $100 per team with a $25 big fish and a $25 big stringer option. Only prop driven outboard motors are allowed in this tourney.