Fresh News from MarDon

Thank you to all the military men and women for providing our freedom we enjoy.

This being the Meseberg Family's 43rd Fourth of July holiday here, it brings back many wonderful memories. Our early July heat makes for a perfect outing on the lake: beach parties, cooking hot dogs and enjoying your favorite water activity.

Speaking of water activities, this is a great time of year for an early morning top water bass fishing outing. Or you can troll for walleye in the sand dunes and catch some delicious perch at the same time by also hitting the mouth of Frenchman's Wasteway.

Perch have been reported over 14 inches just this week. If you want to get a kiddo hooked on fishing now is an ideal time with many different fishing and catching opportunities on Potholes Reservoir. If you are looking to fish one of the seep lakes you can try Soda Lake, Long Lake or Crescent Lake on the Potholes Canal System.

The key to catching on the Canal System is to fish on the edge of a current.

The MarDon Dock has been showing crappie up to 14 inches for the past five weeks now.

Mother nature or the fishing gods has smiled on Potholes Reservoir for several years. We have an improved fishery due to many positive factors. I believe the number one factor is our Central Washington Fish Advisory Committee (cwfac.org) restoration habitat project.

Specifically at low water these habitat boxes give smaller fish a place to hide from the larger predator fish.

MarDon Resort will have its annual fireworks show over the lake on Saturday, July 4 at dusk.

To enjoy the show you can park across the street from the store and walk in with your chairs and sit on the dock, or on the pier or on the grassy area above the marina.

And during the day on the Fourth we will have our All Resorts Golf Cart Parade starting at noon. We leave MarDon Resort at noon and tour O'Sullivan Sportsman's Resort and the Legacy Golf Resort then head back and drive through MarDon Resort. If you have any questions please call (509) 346-2651.