Fresh News from MarDon
Shawn Bongers and Todd Ryan show these beautiful small and largemouth bass. They finished third in the tournament.
The MarDon Open Bass Tournament was a complete success.
Each of the 36 teams weighed bass on Day 1 except for one boat that had motor troubles.
Dana Steiner and Andy Smith had a shocking 26.82 pound bag on Day 1. That is over a five-pound fish average.
Dana and Andy won this tournament with a two day combined weight of 49.09 pounds in 10 largemouth bass.
In second place, Paul Hall and Jarrid Turner weighed 45.56 pounds in two days.
Moses Lake resident Aaron Echternkamp fished with his 14-year-old son Mason and finished in third place with 42.38 pounds.
Overall the fisherman pulled in 335 fish with a 3.2 pound average.
We want to thank all our fishermen for participating and we celebrate the huge weights as a testament to the health of the fishing in Potholes Reservoir. This is a catch/release tourney so they live to be caught another day.
The MarDon Open is a fundraiser for our Central Washington Fish Advisory Committee which is a non-profit 501-C3 that builds fish habitat boxes for Potholes Reservoir.
Our next event is weekly BINGO each Wednesday night at The O'Sullivan Sportsman Resort with is one mile west of MarDon Resort.
Bingo is a $20 buy-in and we would love to see you there.
It starts at 7 p.m. sharp and if you have any questions or need directions please call (509) 345-2651.
Walleye fishers are giving mixed reports throughout the sand dunes.
Crab Creek is producing some limits but it has been challenging.
Smallmouth bass continue to be very active in the Lind Coulee. You can also try the rocks around Goose Island for a fun bite.
Trout action at Warden Lake has been showing many limits using powerbait. You can also try Corral Lake for trout or bass action.