Fresh News from MarDon

The fishing on Potholes Reservoir this spring has been amazing. Anglers have been throwing flipping jigs, senkos, creature baits, spinner baits and a variety of 3-to-5-inch grubs and many more. We have had an incredible frog bite especially with Spro Popper Frog and Lunkerhunt Frogg series. For the 34th year MarDon Resort has enjoyed hosting the Potholes Open Bass Tournament with weigh-in just under 3,000 pounds of largemouth and lmallmouth Bass at the scales. This was a new record, just ask Potholes Bass Club President Tom Tweed, who was weighmaster, how tired he was after weighing just under 3,000 pounds of bass.

On May 21 and 22, Jeff Priester and Willy Nelson presented the first ever two day Northwest Bass Tournament. Jeff Priester donated $25 per team to the CWFAC Potholes Reservoir Underwater Habitat Restoration Project which netted $1,950 to the habitat.

Crappie fishing on MarDon dock has begun early this year.

Walleye limits are being reported by the Big Dune on the west side of the sand dunes. Crab Creek and Lind Coulee, are being reported as fair. Reports also indicate Wally Pop’s with crawler and slow death jigs with crawlers. The bait fish begin to move into better water quality in the main pool. Fish the east side outside the dunes and the west side near Potholes State Park for good activity as the lake lowers. Also trout at Frenchman’s waste way and the mouth of Crab Creek have been reported to 6 lbs. Now with 60’ surface temperature our trout are very active and wedding rings, needlefish, rapalas and flickershads work well.

The team of Russ and Cody Anderson (pictured) enjoyed Limit Out Marine Big Bass Tournament. The Andersons won one hour with 5.9 ounce largemouth to earn $600 for their weekend. In the Northwest Bass Tournament, the team of Brian Russell and James Castillo won the Big Bass Tournament by winning an hour for $600 and $8,000 for the weekend biggest Bass with a 6.67 pound largemouth bass.