Fresh news: Winter fishing at Potholes

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.