FRESH NEWS: All Seep Lakes open, smallmouth bass spawning

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,046.2 feet, coming up 0.5 feet this past week. We are currently 0.3 feet below full pool. The water temperature on the main lake is right around 50 degrees. The sand dunes are staying in the mid- to upper 50s. The weather has remained close to the same each day for the past several weeks. Not much has changed this week. The cooler nights that we have been experiencing is prolonging the spawn. The largemouth bass fishing continues to be very good. Fish back in the sand dunes. Throw 1/2-ounce black-and- blue jigs, swim jigs, jerkbaits, chatter baits, Senkos, spinnerbaits and Texas-rigged plastics. Fish are in 1-12 feet of water. The smallmouth are spawning. Fish 5-20 feet using Ned rigs, Senkos, drop shot rigs, blade baits, crankbaits and tubes. Fish the rock piles around Goose Island and along the face of the dam.