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Potholes Fishing Reports

Posted: 3/17/2014
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Thursday and caught 23 walleye between 16 and 21 inches, dozens of smaller eyes and a couple dozen perch. Went back out Friday morning and caught 8 nice fish before the wind drove us off the wa...
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By: T-Bone
Posted: 3/16/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for both 3/15 and 3/16. 3/15, my wife and I started fishing in the mid-morning at Medicare Beach; lots of boats and even a few kayaks, but no fish taken or seen taken. We proceeded to M...
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By: hewesbob
Posted: 2/10/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/9/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Had been hearing about great reports about the perch at Potholes this winter so my wife and I and our fishing buddy Jerry took a road trip. I90 was a little slick with a few snow drifts hear and there...
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Posted: 2/10/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
A buddy and I fished the Lind Coulee Saturday and Sunday targeting perch and hoping for a couple walleye too. Ice was great- 8 to 11 inches. Perch fishing was outstanding-- easy limits of 25 on Swedis...
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By: soberg
Posted: 2/9/2014
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I keep getting knocked off the internet trying to post a report. Getting frustrated so this time it will be short. Nephew wanted to go fishing Sunday. Took him to Potholes for Walleye and Perch. More ...
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Posted: 1/20/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lind Coulee on Saturday and Sunday 1-18 & 19. Good success both days. Caught 50+ perch in 30 FOW using mostly perch eyes and maggots for bait. Only had to throw 10 or so back needing to grow...
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By: soberg
Posted: 1/13/2014
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/11/2014
Hot Spots: 1
The first half of the day only produced a couple bites one small Walleye, a lost lrg something and no perch. Went to Soda Lake that was a bust then the Store and them back to Potholes around 2:30 for ...
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By: soberg
Posted: 1/4/2014
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/3/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Saturday morning after a sleepless night in the motel and cleaning fish at a cleaning station with the water turned off Thursday night, I headed to the store up the road to have coffee and a nice gut ...
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By: soberg
Posted: 1/4/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/2/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Well after reading fishing reports for Potholes through the ice in the Lind Coulee Arm for Perch and others, I figured it was time to give it a try for the first time. I have always wanted to fish Pot...
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By: iwilfish
Posted: 12/29/2013
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/28/2013
Hot Spots: 2
I live in Port Angeles but am a a displaced ice fisherman. I had to drop my daughter off in Ellensberg after her winter break from CWU, friday the 27th, and since I was already on the other side of th...
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By: CCTMark
Posted: 12/24/2013
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/21/2013
Hot Spots: 1
A little late with this report but we went to Potholes last Saturday to do a little ice fishing. The we consisted of Glenn, Nathan, Noodle, Trent, Mike and myself. We arrived about 0900 at Lind/Coulee...
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Posted: 11/28/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/28/2013
Hot Spots: 0
went out for some turkey day hawgs. it took me about an hour to find them but as soon as I did I caught 5 fish in 2 hours, made it home in time for dinner. this is probably my last walleye outing o...
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Posted: 11/9/2013
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
So, couldn't get anybody interested in going, except my dogs, in the beautiful weather, but had to go to Ellensburg from Yakima, and that's almost halfway, so it would be a waste of gas to not go, so ...
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Posted: 10/31/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Took dad out on Potholes in an attempt to put some walleye in the boat. Trolled shadraps and flicker shad in various colors. Hooked planer boards to the downrigger cables and ran those 30-40 feet off ...
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By: Yakivegas
Posted: 10/20/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Gary Crowder and I made another trip to the dunes for some walleye action.The walleye action was a little slower for us than last weekend.The perch were there usual bait stealing selves,as we put abou...
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By: Yakivegas
Posted: 10/14/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water around 11 or so after the rain let up a bit.Headed out to the dunes with some bottom walkers and worm harnesses and pretty much bounced them up and down the dunes most of the day.Put qui...
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By: Chasingos
Posted: 10/5/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Needed a quick getaway so I convinced the wife to join me on my first trip to the potholes. We arrived mid day on Friday hit the water by 1pm, caught a few very small walleye and a few nice perch. I w...
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Posted: 9/24/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/23/2013
Hot Spots: 2
What a treat I had today, fishing with Big Bass Dez and Shelby Ross of Ross Outdoor Adventures. Shelby had called me to let me know that “the crank bait bite is hot right now”. Sign me up, I said. I t...
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Posted: 9/18/2013
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/14/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Two great days fishing, Perch and trophy Trout. Spreaders and worms, and worm harnesses. Also took in a small walleye, a catfish and a crappie.
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Posted: 9/13/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The walleye bite has really taken off in the past few days! Wandered around a bit this morning trying to find a new hot spot and did it ever pay off, put a limit in the boat in two passes! During the ...
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Posted: 9/9/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/7/2013
Hot Spots: 0
While most people were combat fishing for salmon in the rivers this month, Pika206 and I decided to head east of the mountains for some Potholes lake largemouth bass! First time in 2 years, we headed ...
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Posted: 8/26/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Our walleye fishing has been going very well. Cooler fall weather and 50° nights signal the bite is on as the fish feed up for winter. This is also the time of year for the smorgasbord catch, you neve...
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By: blanders
Posted: 8/25/2013
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/24/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Got out on the water around 8:00 AM, picked up a buddy and his son at the state park boat launch in a boat I rented from Mardon resort. We were targeting smallmouth, or anything else, really, like pe...
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Posted: 8/21/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Our walleye bite is coming on nicely with some slightly cooler temperatures and lower water levels. Trolled yesterday morning and had steady action all morning. Started with a 20" walleye as fat as th...
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By: rocc72
Posted: 8/12/2013
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
My father and I got to Mardon Resort fishing dock about 7am Saturday morning. We were catching plenty of perch, some keepers going about 9 to 10 inches and pretty meaty. The perch were biting pretty m...
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