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Potholes Fishing Reports

Posted: 9/22/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After the day before I had to return. Pretty much zilch! Caught several small smallmouth and a few perch, hence the 2 instead of 1, but for some reason didn't connect. It included a one inch smallmo...
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Posted: 9/21/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Short report: Went to Potholes with the dogs. They were highly entertained, as it was one fish after another. Suffice it to say the fish were mostly big, as in other recent reports. I haven't been...
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By: billdance
Posted: 9/17/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Made it to Potholes to fish Thursday and Friday. It is crazy how much this lake has changed with the water level down to where it is. Thursday was productive lots of fish including a smallie around ...
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Posted: 9/12/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Man, the bite at Potholes this weekend was ON! Temperatures were in the upper 90s and the sun was killer in the middle of the day. Pika206 and I headed out there and started fishing at around 6pm on F...
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Posted: 9/11/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our walleye seem to be moving into their fall feeding mode despite the near 100 degree temps the water temp has cooled to the high 60's and the bite has improved dramatically. Shad raps in perch, craw...
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Posted: 9/6/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Walleye fishing has been a little tough, throughout the weekend we would pull into a spot catch a Walleye right away and then it was multi-species bonanza time. Trout after Trout, a 25 Lb. Carp by...
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By: Nick_Barr
Posted: 8/31/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing on Potholes is getting as hot as the weather is! We launched out of MarDon Friday and started off with crankbaits on the face of the sand dunes. With a water temperature in the high 70's a...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/26/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
well headed out to potholes with my uncle and brother we fished for bass by the dam and i caught two 4 pound largmouth and we also went to the dunes where I shot 11 carp but only took 3 pictures
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Posted: 8/17/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The past few days on Potholes have been very productive! Thursday evening boated 3 nice Walleye and lost a 30"er at the boat. Friday morning produced 4 nice big Walleye, then we went on a several hour...
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Posted: 8/16/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took my Fishing Buddy Scott and his two kids to Potholes. Targeting walleye from 8-12-11 to 8-14-11. Used mostly perch shad raps. Scott caught a nice 24" walleye, that was his forst ever, his daughter...
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Posted: 8/11/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Sunday afternoon I head to the dunes to setup a camp for the family and friends, on the way I decide to hit a spot that has produced some nice Walleye lately. Fished 25 minutes by myself, one 26", one...
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By: Nick_Barr
Posted: 8/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Have been out 3 times in the past week. Condensing the reports together to keep it simple. The past week with the water level at 1034.6, which is 11 feet below full pool and water temps in the low ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/8/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
MarDon Resort Fishing Report “Fresh News” 8-2-11 By: Nick Barr & Mike Meseberg Early August temperatures have been in the low to mid 90’s range. This additional heat has lit u...
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Posted: 8/4/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our fishing on Potholes this past week has been good, bad, and fantastic: all within the same morning. Some mornings it is slow as paint drying followed by mid-day doubles with Walleye to 10 lbs., Tro...
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Posted: 7/30/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was slow, managed 2 wally's and small catfish. Zero to a slight breeze, high temps and a gob of pleasure boater, had us hang it up at noon. water temp. 75 troll speed 1.5- 2.3 FOW 6-12 pe...
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By: Nick_Barr
Posted: 7/26/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Going to combine a couple of trips here within the past few days. Last week I took out Tha to show him around the dunes, and we ended up with a nice 4 1/2 lb. Smallmouth up in the Winchester Arm on...
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By: Lundegard
Posted: 7/25/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the local bass club two-day tournament. My partner and I brought our 9-year-old daughters along, and camped at O'Sullivan Resort campground. The weather was warm and nice, tolerable unlike mo...
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Posted: 7/24/2011
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It's been a while since I was able to post a report because I have been battling a nasty flesh eating disease MRSA infection in my foot for nearly 2 months. I would like to extend a heartfelt thankyo...
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Posted: 7/23/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Wow, today was slowwwwwwwww, managed one walleye and a trout. The wind laid down and the weather was nice, but fishing............well thats another thing. We did catch this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 7/21/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Tuesday after a nice vacation at lake roosevelt. A week away from the lake and it was a whole new animal.Pulled cranks in a 15-20 mph wind learning some whole new tricks. Boated 22 walleye rele...
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Posted: 7/21/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started the morning fishing in Crab Creek. Wind came up early and was a factor the whole day. Started with worm rigs, and picked up a couple of fish, but the wind made worm fishing tough. Switched to ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/20/2011
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
MarDon Resort FRESH NEWS Fishing Report 7/19/11 By: Nick Barr It is amazing to see how a lake transforms in a week’s time. As the water level in Potholes Reservoir continues to d...
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Posted: 7/18/2011
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
MarDon Resort Potholes Fishing Report 7/14/11 By: Mike Meseberg& Nick Barr With some of the strangest weather lately, the fishing seems to just be getting better and better as the water level ...
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Posted: 7/17/2011
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Preface: I really love my wife. What other wife would ask to go fishing as an anniversary trip, when offered virtually any alternative she wanted? If you are married to one, you are blessed. Of co...
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Posted: 7/16/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake around 730, and ran over to Crab Creek. Caught 4 right off the bat, and then somone threw the switch off, never got a nother hit until 1:00. In the matter off an 30 minutes we hooked up 6...
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