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NORTHWEST LOWER PENINSULA

MARDON — The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,041.55 feet, coming up 0.35 feet this week. We are 4.95 feet below full pool. The water temperature is 37-39 degrees on the main reservoir. Walleye fishing is fair. The walleye are in 18-40 feet. Top technique is jigging. Top baits are blade baits, Jigging Raps, Shadow Raps and drop-shotting 4.0 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 mar...

OTHELLO – Each week I get an email from Pete Fisher at MarDon Resort with a column letting readers know what fish are biting on, the depth they’re biting at and sharing a success story of someone who tossed a line into the Potholes Reservoir and came back with a fish worthy of a proper fish story.

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 bait...

MARDON — The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,039.05 feet, rising 0.65 feet this week. We are currently 7.45 feet below full pool. The water temperature is 42-44 degrees on the main reservoir. Not much has changed since last week. With the dropping water temps, the fish are sliding into their winter habits, going deeper and not feeding as often. Slow your presentation down for walleye and bass. Walleye fishing is fair to good currently. The walleye are in 20-40 feet. Now is the t...

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1038.4 feet, rising 0.8 feet this week. We are currently 8.10 feet below full pool. The water temperature is 44-46 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 and bass. Walleye fishing is fair to good currently. The walleye are in 20-35 feet. Now is the time to s...

MARDON — The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,035.7 feet, rising 1.7 feet this week. We are currently 9.2 feet above low pool. The reservoir will rise rapidly now that the outflow gate has been closed. The water temperature is in the low 50s on the main reservoir. The water temps in the sand dunes are in the low 50s. The fall bite is going well for all species, so it’s time to get out on the water. The weather might be a bit chilly and challenging, but the fish are eating. Wal...