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By: onefatcat
Posted: 5/13/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 2
My wife and I went to potholes for the first time, Have heard alot about this fishery however
we fished crab creek from 7am to noon and landed 4 nice fish, a good forty boats out there and they also...
By: Boulton 21
Posted: 5/11/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Started in Crab creek, the only thing we found was gnats, oh lord the gnats.......we did hook up on a perch, big whoop! Did see one fish netted. Went to Lind , hoping to lose the bugs and we did...3 h...
Posted: 4/29/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Our walleye bite is really taking off with the nicer weather. The fish are on the move, we struggled all morning till we happened onto the sweet spot and it was on! Trolling anything with a night craw...
By: the piranha
Posted: 4/27/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/27/2013
Hot Spots: 2
fished in morning from 6 to 9 back in dunes. Got one on a crank bait weight was 5.5 only bite. wind was crazy the rest of the day so I pulled boat and installed the new elite 7x. Will be back ...
By: basspro
Posted: 4/24/2013
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/20/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Chris Ferry and I fished the Potholes Open this past weekend and finished in 5th place. 52 teams blanked as high winds hampered folks from feeling the bite. Fished for largies until 2PM without a bite...
By: rayborbon
Posted: 4/22/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I camped at Potholes State Park for the weekend and brought my kayak along. Due to excessive winds which are common at the lake I stayed close to the park. There seemed to be a bass tournament going o...
Posted: 4/18/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/17/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Fished Potholes Wednesday. Beautiful day on the water. Spent most of the morning dialing in new gear - electronics, motors, rods and reels, and so many new bait combinations I think it will take me a ...
By: T-Bone
Posted: 3/17/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, the Wife and I fished Potholes at Medicare Beach and then at Mardon Resort. Due to the wind, Medicare Beach was a bust for fish, but a great ...
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 2/15/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/15/2013
Hot Spots: 1
After an hour and a half of nodda at Fiorito this morning.My buddy Gary and I decided to keep on driving the rest of the way to Potholes and fish off Medicare beach.Powerbait in a wide asst of colors,...
By: pugduke
Posted: 10/22/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Howdy all,Had a few days off,so hauled the boat & the wife over to check out Potholes to do some Trout & Walleye fishin'. Heading over to Goose Island,rigged my wife's pole with a big white jig & ha...
By: Logan77
Posted: 10/9/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took my yearly trip to Potholes. Fished Friday night through Sunday morning. Caught a 3 pounder, and one approaching 5, and also approximatly 50 fish in the .5-1.25 range. Fish were hitting reaction b...
By: Chili
Posted: 9/18/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Fished the Potholes from Thursday 9-13 until Mondat 9-17. Had Rainbows from 3lbs. to 5 lbs. Used Needlefish and joint Rapala's in perch. Area was in front of the state park about 25 to 35 feet. Photos...
By: billdance
Posted: 8/29/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Great couple of days on Potholes. You know things are running hot when you "mistakenly" catch a 4lb. trout while targeting bass. Actually hooked up on a couple trout, but only landed the one pictured....
By: pacbassman
Posted: 7/23/2012
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hello friends. Well Saturday morning Jigmiester and I headed to Potholes to try to catch some nice bluegill. We caught instead several small perch. We used every lure that we make and anything else in...
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 7/19/2012
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
After Goose Lakes debacle, went to Lind Coulee. Found the big bluegill, using small worms, suspending at about 12 feet, in 15-18' of water. Caught about 40, give or take 2. Lost track when while fi...
By: Devari
Posted: 7/12/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/10/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Drove from Vancouver, WA to Potholes for some Walleye action, and were pleasantly surprised. Day one we got on the lake by 11 AM and fished till 4 PM. Pulled out a 20" and two 14" walleyes after we ...
By: Mark Bingaman
Posted: 7/2/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/30/2012
Hot Spots: 2
Fished Sat 1100 till run off the lake by a storm 5pm. Few small mouth, not worth keeping on a olive green grub, 1/4 oz head by the dam 25-30 ft water. Lake is full of algae and moss. Fished early t...
By: Boulton 21
Posted: 6/30/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Walleye fishing was slow, guess that would explain the lack of reports from this lake lately........and the lack of anglers in the typical fishing spots. Did manage one 8" perch and a 12" channel cat....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/26/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/22/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Arrived Friday 4/22/12 on the water at 4pm wind blasting, got caught in thunderstorm,no fish, no joy. 4/23/12, Line in by 7am wind flat, tried goose island west side for walleye no action. Many trout ...
By: jaredlc12
Posted: 6/17/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the morning(6:30-11:30) and caught 4, 3-4lb Rainbows then fished the evening(3-6:30) in the same area and caught 6 Rainbows two over five pounds. We where trolling with a green wedding ring...
By: afk
Posted: 6/7/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/5/2012
Hot Spots: 3
I've jigged for Halibut in calmer waters! Lots of wind & waves. Tough boat control. Very few others out. We saw them in the Lind Coulee arm. We were using bottom walkers & crank baits. Went out to Goo...
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 5/28/2012
Species: Catfish
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Memorial Day I usually skip fishing, but decided to try Potholes reservoir. Windy, but glad I did. 11 catfish, 9-24 lbs. 4 bass 14, 15, 17, and 22". And a big fat carp. All on bait, all on 4 lb t...
By: MLCC
Posted: 5/24/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/21/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Went to Potholes to try for some walleye. My boat trailer blew a wheel bearing so I stayed 3 nights in Ellensburg. I fished Potholes Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Caught 5 smallies between 12 ...
Posted: 5/20/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Potholes for the first time Friday and Saturday. Launched from Potholes State Park and explored the shoreline areas and backwaters with my boat. Ended up landing one smallmouth on a drop shot s...
By: Alaska316
Posted: 5/19/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lind Coulee last night and Today. Had my 10 year and almost 8 year with me. We fished from 5:30pm to 6:30pm last night. Got two, 14in and 13in. Then the girls where ready for dinner. This morni...