Potholes Res

[Hard2handle]

Cant take it ...cabin fever has found me...Heading to Potholes (Saturday)for some Walleye and Possible Smallmouth. Anyone else been there lately, ive heard of a few good reports on Walleye, launches are ice free. Yes, you can catch smallies this time of year, slow , low and deep.....Ill be in my Skeeter...

[BOW HUNTER13]

Let us know iam ready to,as long as the weather stays good.I don't like hauling the boat with the non tox deicer on the road.Good luck to you.

[Hard2handle]

It's worth it..lol...the roads don't have to much. The toothy guys are on hitting pretty good..we landed a few decent fish, this one was the biggest-21 ", they are up shallow , haven't seen em this shallow in a few years.  Couldn't touch a smallie..

[Hard2handle]

Shallow - 18-28 ft on Humps, blades and dragging sculpin baits, 1/2 oz Jig heads....Heading back this Saturday..Weather pending, good luck out there guys...

[elkchaser54]

Have you ever fished any of the smaller lakes around Potholes?  Do the walleye inhabit those too or are those shallow bass/trout lakes?

[Hard2handle]

Ive fished a few of them, where my boat is allowed....Most of them are loaded with Bass, both smallmouth and large, crappie, bluegill, perch....The Goose lakes are decent for Walleye but I haven't been there in at least 5-6 years. If you call Mardon, they can give you some updated information on those , I think Soda was decent back in the day also. If you live in Tri Cities, I would be out there right now if I were you.. Shoot me A PM and Ill get you some additional information...

[skeeter 20i]

It's worth it..lol...the roads don't have to much. The toothy guys are on hitting pretty good..we landed a few decent fish, this one was the biggest-21 ", they are up shallow , haven't seen em this shallow in a few years.  Couldn't touch a smallie..

 

[Sandberm]

Have you ever fished any of the smaller lakes around Potholes?  Do the walleye inhabit those too or are those shallow bass/trout lakes?

If you want to learn where to fish in the summer on Soda,Long and Crescent Lake, and Scootney Resevoir for that matter, go take a look at them right now while the water is low. They will tell you their secrets. Take a camera.

I havnt caught a walleye in Upper Goose in a number of years now. I do catch Rainbows regularly and in fact limited out last fall on the 11-13 inch variety. Ive never had much luck at Lower Goose but my neighbor says hes caught lots of bass in there.

[elkchaser54]

Yea I am getting a small boat as a present and wanted to check out some of the lakes around there.  Just kinda planning some spring fever trips and maybe a weekend getaway in the summer when its cool on the West side of the mountains.  I grew up in Minnesota hammering walleyes but haven't fished them in years, but I am always a sucker for bass fishing.  Trying to figure out a good lake to start with anyways.

[Hard2handle]

Heading back to Potholes this Saturday...Anyone else rolling out ?