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Posted: 5/31/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Potholes continues to produce some of the best sized walleye in several years. The numbers are not fantastic, we have been catching 8-12 fish per half day trip. The sun has finally decided to shine so...
Posted: 6/3/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The warm weather brought us a great morning bite. We boated 17 walleye including a 28'' a 24'' and several just under 22''. The fish are in weed beds on the edges of open channels, nearly every fish w...
By: Yakivegas
Posted: 6/12/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Got woke up early in the AM to the woman putting together a yard sale so I rocketed out of bed hooked up the boat and I was gone.Spent the majority of the day up crab creek trolling worm harnesses in ...
Posted: 6/15/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Monday and Tuesday. Got a hot tip on a spot near Crab Creek so Monday morning we started at 6 and the bite was on! We boated 16 Walleye and 1 smallmouth. We had to release a 22 1/2" Walleye as ...
By: Boulton 20
Posted: 6/23/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well after some debate, the wife and I decided to hire a guide and speed up the learning curve when it comes to walleye fishing. I called Shelby Ross after seeing his video here on Washington Lakes. ...
By: jbball50
Posted: 6/25/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
So my dad came over this weekend to help me move some stuff into my new place so he brought the boat over so we could do some fishing today. We decided to go to Potholes because he wanted to catch so...
Posted: 6/27/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Saturday with a tough bite in Crab Creek in the morning, one 17'' fish. Moved to the dunes and wacked two 29'' 10 pounders and a 6 more between 18 and 25"! Great day having to release 22, 24, a...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/3/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ready or not here comes the 4th of July, 2011 edition. The water level on Potholes Reservoir has dropped rapidly as of late, with the elevation above sea level at 1,042.30 feet, roughly a foot...
Posted: 7/11/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Nearly every day Wednesday through Sunday. Wednesday 12 walleye with a couple over 22". Friday 10 walleye with one over 22". Saturday 21 walleye with 4 between 21&22" a 2.5lb largemouth and one...
By: Boulton 20
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...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 6/19/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks WL for the walleye video with Ross's guide service. It was the missing piece to puzzle for Thomas and I after many years of frustration.. caught 10 Friday, 5 Sat and finished up with 6 on a sho...
Posted: 6/20/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our Walleye fishing was as hot as it gets at the start of the weekend, Limits on Thursday, with 2 25'' fish, and 4 21''. Limits on Friday with 6 21'' fish, As the weekend wore on and the flat in Crab ...
By: Boulton 20
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 ...
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...
By: Boulton 20
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By: Boulton 20
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...
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...
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...
By: Fishn4ever
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...
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...
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...
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...
Posted: 10/24/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our fall walleye bite is on! Still time to get a great trip in before the weather turns! Fished Wednesday and boated 8 to 25". The fish are hanging on breaks and the water seems to have cooled enough ...
By: woodfish24
Posted: 10/26/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Oh boy, the resevoir is turning over. If you are going, be prepared to have green slime everywhere including loading up on your reels. You won't have to watch your line because you will see the line t...
Posted: 3/7/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out Saturday morning even though the weather forcast called for high winds. Water temp was 37*. Started blade baiting humps and drop offs that are holding walleye. Most of the fish are on break...
