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Potholes Lake Report
Grant County, WA

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09/02/2016
Trolling
Walleye
Worms
Windy
Spinner
Morning
09/06/2016
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Took the day off to beat the holiday crowd and tried my luck on Potholes. I put in at the State Park and headed to Crab Creek area. Tried trolling the usual walleye gear over the humps for 4 hours and didn't catch a single walleye. I had one take down and a single lonely Large Mouth Bass.

The bass wanted to take a selfie, so after the selfie, I released him back to the wild. Boat control was a mess with the wind blowing about 20 mph, thank goodness for the Minn Kota Terrova ipilot link. I don't feel too bad since I only saw one boat catch a small walleye. Everybody I talked to said they only caught a few bass and no walleye.

Not sure where the walleye are right now, but I expect them to show up later this month in the Crab Creek area. Though not a very successful day of fishing, it was better than being at work.


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DavidA
9/6/2016 10:00:00 AM
Thanks WBD. This is a report I was waiting for! Sorry the fishing wasn't better. You're sure paying your dues! The bite has to turn on some time!
By the sounds of it, later this month we'll be spending a day or two on Potholes/Moses Lake and 2-3 on Banks. I'm really wanting to spend more time on Potholes, but unless those walleyes finally show up, I'm afraid the northern lakes will get more of our time. Either way, with this new (to me), larger motor, I'm really looking forward to exploring the bigger lakes more.
SleepyFisher
9/6/2016 3:12:00 PM
For my wife and myself, the walleye were high up in the crab creek and down by Medicare Beach. At least that was the reports coming back from successful walleye hunters this Labor Day weekend. Biggest bass were off of Goose Island. Did not get to travel to all the places we wanted on the lake because the fuel line broke and we were running on the trolling motor. Water is very green with algae, choose your line color accordingly.
hewesbob
9/6/2016 6:30:00 PM
WBD great to read another one of your reports. We were thinking about heading to the Potholes as the Walleye have all but stopped biting for us at Banks this week. Thanks for the report. Bob
DavidA
9/16/2016 9:49:00 AM
Well, I remain very much looking forward to our fishing trip to Central Washington September 23-26, but the success outlook isn't helping. We'll have 4-7 of us in 3 or 4 boats, and due to the limited number of reports coming out of Moses Lake and Potholes Reservoir recently, we have decided to split the trip between there and Banks Lake. HewesBob, you're not helping! :)
Honestly, though, you are, as is WBD and everyone else reporting. I/we appreciate any and all information we can glean before heading out there. Being from west of Seattle, it is a significant commitment heading east and anything that can be learned to make it a better experience is a huge plus. So keep those reports coming in, especially over the next week to 10 days - a number of us will eagerly be awaiting them!
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