Northwest Fishing Magazine April 2025 Volume 4 Issue 6 - Flipbook - Page 22
If you catch a tagged fish,
you report it to WDFW and
you win a prize that could
be a gift card or certificate
or something more!
Checking with Nathan
LaFrance at MarDon
Resort some other yearround lakes worth fishing
are Blythe Lake as well as
Upper and Lower Goose
Lake. LaFrance says the
inlet into Soda Lake can
also be a good bet and
when he fishes there,
he casts or trolls #4 or
#5 Rapala Shad Raps. All
the year-round lakes just
mentioned have launches
for small boats.
Other Seep Lakes open
the last Saturday in April
(April 26th, 2025). The most
popular lake to fish during
the lowland lakes opener
in this area is Warden Lake
and there is a resort at the
north end of the lake along
with a boat launch. Upper
and Lower Hampton Lakes
are good choices as are
Hutchison and Shiner Lakes
at the south end of the
Columbia National Wildlife
Refuge. If you want to get
away from the crowds, hike
into North and South Teal
lakes. LaFrance says both
waters fish well for rainbow
trout.
Spring and Fall are both
great times to chase after
Rainbow Trout at Potholes
Reservoir and the nearby
Seep Lakes. Drop by the
store at MarDon Resort for
the latest conditions and if
you are looking for a place
to stay, the resort offers
basic to luxury cabins,
RV sites, tent sites, and a
restaurant. Potholes State
Park has basic cabins and
a large number of RV and
tent sites. Both locations
also have boat launches.
JOHN KRUSE
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