While the fishing for big crappie, bluegill and even bass continues to be very good on Potholes Reservoir, the fall walleye bite hasn’t begun. Looking back at some of my photos from October and even November show me with some very impressive walleye caught on Potholes. I talked to a friend who is a guide on Potholes and other walleye lakes in the region, and he has buttoned up his boat the season. His last several trips on Portholes produced a mix of crappie, perch, bluegill and catfish, but very few walleye. The good news is that the water level on Potholes has come up and appears to be nearly full. The last time I launched from the State Park I tilted my Mercury 250 motor up, seeing on the Garmin that I was in very shallow water. When I deployed my Minn Kota, it bottomed out. I had to trim it up to get off the muddy flat to get to deeper water. That shouldn’t be an issue now. Boaters should be able to launch from the State Park, Blythe and Sampson Pit. This is at the east end of O’Sullivan Dam. I hope the walleye bite improves.