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Post by schodackbassman on Aug 25, 2018 20:36:21 GMT -5
I'm hoping Roy can post the pictures I texted to him. Fishing in 2.5' of water Friday in sparse weeds I hooked into a huge walleye. Weighed in at 9lbs 13 oz just short of double digits. Bad news is I only managed one bass 6.5 hours of fishing. Just two the day before but Wednesday I lit them up. 20 bass, bunch of pike hits, and best 5 went 17 2. Everyone I've talked to got squat Wednesday so not sure why I did so well. Just my day I guess. Thursday and Friday came crashing back to earth in a hurry. Wednesday main baits were chatterbait and flipping a creature bait in the weeds. Caught fish in several community holes. BTW the damn toothy critters are on fire so if you like catching pike, they are very active.
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Post by rgang4 on Aug 27, 2018 18:44:59 GMT -5
Here are the best two pics.   Heck of a nice eye. There maybe a resurgence of walleye in the near future. Did you harvest it or release it? My opinion walleye are overrated for eating but underrated as a sport fish. So many are kept for the table that there may just not be enough mature fish to grow the population back to where they are again plentiful. |
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Post by Brian on Aug 29, 2018 8:34:50 GMT -5
nice fish! Walleye are toothy....so? glad to hear the pike are getting shallow again, hope to see you out in the fall.
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Post by schodackbassman on Aug 30, 2018 18:02:36 GMT -5
I did release it. I love walleye and think they are one of the best freshwater fish to eat the rare times I've had a chance. This one was very old and the taste probably wasn't great the Mercury content probably was.......
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Post by rgang4 on Aug 30, 2018 19:21:46 GMT -5
I did release it. I love walleye and think they are one of the best freshwater fish to eat the rare times I've had a chance. This one was very old and the taste probably wasn't great the Mercury content probably was....... That was a good decision Brian. I doubt mercury contamination in a single fish will hurt you as much as if you had killed that fish and it tasted fishy like some of the bigger ones do. I often found the bigger ones like 23-24” and up to be a bit too strong for me. Never been disappointed with the little ones from 15-18”. When fall arrives and my wife wants to make a fish chowder I will take a 20-23” fish for the chowder. My rule is all fish over 24” go back and that included one fish that was 31”. It felt great to let that one live. If anyone wants some eating fish try the channel markers below Benson like 9, 13 or any of the ones with deeper water nearby. Use a small drop shot worm and you will get nice crappie and maybe a good bass. |
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