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Post by macintosh on May 18, 2013 19:17:13 GMT -5
Fished the mid lake today with my brother. Water was cold on my sonar this AM, only in the mid 40s heading across the lake to pick him up, although the surface warmed right up in the sun and the back bays were much warmer. We caught a mess of nice smallies, and 2 of these critters. The other one was about 19 or 20", we didnt measure this one but it was over 24". For scale, my brother is 6'4" and 240. I know they taste great, but back in the drink they went...beer and pork tacos for dinner!  |
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Post by rgang4 on May 18, 2013 20:21:36 GMT -5
Nice to hear of some 19" fish getting caught. Hopefully the hard work being put into restoring walleye will pay off someday. I like smaller 'eyes for eating ;)and big ones for catching. Fish like the bigger one you got were common back in the 50's thru the 70's and then the population really dropped off in the 80's. Last good trip I had was back around '90-91 when we got about twenty in three days. Used to be 10-15 a day with an 11 fish limit when I was a kid.
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Post by macintosh on May 19, 2013 5:09:09 GMT -5
I grew up on the Mohawk River and in the adirondacks, so while there were always a very, very few walleye here and there I never caught more than a very few of them, so for me it's more of a novelty than anything--I'll take smallies or pike almost any day (for catching, not eating--ill take perch or trout for eating). Actually, I'll take 20lb stripers for catching, but smallies are a close second!  . Anyway, my brother lived in Minnesota for a while and has caught his share of walleyes, and he remarked both times that "it LOOKS like a walleye, but it can't be--it's fighting too hard!" Champlain does have some fun incidental catches...walleye, drum...probably others. |
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. Anyway, my brother lived in Minnesota for a while and has caught his share of walleyes, and he remarked both times that "it LOOKS like a walleye, but it can't be--it's fighting too hard!"