Author Topic: End of year fishing numbers (Read 5751 times)

WALLEYEGUY · « **on:** December 15, 2015, 08:30:33 AM »

WALLEYE   1668
BURBOUT 8
Crappie   45
Perch 264
Bass     204
Trout 33
Others 2
Total 2224

For the last couple of years I have been tracking the fish that come into my boat, These are caught not cleaned numbers so dinks included. I Had a bad back this year so was somewhat limited, and I usually do way better on crappies. Biggest lessons looking back on my notes for the year, don't leave biting fish to find better biting fish and trolling catches walleyes ( I still hate it but it does work)

Elkrunner · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2015, 08:31:48 AM »

that's a lot of walleye. I need to go fishing with you!

lokidog · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2015, 09:46:37 AM »

1bugman · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2015, 09:56:16 AM »

What were the "other" fish?

lokidog · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2015, 10:00:15 AM »

Carp? Catfish/bullhead?

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2015, 10:07:04 AM »

Real good numbers! Might start doing the same.

WALLEYEGUY · « **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2015, 10:29:03 AM »

The others were 2 Pike caught out of Roosevelt, and I usually do at least one kokanee trip a year and never made happen this year.

1bugman · « **Reply #7 on:** December 15, 2015, 10:48:49 AM »

Very Cool

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #8 on:** December 15, 2015, 11:10:06 AM »

Quote from: WALLEYEGUY on December 15, 2015, 10:29:03 AM

The others were 2 Pike caught out of Roosevelt and I usually do at least one kokanee trip a year and never made happen this year.

BigGoonTuna · « **Reply #9 on:** December 15, 2015, 02:38:18 PM »

i don't keep numbers for the same reason i stopped keeping a journal, it's just too depressing any more for me

jackelope · « **Reply #10 on:** December 15, 2015, 06:00:47 PM »

I'm just impressed that you caught 8 burbot.

plugger · « **Reply #11 on:** December 15, 2015, 07:34:30 PM »

It depends on the fish you are leaving. if im catching a bunch of dink walleye (Under 16") I don't have a problem looking for bigger fish. I would rather catch a half dozen over 20s than a hundred 16 n unders.

WALLEYEGUY · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2015, 06:56:47 AM »

I used to catch over a 100 burbout per year fishing the Spokane arm in Dec and Jan in the deep holes way up river on Roosevelt but I spent my winter at Potholes this year. I target big fish at certain times of year but will take a day of 50+ 15-17" fish over a few big fish any day. I throw back anything over 20" now out of Roosevelt because of the heavy metals and the limit being 16 fish. Don't want to risk keeping a good breeding hen, and I eat walleye 1 to 3 times a week so I am way above the consumption advisory. My opinion but the younger fish I believe to be less risk. Grew eating fish out of lake Erie, figure I should be careful.

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2015, 07:24:48 AM »

yeah I tend to agree on eating younger fish.

Also to clarify, what I meant by my "

" is that I don't like seeing pike in the Roosevelt system. How big of pike have you caught/seen?

C-Money · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2015, 07:42:31 AM »

Very impressive numbers! I noticed an abundance of oversize walleye on Potholes this year , which was nice cause I did not get an oversize that I can recall on Moses Lake. Thanks to help from folks here, I had good success up at Banks as well. Salmon was great up until the sockeye closure, then king fishing was fair. Was a very fun fishing year. Jumbo perch should start really turning on soon.

WALLEYEGUY · « **Reply #15 on:** December 16, 2015, 08:01:14 AM »

I am going to southern Idaho for perch this winter, potholes perch was a dud this year for perch and I got spoiled eating perch tacos last year so I need my fix, and I have never fished Moses. The pike were both over 25" and were actually tasty treats, wish I was better at cleaning them.

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #16 on:** December 16, 2015, 08:03:51 AM »

Well good luck on the perch venture.

zike · « **Reply #17 on:** December 16, 2015, 01:20:18 PM »

So how many days do you fish a year? If you could hook up with a tribe member, u could share with the bounty there paying.

plugger · « **Reply #18 on:** December 16, 2015, 05:26:09 PM »

To clarify. I throw back almost every walleye I catch and keep nothing over 18". My numbers would easily top those numbers. I fish walleye ALOT. Kings in the fall and walleye. Probably 150 days a year on the water. I don't target anything else, catch others but not on purpose. I would just rather catch bigger ones as apposed to numbers.

WALLEYEGUY · « **Reply #19 on:** December 17, 2015, 06:19:00 AM »

Unfortunately I still work full time so I am a weekend warrior but do take vacation to fish, last year I was on the water 52 days, had a lot 50-60 day fish in the spring, got blanked only once

. I normally get 70+ days in, but bad back no good . I thought about the Tribe thing

and it makes me so mad

that I can't do it. even though it would be a decent chunk of change.

plugger · « **Reply #20 on:** December 17, 2015, 03:09:50 PM »

I work full time but have the best schedule that you could hope for. 12 hr shifts, Work 2 off 2 work 3 of 2 work 2 off 3. throw in vacation and holidays and I don't even work half the year, I love my job,

fast60eddie · « **Reply #21 on:** December 17, 2015, 10:00:34 PM »

Quote from: plugger on December 17, 2015, 03:09:50 PM

I work full time but have the best schedule that you could hope for. 12 hr shifts, Work 2 off 2 work 3 of 2 work 2 off 3. throw in vacation and holidays and I don't even work half the year, I love my job,

. Are you a Fireman?

WALLEYEGUY · « **Reply #22 on:** December 18, 2015, 07:55:57 AM »

Here you go Snake

plugger · « **Reply #23 on:** December 18, 2015, 06:54:26 PM »

Nope, maintenance at a French fry plant.

snake · « **Reply #24 on:** December 19, 2015, 05:24:13 PM »

I see! Thanks!

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