heading back for porcupine walleye AGAIN

[the shootist]

Well so far we have caught 11 limits of walleye off the spokane arm this year, and I'm headed back out saturday if the weather is half decent.    , You interested in going rack? Any way for you guys in the area try gulp grubs, and leeches if it's been tough. drop shoting is killing them so try it. Also start fishing down river with the current. so far it's the only way we have beeen able to get a bite. Also remember that the fish haven't started staging yet. There still on the move. Donny

[swanny]

How deep are you fishing? I'm heading over this weekend, planning on just fishing the beach but might throw the boat in and head up the Spokane if they are biting.

Sorry, but what is drop shoting?

[BLKBEARKLR]

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/drop-shot.html

[the shootist]

they are biting in 40 to 50 feet as of last saturday,, although I have talked to guys that say their catching them in 30 ft. easiest way to explain how we're dropshotting is tie on a 3/8 oz jig for 40 to 50 ft depths then 18 inches up tie a bare hook on the line that will stick straight out when being fished. to that put on a gulp leach tipped with a worm piece. We also use gulp grubs for the bottom jig in chartruse, and also white shad color tipped with 1'2 of a worm. The bite has been very light so we are now using braided line with the last 3 feet of 6 to 8 pound mono. There have been alot of boats pull into the areawere fishing and try to catch the fish but without much luck, and I think it's because of the subtle changes that we've made that has made the differance. good luck and if you see a lowe roughneck in the arm it's probobly us so come on by and say hello!

[Black Plague]

that sounds like a good time...I unfortunately have too much school with finals and all to do anything for the next little while...but come spring break I will be at it again...hope you catch some good ones, who all is going with ya?  I was thinking about throwing a shad rap in late march to try for some smallies...but that might be a little too early ...but who knows, we did catch that one in 20 feet and that other one in 35 and they were pretty aggressive..

[bowhunterforever]

Good  luck!

[swanny]

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/drop-shot.html

they are biting in 40 to 50 feet as of last saturday,, although I have talked to guys that say their catching them in 30 ft. easiest way to explain how we're dropshotting is tie on a 3/8 oz jig for 40 to 50 ft depths then 18 inches up tie a bare hook on the line that will stick straight out when being fished. to that put on a gulp leach tipped with a worm piece. We also use gulp grubs for the bottom jig in chartruse, and also white shad color tipped with 1'2 of a worm. The bite has been very light so we are now using braided line with the last 3 feet of 6 to 8 pound mono. There have been alot of boats pull into the areawere fishing and try to catch the fish but without much luck, and I think it's because of the subtle changes that we've made that has made the differance. good luck and if you see a lowe roughneck in the arm it's probobly us so come on by and say hello!

Thanks guys! I'll give it a try!

[FISHBOY]

Whats the quality of fish you've been catching?  I was out there last SUnday and their were plenty 0f 12-14 inchers, but that was it, when they dont drop the water level this time of yr the Spokane Arm can be rather poor fishing except for small males compared to years when they drop it 6-10 inches a day and there is good current.

[Black Plague]

well every so often you get some good ones...we caught a bunch in the 16 inch range a few weeks back...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45222.0;attach=85301

[the shootist]

while it's true the fish are a bit on the small side we are still putting a few 17 tand 18 inchers in the boat each trip. I think that mabey getting there a little earlier might produce some larger more aggressive fish but also going up the arm 4 or 5 miles on the large flats near dropoffs may be good as the fish are swimming up the arm to begin finding potential bedding areas which will in turn bring in the females. Either way the fishing has been consistant, and although they might not be all 18 inchers they're still both fun, and tasty

[bowhunterforever]

You guys are catching all males and you should not keep the big females when there fixen to spawn,In plus the smaller fish have more firm taster meat. Good luck guys

[the shootist]

My buddy who is a fisheries bioligist for the spokane tribe says that there isn't enough food for the walleyes, and we should thin them down to improve the size of the fish, but yes I agree the females should be released unless your going to have one mounted. I caught a 14 pounder a few years back and it will cost about $650.00 to have it mounted so if you have the money to spend then by all means mount it. Otherwise it is probobly better to take some pictures and let her go. 

[bowhunterforever]

Where did you catch the 14 pounder at?

[the shootist]

If you go up the arm from porcupine about 5 orso miles you will come to a big arm of land that goes over 3/4 of the way across the river. On the lower side of it there is about 1 mile of flats on the south side that the fish use for spawning. I caught her in that area in about 15 feet of water.