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Title: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: 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)
   
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: Elkrunner on December 15, 2015, 08:31:48 AM
 :yike: that's a lot of walleye.  I need to go fishing with you!
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: lokidog on December 15, 2015, 09:46:37 AM
 :yeah:

 :drool:
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: 1bugman on December 15, 2015, 09:56:16 AM
What were the "other" fish?
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: lokidog on December 15, 2015, 10:00:15 AM
Carp? Catfish/bullhead?
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on December 15, 2015, 10:07:04 AM
Real good numbers! Might start doing the same.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: 1bugman on December 15, 2015, 10:48:49 AM
Very Cool
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 15, 2015, 11:10:06 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.

 :tdown:
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: BigGoonTuna 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 :bash:
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: jackelope on December 15, 2015, 06:00:47 PM
I'm just impressed that you caught 8 burbot.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: plugger 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.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: WALLEYEGUY 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.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 16, 2015, 07:24:48 AM
 :tup: yeah I tend to agree on eating younger fish.

Also to clarify, what I meant by my  " :tdown: " is that I don't like seeing pike in the Roosevelt system.  How big of pike have you caught/seen?
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: C-Money 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.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: WALLEYEGUY 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.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 16, 2015, 08:03:51 AM
Well good luck on the perch venture.   :tup:
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: zike 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.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: plugger 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.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: WALLEYEGUY 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 :bash:.  I normally get 70+ days in, but bad back no good .  I thought about the Tribe thing  :bdid: and it makes me so mad  :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: that I can't do it. even though it would be a decent chunk of change.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: 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,  :tup: 
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: fast60eddie on December 17, 2015, 10:00:34 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,  :tup:
.  Are you a Fireman?
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: WALLEYEGUY on December 18, 2015, 07:55:57 AM
Here you go Snake
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: plugger on December 18, 2015, 06:54:26 PM
Nope, maintenance at a French fry plant.
Title: Re: End of year fishing numbers
Post by: snake on December 19, 2015, 05:24:13 PM
I see!  Thanks!
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