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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: bowhunterwa87 on January 19, 2016, 09:10:26 AM

Title: Winter walleye!!!
Post by: bowhunterwa87 on January 19, 2016, 09:10:26 AM: Took my cousin to potholes sunday for his first walleye trip there. He wasnt dissapointed! We were cold n wet but the fishing was on fire! Double limits w a bonus trout for me.
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Post by: Timberstalker on January 19, 2016, 09:13:02 AM: Boat fishing I assume?
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Post by: Blackjaw on January 19, 2016, 09:27:13 AM: glad you found a launch that wasn't clogged with ice. I need to get over there soon.
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Post by: On-the-hook on January 19, 2016, 08:18:53 PM: Nice catch :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 20, 2016, 03:39:28 PM: :tup:
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Post by: gasman on January 20, 2016, 04:05:35 PM: Care to share some info with a newbie to walleye fishing :dunno:

Planning on going over next week and try ,your luck at it. Never done it before, but I'm looking to learn.

Thanks,

Gasman

:hello:
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Post by: bowhunterwa87 on January 20, 2016, 06:04:31 PM: Thanks all. Gasman im sure i can help get u a fish or two
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Post by: Mark251 on January 20, 2016, 08:10:04 PM: Sounds like it was a great day on the water :tup:
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Post by: Blackjaw on January 21, 2016, 08:09:28 AM: Here is a map of some of the popular places people troll. Walleye spots in black, trout in red. I am sure others will chime in as well. For walleye bottom bouncer and crawler harness fished slow (1-1.5ish mph). Try different depths till you find fish.
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Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 21, 2016, 08:32:58 AM: i've never fished it for walleye in the winter, but the wife and i did really well trolling the humps around the edge of the dunes back in june. standard bottom walker/crawler harness rigging. i make my own harnesses, just buy a pack of smile blades and some stack beads, and put a corky in the center rather than the standard "wedding ring". helps keep your hooks off the bottom a little bit, and a lot cheaper than buying the rigs individually.
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Post by: hay_buck on January 21, 2016, 12:04:55 PM: would you mind telling us which launch you launched at? im sure they will all be ice free by the time I get over there but it would be nice to know
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Post by: jkthomps on January 21, 2016, 02:31:36 PM: This comes to mind for some reason. ;)
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Post by: bowhunterwa87 on January 21, 2016, 08:21:59 PM: Haybuck i launched out of the site right next to state park but the park looked good as i passed it
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Post by: Bennick16 on January 22, 2016, 09:09:50 PM: Quote from: bowhunterwa87 on January 21, 2016, 08:21:59 PM
Haybuck i launched out of the site right next to state park but the park looked good as i passed it

:yeah:
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Post by: bowhunterwa87 on January 23, 2016, 08:10:49 PM: Good day on the water again. Alot more boats out today. We ended up with six walleye total. The biggest being 21 3/4 and a big ol carp
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Post by: gasman on January 28, 2016, 11:53:38 AM: 4 in the boat so far today, fist was a heat 27" :tup:
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Post by: Elkrunner on January 28, 2016, 03:01:23 PM: So Pete, you actually can catch fish! Right on man.
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Post by: Blackjaw on January 29, 2016, 07:08:33 AM: Gasman, how many did you end up with?
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Post by: gasman on January 29, 2016, 09:17:03 AM: Two limits, with 2 5lb walleye.
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Post by: jessie88 on January 29, 2016, 09:35:17 AM: i go to the potholes a half a dozen times every year i love it. would you be willing to share at least the depth you were catching them at this time of year?
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 29, 2016, 10:11:54 AM: I need to get over and do that ...Making my mouth water ...haha
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Post by: gasman on January 29, 2016, 10:50:00 AM: In the morning, we were getting them at 30 to 40 and the evening we got out last 4 we needed in 20 feet by the state park.

Only one 21" walleye this morning so far.
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 29, 2016, 10:59:48 AM: Good work! :tup:
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Post by: bowhunterwa87 on January 30, 2016, 04:36:44 PM: Didnt notice your boat out there or i would have said hi yesterday gasman. Howd u guys end up doin? We boated six keepers.. Had to work for um especially in that wind
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Post by: gasman on January 30, 2016, 06:02:58 PM: Quote from: bowhunterwa87 on January 30, 2016, 04:36:44 PM
Didnt notice your boat out there or i would have said hi yesterday gasman. Howd u guys end up doin? We boated six keepers.. Had to work for um especially in that wind

Well were out ther6, alllllull day........

Only boated 1 fish at 9:30 and that was it all day yesterday :bash: