walleyes

[Almaink]

While casting spinners this afternoon at the D&R Canal I had a huge walleye follow my spinner right to my feet. I'd guess at lest 24" maybe bigger. I didn't catch it but I wondered later if it would have been legal to keep. They are legal year round in the Delaware but not in lakes. I wonder where the D&R Canal fits in? BTW it was a thrill just seeing a walleye never mind almost catching one that big. My buddy was standing right next to me when it happened tying on a fly and all he could say was, "wow that was a big fish".

[AndyS]

I know very little about the regs since I C&R 99.99% of the time. I may keep a few trout from RV but that is about it.

[Mark B.]

Statewide (lakes, rivers,..includes the D&R Canal): 3/1 - 4/30 Catch & Release Only

Exception: Delaware River: Open year round, 3 @ 18" or greater

[River Renegade]

Go back to the D&R canal on 5/1 and see if that walleye is still hanging around in the spot, then you can keep him :)

[Jigman13]

Swap that spinner out for a shiner under a slip float at night. Or tell me where you fished and I'll show ya lol

[Fishinfire]

How many times must I tell everyone?? There are NO fish in the Canal! Stay far far away! Especially if you use Keitech Swimbaits! Fish have been released swimming away strong.

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The red marks on that ones side was on both sides of the fish in the same spot.

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[Mark B.]

D&R Canal is a stocking conduit: Delaware River fish enter @ Bull Island, exit into the Raritan River @ New Brunswick.

[gnuisance]

The red bumps are "walleye dermal sarcoma" I had some fish with a similar thing earlier this spring. Supposedly not a big deal and it goes away on it's own. This according to the state's fish pathologist.