Weekend on the big lake

[JackStraw]

Saturday morning started in an area I've been doing pretty good. I got one e there but the white perch and floating weeds were driving me crazy. Decided to make a move across the lake and found some fish. I hooked into two hybrids but they came unbuttoned. The white perch again were harassing the baits so made a short move and got another walleye.

Sunday I started where I left off Saturday. Not much happening so made a move to where I started Saturday. The water was cleaner and the hybrids were there chewing. They were shallower than they've been lately. I hooked 12 and landed 9. I left them chewing because I was tired of getting waked..ugh!

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[njflyfisher]

Some nice healthy fish. Good job!!

[kcritch]

Way to brave the gauntlet dude...tough place to fish during the summer days. Nicely Done...and glad you go out alive! HA! :D

[Jigman13]

Nice fish dude. Those eyes were caught on the troll??

[Skunk City]

Very nice Anthony. Got to love finding active fish on a weekend on the Big lake! Were you marking any thermocline?

[bigboy5522]

Nice eyes and brids. Were you trolling live bait?

[FASTEDDIE29]

Trolling with Chicken gizzards again? Haha! Nice fish man! That lake is hard to manage during the summer months. Good to see you stuck it out and got your fix. Beautiful Eyes and great looking Brids! Way to go brother!!!:D

[Mikey topaz]

Anthony!!!! Wtg man dont get run over out there

[TheDreamCatchers]

Of the 6 walleye lakes in Jersey (if you don't know them: Greenwood Lake, Monksville Reservoir, Swartswood Lake, Lake Hopatcong, and Canistear Reservoir) which one would yall say is the best. What are my best chances of catching a couple 20 inchers on my yak? Ive only caught em in Minnesota and Ontario would be nice to get one from my home state. Nice eyess btw!!!!

[JackStraw]

Nice fish dude. Those eyes were caught on the troll??

Yes...they were caught on the troll. However, they both hit when I picked up the rod to clear the line of weeds. They must have been following it and that little change in speed made them hit.

[JackStraw]

Very nice Anthony. Got to love finding active fish on a weekend on the Big lake! Were you marking any thermocline?

Yes..the thermocline is around 15 feet on the main lake. Its more noticeable early in the morning.

[JackStraw]

Of the 6 walleye lakes in Jersey (if you don't know them: Greenwood Lake, Monksville Reservoir, Swartswood Lake, Lake Hopatcong, and Canistear Reservoir) which one would yall say is the best. What are my best chances of catching a couple 20 inchers on my yak? Ive only caught em in Minnesota and Ontario would be nice to get one from my home state. Nice eyess btw!!!!

Thanks..I fished all those lakes but I have the most experience on Hopatcong and Swartswood. I think your best chances of catching walleyes is on Swartswood. I like to troll worm harnesses behind a 2 or 3 ounce bottom bouncer around the weed edges.

[JackStraw]

Thanks..I fished all those lakes but I have the most experience on Hopatcong and Swartswood. I think your best chances of catching walleyes is on Swartswood. I like to troll worm harnesses behind a 2 or 3 ounce bottom bouncer around the weed edges.

and you can troll those harnesses up in the water column too. i haven't had my baits below 20 feet all summer.

[Jigman13]

Sometimes that extra twitch, jolt or bounce elicits the strike!

[JDTuna]

Very nice hybrids and walleye!

[jimmythegreek]

great job Anthony, glad to see you out there getting some time on the water.......2 days in a row too thats the way to do it.....miss those days lol

very nice eyeballs and solid hybrids, your doing great this year w solid fish