Walleye 1/2/2016

[JDTuna]

Chrisper and I had been talking about giving the walleyes a shot for a few weeks. My schedule has been a bit hectic lately, but today we finally got out to chase some 'eyes. Since neither of us had fished this area for walleye before, we had a quick look around before we started to fish. It didnt take too long before I hooked up, but I immediately knew the fish was way too heavy to be a walleye. After a bit of bulldogging, I saw the flash of large golden scales and a big carp materialized. After a quick picture, she was safely released into the depths.

We set back up and I had another hit. It was apparent that this was also not a walleye. The stubborn fish had shoulders and peeled drag all over the place. Finally, the fish came into view and we netted another carp, this one even bigger than the first. The fished looked to be in the 20lbs range. This one was also quickly released.

We bounced around a bit and ended up finally catching some walleyes. The bites were subtle, and we both missed some and pulled hooks on others.* All in all mission accomplished a great first trip of 2016.


Thanks again to Chrisper for having me onboard. Ended up meeting the walleye veterans out on the water. Great to finally meet Eddie, Skunk and Mikey!