The Eyes Of April

[AndyS]

I ALWAYS love to hear there is plenty of fish like walleye to go around. Maybe some day F&G will discover a place called the Raritan River and maybe some day it will get some fish below Rt. 206. Just my rant Mark B. A river so healthy striped bass spawn there in the spring and has a decent shad run also, but for some reason always over looked by F&G when it comes to stocking of fish.

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by AndyS

I ALWAYS love to hear there is plenty of fish like walleye to go around. Maybe some day F&G will discover a place called the Raritan River and maybe some day it will get some fish below Rt. 206. Just my rant mark B. A river so healthy striped bass spawn there in the spring and has a decent shad run also, but for some reason always over looked by F&G when it comes to stocking of fish.

I beg to differ.

Below Rt. 206, F&G looked over a lot of fish,.........63,829 that swam up the fish ladder in 11 years.

Now, does anyone keep walleyes?

[baetis]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

I beg to differ.

Below Rt. 206, F&G looked over a lot of fish,.........63,829 that swam up the fish ladder in 11 years.

Now, does anyone keep walleyes?

By way of background, years ago I fished Quebec and caught a bunch of 14 -16" (or so) walleye. They were delicious. One of the best eating fish I ever had.

Last year I kept a 7lb walleye and to be honest it didn't taste very good. I don't know if it was the age of the fish, the fact it was from Jersey and not Canada but it wasn't very good. Every other walleye I've caught since then has been released.

Maybe if I get one that is just legal I'll try it again, but anything over 20" will be released.

[Mark B.]

I've caught, & eaten, 18 - 24" (never caught any larger) ones from the Delaware River. They were very good!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Can't wait to go out and get my Walleye fix. Got a couple on the D last month but let em go. Very tasty, I eat em all the time!

[Fishon1982]

My opinion is that walleye on Delaware are very good to eat and there are a lot of 18 to 22 inch which is the best size to eat I never kept one bigger cause they are good for reproduction and a fish that is 28 inches it is a old fish prob 7 to 10 years old and for walleyes in lakes around here I found to be tasty but the population isn't as strong as the Delaware so also good to release back to monksville and greenwood hopatcong in my opinion has a strong number if them but all and all dam tasty fish!!

[bunker dunker]

The Eyes In Lake Hopatcong Have To Be Eaten When The Water Is Cold.
Once The Water Gets To Warm They Start To Taste Like Weeds.