Phat night time walleye

[Chrisper4694]

Ive had a 28.5" weigh 6.5lbs and two 28" weigh 7.5 and 8.5lbs, it all depends. I usually just measure now. Nice fish. Wish everyone released bigger fish so we could start seeing some state records broken!

[henro]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

Ive had a 28.5" weigh 6.5lbs and two 28" weigh 7.5 and 8.5lbs, it all depends. I usually just measure now. Nice fish. Wish everyone released bigger fish so we could start seeing some state records broken!

Walleye weights can definitely vary.

Off topic somewhat... I was going onto Swartswood last Thursday as the state stocking truck had just finished stocking 30,000 walleye fry and the state worker mentioned they had trapped 9 and 10lbers in the creek this year. There's still big fish out there.

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by henro

Walleye weights can definitely vary.

Off topic somewhat... I was going onto Swartswood last Thursday as the state stocking truck had just finished stocking 30,000 walleye fry and the state worker mentioned they had trapped 9 and 10lbers in the creek this year. There's still big fish out there.

What they didnt tell you is that the survival rate of gill netted fish is about 50%. Asked them once while they were pulling up nets one year and thats what they told us...i couldnt believe it was such a low rate

[ScowardNJ]

If it was caught in Hopatcong, its 6lbs max...If it was caught in GWL could be a 10lber

Nice eye dude!

[henro]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

What they didnt tell you is that the survival rate of gill netted fish is about 50%. Asked them once while they were pulling up nets one year and thats what they told us...i couldnt believe it was such a low rate

Holy crap then why do it? Don't they need them alive to bring them back to the hatchery to collect for spawning? Or are they just trapping and releasing to get population estimates?

[AndyS]

Nice phat walleye !!!

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by henro

Holy crap then why do it? Don't they need them alive to bring them back to the hatchery to collect for spawning? Or are they just trapping and releasing to get population estimates?

Id assume both. When we saw them they were doing a survey. I guess its the only way to do it idk. They were pulling up nets at mcr a couple of years ago. We asked what they were doing, some kind of survey. Asked the survival ratio and they said about 50%...thats all i know