Walleye'm Fishing

Beauty pinks and a sweet lookin' brown.

Awesome!!! Great report with many golden fish to boot.

Beauty walleyes right there!!! Huge congrats on the big eye.

Thanks for the kind comments OFC. I can't wait to go target giant specks once again in the near future.

Well said, yes indeed, beauties and beasts right there!!! Big brook trout are SO strong and the fight is truly amazing.

Got out for a quick evening brookie bite. My buddy Bass kicked off the session with this beauty. As the sun was setting, the big males were biting. Then, I hooked into this hog!!! Within 10 minutes, we boated these 2 giants. Now that's an epic outing I tell ya.

Thanks for the comments gang!!! Since I've never been to that lake before, I had no clue as to how deep it was. We just trolled around near structure and stayed away from shallow areas, closer to the middle of the lake. The trout are much deeper now (20-35 feet) so I let out lots of line to assure that I'm getting down deep enough. Here's the setup that I was using: a flashing spoon, a few feet of line, a single hook, a dew worm. Really? Now that's interesting...

They usually go for about 150-200$ but even more if you want a high end one. The expensive one will have the seat above water level which is way more comfortable. I was lucky and happened to stumble on a liquidation sale at crappy tire 4 years ago. They were ridiculously cheap = 45$ each. At that price, I bought 2 and my brother got a pair as well. They are great for lakes that are tough to access. It's the best fishing investment I've ever made.

Once August rolls around, I begin to focus on night walleye fishing. Specifically, full moon night walleye action. I got out with my buddy for a quick fish and we landed a few eyes before dusk. Once the full moon rose, so did the walleyes' appetites. We managed to land a whopping 21 walters in a few hours, all from shore!!! We ended the night with a double header to boot. Now that's an epic outing right there. The following morning, we tried out a new brookie lake to see if we could scare up a few mid summer specks. Here's an Extended Arm Pose from a float tube. You can see the reflection of my arm and camera in my sunglasses. Who says you can't have successful brook trout fishing in the summer time? Certainly not me!!! Over the years, I've had some of my best brookie fishing during the summer months. While everyone else is out bass fishing in 30+ degree weather, I'm out there in my float tube, in my bathing suit, chasing specks. Some of these lakes haven't seen a fisherman since early June so when a lure hits the water in August, the brookies go crazy. At first glance, the lake looked very promising: tons of minnows and pan fish were cruising the shoreline = a recipe for big trout. Five minutes in, I hook into a hog. After a long and stressful fight, she was finally mine. Ten minutes later, I caught another giant speck!!! Two footballs for lunch. While I rigged my buddie's rod with a secret monster brookie lure, he fileted the fish. Both specks had a bunch of small pan fish in their stomachs. Now that's the way to baptize a new lake!!! Another epic outing right there. What a thrill to catch huge brookies from a float tube.

Here's one that should definitely be a bumper sticker: Bass are what you catch by accident while fishing for walleye!!!

Awesome!!! Dirt really cleaned up with the walleyes.

Awesome!!! Never heard of walleye stream fishing before. Hopefully one day I'll be lucky enough to find such a rare stream.

Golden surprise right there. Awesome fish, big congrats to you!!!

The results are in... He loves both brookies and eyes but prefers ''du doré'' or walleye. After he cleaned out his plate, he stole mine.

Oh yeah, that looks delicious. I always eat specks with nothing but butter and they are awesome. I'll add a touch of garlic next time. My 2 year old son eats them with his hands and he shoves them in his mouth as fast as he can just like cookie monster. I went out last night for some creek brookies and then for some walleye. I can't wait to see what my little guy prefers: brookies of walleyes. I know that he loves specks and eyes but tonight he'll have both in his plate so I'm looking forward to see what he really prefers.

I bet this would work great for after dark walleyes.

Nice haul trout junkie!!! I'm heading up to la belle province in the near future for a float tube brookie session. 'Can't wait. [quote name=Musky Mike' date='16 July 2012 - 07:54 PM' timestamp='1342482858' post='715120] Wow... Your limit is 10 trout each... That's a lot of trout.... The limit is 10 but the season is only open from the end of April 'till mid September.

Yes I was kidding around!!!

They were probably fishing for walleye and were annoyed by all the dink bass that they were catching. Bass are what you catch by accident while fishing for every other species.

That's pretty much exactly how I'd react...

Wow, what a beast, big congrats to you!!! Great report, love the bent hook pics.

Wow!!! Brookie dreams right there!!! 'Can't wait to take my 2 year old son on a trip like tis one someday.

Walleye dreams right there!!!

That's what brookie fishing is all about right there... It's not just about the destination, it's about enjoying the journey as well.

Beauty eye right there!!! Congrats.