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Power Pro. I tried a spool of fireline a couple years ago and didn't like it at all. It wasn't even round... seemed flat and casted like junk. That's exactly what I told the group I guided from Berkley head office too.

Should be another good one. Don is an awesome guy too.

They look awesome. What blanks did you work with Chris?

How true. Yes, tis the season for a batch of eggs. Thanks for the new ideas.

I wanna know how many fish you'd lose trying to get their heads into the hole. Funny video though, thanks for posting.

jigs. 1/8th to 3/8th size in various colours. Pink, white, chart/orange are among my fav's. Jigs probably take more walleye in Ontario year in and year out then any other presentation. Tip them with 3" twister tails, white is good, or a live minnow... or both. Other then that I like cliff's advice with the suspending minnow/crank baits. Also depends where your fishing them, different strokes for different lakes, ya know? Have fun!

This is something I definitely plan on doing as soon as my summer's aren't tied up guiding on Lac Seul. Can't wait.

Bingo. I don't buy for a second the 'wind from the east the fish bite the least' thing. Just find some good East wind spots!! In walleye fishing you have to follow the wind. Some of my fav spots on Lac Seul are only good in an East wind.

I agree there Bernie. Different populations of fish do different things at different times on different parts of the lake. While some fish might be on a feeding frenzy another group of fish in a different area or on different structure might be just chillin out. Cliff, I'd be interested to know if you remember the wind direction on the days/nights you experienced your AMAZING walleye fishing.... I'd be willing to guess it was blowing in towards shore, at least to some degree. Wind is the most important factor for me while planning a day of walleye fishing, hands down. Even 'off wind' bites I find usually have some wrap arround effect from the wind/water action on an island or point. Anything that gets the water moving and stirring up the bottom is a good thing, be it current or wind/wave action.

Funny. Good luck with the project. I'd like to see your pics of the job and the final product as well. Looks sweet though man.

Your right about the decline in numbers. If you time it just right you could catch some walleye still in the Thames around Delaware, they still make the run but nothing like what it used to be. Good luck.

TG - I agree, there's no doubt the big girls will still pulse shallow again post spawn. They get eating and they follow the food wherever it goes. I love a shallow water bite in a river pool or back bay on suspending minnow baits. Here's a river fish (28") from last spring on an xrap out of 4' of water in some stumps. At least on the lake I fish, not all walleye spawn in rivers or bays near mainland shorelines. Other places I find post spawn walleye are gravel shorelines and beaches of islands out towards the main lake. Forgot to add this in my last post too.... most importantly, no matter spring, summer or fall, fish windblown shorelines and points. This factor alone dictates where I'm going to fish in a given day more then anything else. The wind and waves blowing up on shore stirs up the bottom and with it the food bait fish feed on become exposed. In move the bait fish to feed and right behind them are the walleye. Another thing to watch closely in the spring is water temperature. Areas even a couple of degrees warmer can spark a flurry of fish activity. This is often found, as has been mentioned in South facing, dark bottom bays. Work different depths and search for active fish.

A lot will depend on when the spawn happens in a particular year. By the time opener rolls around the spawn could be long over and they've moved off the spawning sites and are quite active again. On the flip side they they could be just post spawn and can be trickier to catch. I find it's the small males that hang around the spawning areas long after the larger females have ckecked out. Typical guys, waiting around for 1 more chance! If you have found spawning areas and are catching smaller male fish, try moving out a little towards deeper water, i.e. a nearby point or drop-off. The bigger fish won't have gone too far and you should still be looking in relatively shallow water, say 8-12 feet. For techniques I say jig and minnow is your best bet. After that, I find, esp in river/current areas that I do well throwing x-raps/huskey jerks, size 10. Another spring technique that works great is pitching with a jig/grub. When the fish are 'on' and feeding it isn't uncommon to find them in 2 or 3 feet of water and when this is the case, pitching is the best way to get them. Every spot I fish in the spring is related to some type of shoreline structure. I will always try a couple pitches right up close to shore and 'hop' the jig back to the boat. Watching your line when pitching is critical!! When you see the line twitch, reel up the slack and set the hook. This is one of my favourite ways of catching spring walleye so definitely give that a try this year. Good luck and have fun, Ben.

One of my fav. early season pike baits is a large, 7" or so, sluggo type plastic bait. They can save your day if the pike are being picky.

I have fished a lot with both colour and b&w GPS, graph combo units. As fas as colour goes, it's nice, I won't lie. All depends on if you have the extra dough to spend. The detail on the black and white is still excellent, I have used Lowrance X-15's and X-17's. I'd recommend that size unit, at a minimum, if you plan to use it in split screen mode so you can see your graph and map at the same time. As for the GPS, they give you a real advantage on the water simply because they allow you to mark precise locations such as conours/break lines and esp. spot on spot type stuff like a small rock pile or a really sharp drop. When I'm fishing if I really get into some fish I'll drop a waypoint and be able to come back to that exact spot in the future. Having a GPS is a must for fishing main lake structure (far away from any land). Also the ability to track where you have already gone is very nice. I use the tracking for both fishing and navigation. Having some detailed mapping is real plus, esp. if you can get hydro maps of your lakes. Anyhow, hope this helps. Ben.

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That picture probably was in Dunnville Mark!!!! This has been hilarious, thanks all for the pics guys.

wagon brian?? It's more like a ship.... and a sinking one at that.

It was something else to see a pile of big cedar planks as they had arrived from out west at one end of the one building then seeing a beautiful wood boat all ready for hardware and an engine. Bernie mentioned a lot of the equipment/tools used are older then he is. I was facinated by it all. Just being in the building I could feel a sense of the tradition and outstanding workmanship. Thanks again for the tour Bernie

Hey Bernie! The pleasure was all mine. Thanks a lot for taking care of the car (aka Nemo - who puts one side view mirror on a car?). What a great shop you've got down there, well worth the drive to Powassan! Loved the tour of the boat shop too Bernie, thanks again. Bernie's family has been building Giesler Boats in Powassan since the 1920's. All hand crafted cedar boats, what a true skill and art. Some of you may recognize these fine boats from being at Lakair Lodge. Thanks for the jigs too Bernine! I'll send you a pic of a nice Lac Seul walleye with one of your jigs hanging out of it's mouth. I'll strap a glow one on first Cheers, ben.

Hey Graeme, good to see you around again. Good luck with the pike buddy. Cheers, ben.

Well, I'll bite... what's the deal with the O'brian fish??

I saw a top '10 record muskie lake' article in a magazine a couple of years ago and Lac Seul was on it. Have to be a C&R record because LS has a Zero posssion limit.

A pretty good list but where's the tube jig?? My fav way to catch bass is on a crank or spinnerbait though, when they really hammer it.

whoa! if it was a tiller I could backtroll it!