Sinker Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Well, it was good, and the fish were yummy Fished in the current and caught fish on everything. Just a couple fish at night, but we were a little challenged by the time midnight rolled around :drinkup: :roll: Morning was on fire......we must have caught easily 20 eyes. We kept a limit of the 14-15" males....they're my favourites, but we saw many different year classes. Nothing over 20" landed. I lost a good fish, just before we left....didn't get to see it though :wink: :evil: Back for breaky at 9am. Great night out on my dads cruiser. We headed out after dinner friday, and spent the night on the boat, anchored over a ton of fish Whities tomorrow Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 YUMMM! And dem Pickeral taste better than Walleye tooooo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyriver1 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Nice going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Nice opener haul, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 sounds like a good opener,congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Sinker, it was really nice meeting you and your dad Friday night. Looks like you called it right on the mark as to location. My spot produced as well (where I told you I'd be). Opening night I landed 5 then lost 4 more and had 6 more solid hits before I realized that the back trebble on my crank bait had broken off. by the time I realized what had happened the bite was over. Last night we landed 12 or 13, lost a few more, kept 3 for the table. Again everything from a little guy not much bigger than the lure to a couple of nice solid fish but nothing bigger than about 20". I think it is a really good sign, numbers seem to be up and a wide range of age classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Great report and pics!!! Those are some nice Pickerals! Too bad y'all couldn't get into the larger Wall-ices... but small Pickerals are nice too!!! That's a pretty good wake yer tiller is kickin' up there eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Sinker, it was really nice meeting you and your dad Friday night. Looks like you called it right on the mark as to location. My spot produced as well (where I told you I'd be). Opening night I landed 5 then lost 4 more and had 6 more solid hits before I realized that the back trebble on my crank bait had broken off. by the time I realized what had happened the bite was over. Last night we landed 12 or 13, lost a few more, kept 3 for the table. Again everything from a little guy not much bigger than the lure to a couple of nice solid fish but nothing bigger than about 20". I think it is a really good sign, numbers seem to be up and a wide range of age classes. Glad to hear you got into them Cliff!! And the pleasure was all mine!! It IS nice to see so many year classes of fish. Its been a few years since I've seen so much diversity in size. That's a good thing for sure! We were going to head out for the evening, but the wind was howling, and there were boats going all over, so we just packed her in and headed home. I'll be back up on Monday.....for a quick fish, and then we're pulling the big boat out for its long trip home. GCD, Kawartha eyes aren't known to be big......just tasty. We had a couple that were in the 2-3lb range, but let them all go. I like the 16"ers for the table best. Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Nice going Shayne. That worn handle on the fillet knive looks like its been through it's far share of fish. Enjoy your time with your Dad before he heads home to the ROCK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Nice going Shayne. That worn handle on the fillet knive looks like its been through it's far share of fish. Enjoy your time with your Dad before he heads home to the ROCK. Yup, that knife has seen a few fish I'm running out of blade on it too.... Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Nice catch. Good to hear the pickeral populations are still going strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbs Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Nice Job! Sounds like you had a great time out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Great report thanks for taking the time. I can only hope things are as good for me next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 VERY nice catch. I wish more anglers would practice catch and release as you demonstrated here. Keeping one or two for a nice meal and letting the rest go is the foundation to better fishing in the future. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Niceley done !!!!! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Wow...now THOSE are some great looking eyes!! Congrats on your great opener! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Yummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted May 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 VERY nice catch. I wish more anglers would practice catch and release as you demonstrated here. Keeping one or two for a nice meal and letting the rest go is the foundation to better fishing in the future. Bob I wouldn't really consider myself as a Catch and Release angler. More like selective harvest. I like fish a certain size for the table.....those are the ones i keep. Anything bigger or smaller goes back. I have a hard time releasing 14-16" eyes.....just can't beat them in the pan Stupid wind kept me off simcoe today Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 The lake was beautiful over here all day yesterday, well, until about 8:30 last night. It went from being like glass to 2' white caps in about 5 minutes. Too bad because the bite was really on, oh well, there is always next weekend LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Nice fish Congrats on opener success and I hope you enjoyed the meal. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted May 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Nice fish Congrats on opener success and I hope you enjoyed the meal. Mike Thanks! The meal was enjoyed very much by the whole family. They don't last long around here!! Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnow Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Nice walleye sinker! Nice meeting you on friday during our pre walleye opener panfish fishing! Looks like you hauled them in on Saturday congrats and hope to see you again on the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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