fishindevil Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 I Was camping up north a couple of weeks ago and of course doing some walleye fishing,and doing quite well with lots of smaller 14-17inch fish being caught,and a few smallies and even a few small 25inch pike to boot,when i was seeing a few big hooks on my lowrance off a deep drop going from 22ft of water and within a few feet it drops down to almost 50ft of water,well i made a few passes along the drop,and around the 42ft mark there was a few big hooks ,so i thought they might be lake trout as they are in this lake,so i was using one of my homemade floating worm harnesses,and a 2oz bottom bouncer,with a big dew worm,and i trolled it along the drop one last time,and band "FISH-ON !!!! well after a few mins i was really feeling the big head shakes,and short drag pulling runs that can only be yup...walleye !!!! well up she came to the surface,and i knew she was a good size fish but,man i was suprised to see a huge walleye,so i netted her really quick,and precise..and loaded her into the livewell,and made the 6 mile run back to the campsite/resort,where i could get her weighed,and mesured,so i could release her unharmed...well they were all shocked as there has not been a walleye caught that they know of for over 20yrs,and thats how long ago they were stocked in that lake...so they took pictures of me & my fish and put the pictures at the front of the resort wall for everyone to see,she was weighed on official toledo scales as they have pike & bass derbies for the resort on the lake,so she was official at 10.3/4 lbs 33"inches long and was released to be caught another day,so we do know that the fish is 20yrs old,she was a blast to catch so here are the pics,oh ya and this one is for our team catch 22 !!!!ya baby and the release shot !!!! and here are a few more pictures from the place were at enjoy!!!!!!!
tdotfisherman Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 Ya gotta love fishing, because you never know what could happen, and what surprise might be at the end of your line. Great catch by the way.
Angler16 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 :worthy: I ENVY YOU,great job cant wait for the next report -Little Angler
Musky or Specks Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) Walleye can live up to 25 yrs so its highly possible the fish was 20 yrs old. Nice fish!! Edited July 23, 2008 by Musky or Specks
modny Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 truly awesome live release, i'm proud of you. lead by example.
Fishmaster Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 Look on at the Head on that Nice Walleye FD.cool pictures gota love the north counrty..if ya get a chance get down to Erie its been hot ...
lunkerbasshunter Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 wow what a beauty fish that is! cheers!
Moosebunk Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 TANK... Good fish and report FN'D!! Two thumbzup.
Greencoachdog Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 Great report and pics Shawn!!! Beauty fish too!!!
lew Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 Awesome fish Shawn, couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy !! That big girl will be a definite brute by November, maybe you'll have to go back & pay her another visit.
steve_paul Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 Nice job Shawn, congrats on the beauty. Great pics, looks beautiful up there.
limeyangler Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 WOW!....she's a beauty!!! Thanks for sharing FD. You have given me some ideas for catching in that lake i was in last week, i got everything ...pike, Lakers, bass and perch but could not find the walleye, maybe some of the big 'hooks' i saw on my Lowrance at around 40' drop offs weren't just trout Anyhooo....congrats on the fish, i dont hate you ....much...beat my best one so far by 3"....but size doesn't matter...right?
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 great report....what a nice healthy lookin eye!!
Victor Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 What an amazing catch! Congrats! Now to think that the fish is almost as old as me ... that's kinda weird lol.
Terry Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 good report and great fish love looking at release shots of big fish
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 WOW! You probably caught the biggest breeder in that lake! Thats good you released it! Thanks for sharing.
doubleheader Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 That is one fine walleye. Great, great fish. Congrats
The Urban Fisherman Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 who say's you have to go to Quinte to catch giant eyes!? awesome fish dude! Cheers, UF
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