Walleye opener????

[fishingguy28]

hey guys, i have been goin to lake nipissing for walleye opener for the past 4 years now....

 

i wanted to know some of your thoughts and recomendations on any other destinations that would have good walleye fishing aswell.... i go with some guys that are not "die hard" fisherman, so i am ok with settling for quantity rather than quality....

 

i was thinking of the french river but have not really been there at that time of year....

 

once again, any thoughts or recomendations would be greatly appreciated!!!!!

[PERCHER]

We did really well on Quinte last opener.But thats sometimes rare there.A good place to be if you can put up with the boat traffic.

[Dondorfish]

I used to go to the French River every May 24 - but the fishing was less then great - give the Bay of Quinte a go - much better and alot warmer at that time of the year!

 

 

Don

[fishingguy28]

yea that's why i was worried about the french..... i have been to quinte to.... i have never had a tonne of luck there..... nipissing is still an option i think

[love2fishhave2work]

You can't do better then a nippissing opener. Are you fishing the east part of the lake or the west part when you are there? I find that the east end is a much better walleye fishery in the spring.

[Chrispy]

Check out the Detroit River.....some big pigs will be around anytime!! And it's open now....

 

 

Chrispy!

[snackpack5150]

I agree with what the other guys say, I have fished the French for over 12 years and just a handfull of walleye to be had and we have fished hard, mind you we drank even harder. BOQ is great but the boat traffic is wild. Callender Bay for me would be the place to hit northern Ontario 3.5 hours north if the GTA and lots of great spots to fish and if you want to drive into town for some guy entertainment and this is not a plug but the Mosey on Inn is there so you can see some eye candy at night and fish in the day.

 

 

 

Good luck

 

Ken

[bigfish1965]

Big Cliff and I fished the French for many years. Location is very important there. The further downstream you are the more walleye to be had. Flat Rapids and below hold lots. Not many with alot of size, but lots of fish.

[fishingguy28]

yea unfortunatley i have experienced the same thing.... i went to the french river for a week trip for 3 years in a row and only managed to catch a handful of walleye..... i thik if i went there now i might be able to catch more than that caus ei have gained a lot of experience since then..... but i would rather fish a place such as nipissing where it's almost gauranteed walleye!!!

[Big Cliff]

The French is a little more technical when it comes to fishing spring walleye. It depends on water levels, temp., clarity and even volume. I have often seen boats anchored within 20' of us catch nothing while we easily landed our limit and more. Knowing how and where to position yourself so that you can work a back eddy properly or how much weight to use to get your bait in the feeding zone are criticle.

 

As Rick mentioned, we have fished the French for many years (taught him just about everything he knows) and you could fish a lot of miles of river and never get a bite but find the right pocket using the right presentation at the right time and you'll have a ton of action.

 

I have fished BOQ also for many years, the river at Trenton has produced some big fish for us but opening weekend is the big durby down there and you can almost walk across the river on the boats. Not my idea of a fun fishing trip. We have fished further down in the Big Island area and had really good results drift fishing between Big Island Shole and marker 46. Again, it depends on the water temp. wind ....... Most years we have had no problem catching good numbers of fish the odd year we have been somewhat limited but never skunked.

 

Now, if I could only learn where to find the walleye in Sturgeon Lake in the spring LOL.