beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 me and the anchor have benn near dunchurch all weekend just before dark yesterday while bass fishing with tiny beatlespins the bride hooked what i believe to be a blue walleye.. no white tips not a sauger and 5-6 lbs will post pics soon is there a definate way to identify a blue walleye?
John Bacon Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 I understand that their eyes were larger and more upward looking. They didn't have the white tips. But they were smaller than 'yellow' walleye so a 5-6 pounder may be too large to be a true blue walleye. Could it have been a saugeye?
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 according to mnr lake has blue/yellow walleye sm lm bass cisco not supposed to to be sauger or saugeye
misfish Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 Were you at duckrock? There has been some reports from friends that fish there.
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 no north of dunchurch back in a ways maple island area
misfish Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 no north of dunchurch back in a ways maple island area Maple island.Some great deer hunting there.We drove all the way to the" END OF THE ROAD GANG".
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 cottage on labrasche..bow hunt there lots of deer lots of walleye
Roy Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 For what it's worth, the MNR officially declared the blue walleye extinct in 1985, the last one having been caught on Lake Erie in 1965. But then these are the same people who declared aurora trout as being extinct. So, whose nose.
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 understood! i have talked to the locals who say they catch a few each yr and these fish get real big 10-12 lb .. seen pics of 4 caught on this lake in the last yr..including icefishing
miller Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 i fish that area on the mag, my uncles place is down the end of ladds rd. i've nailed some smaller eyes that had blueish tinges to them as well but i have yet to fish labrash.
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 right by the bridge..yep we are on labrash blue tinge yes but white tips or not.
miller Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 yep thats his place. that pool down from bridge is great in the spring time. and only one or two without the white tips.
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 cool.. still no answer though what this truely is as it is far from typical walleye same as you have caught lots of smaller fish but have personally seen 2 of these walleye
misfish Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 yep thats his place. that pool down from bridge is great in the spring time. and only one or two without the white tips. Miller I know the spot. I always said that was a good spot to fish,but we were deer hunting then.
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 tough part is launching a boat u go to a camp there ms?
Nipfisher Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 Check out this post from last year. http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=47513&st=0&p=508997&hl=wickstead&fromsearch=1&&do=findComment&comment=508997 Here is the wikipedia link from that post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_walleye
misfish Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 tough part is launching a boat u go to a camp there ms? Check yer pm Beagle
Spiel Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 I've caught many "blue coloured walleye" from many bodies of water over the years but they are still yellow walleye.
beagle dad Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 huh!!!! me thinks there are still blues in some small lakes
adolson Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 For what it's worth, the MNR officially declared the blue walleye extinct in 1985, the last one having been caught on Lake Erie in 1965. But then these are the same people who declared aurora trout as being extinct. So, whose nose. There's no Auroras in Liberty Lake, I can tell you that!
lplp Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 we caught one in quebec, rapid seven (turning right at cadillac)and definite blue tinge to all of it,we let him go ,,he was about 2 pds.. if i can find the pic ,i will post here..
bubbles Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 I have caught a few, definately still around.
dave524 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) The Blue Walleye or Blue Pike as they were called in the states were only found in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the Niagara River. Saw and probably even caught a few a a kid going out of Port Colborne with my dad in the late 50's. We'd still fish over deeper water for the "Blues" much like they perch fish today and would troll for the "Yellows" as dad called them. They were never in inland lakes then and were quite different than Yellows in that they were small, 3 lbs was a big one, has big eyes and a mottled appearance much like a sauger. Can't believe any reports of them being caught outside of their historical range Edited September 6, 2011 by dave524
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