It was a good opener for me

[Rod Caster]

I hope this is a sign of this to come this season!

 

Me and a couple buddies, including OFC local yokel JoeyTier, got out for our Zone11 opener at a small walleye lake. As is tradition, we went way too early and basically trolled in the canoe for miles, with nothing to show until evening set in. It's the same pattern everytime we come here; the lake is seemingly fishless ALL day and then evening drops with a BANG!

 

Joey striked first with a keeper-sized walleye using the sassy shad. It was caught in about 8 FOW, on rocks, near shore. About 30 minutes pass until things really turn on, Joey was quickly up to 5 fish while me and the other guys were sitting at about 2 each. this guy knows how to catch fish. White 3" grubs on 1/4oz jig heads were doing most of the damage.

 

As the evening progressed, we saw the water surface breaking in less than 2 FOW. Thinking this was a rare opportunity to catch top water walleye, I tied up a popper and with my first cast in the shallow...WHAM...the fight is on. Turns out to be a decent pike...still fun!

 

I switched back to a white grub and as darkness was really setting in, we all started hammering walleye of up to 21" in as shallow as 7" of water. I've never experience this before and it was an amazing opportunity to basically sight fish for walleye.

 

We finished with around 24 fish between the four of us... not the highest tally from this lake, but considering the fun we had...I'll take it

 

Hope the skeeters weren't too bad for you at Camp last night Joey... I was more than happy to go home to sleep.

 

By the way, I switched my 20lbs PP for 10lbs PP. What a difference! The 20lbs was definitly a bit heavy for my setup. Once I receive my Crucial I'm gonna be taking my combo to bed with me.

Edited May 20, 2012 by Rod Caster

[mike rousseau]

very cool...

 

woulda been fun getting one on top water tho...

 

nice haul fellas

[asdve23rveavwa]

Sounds like a great start to your season Chad!

[Musky or Specks]

Thanks for the report.

[Mike the Pike]

You guys did very well hope to see some pics.

[Rod Caster]

You guys did very well hope to see some pics.

 

All the pics are in my head.. Amongst the other clutter. Between the heat and the all the action we didn't feel like taking pics.

 

You guys like words too, right

[Musky or Specks]

Words can be found anywhere WE WANT FISH PORN

[Rod Caster]

Words can be found anywhere WE WANT FISH PORN

 

 

This is all I can offer

 

[misfish]

This is all I can offer

 

 

 

 

 

Nice report Chad.

[Roy]

This is all I can offer

 

 

Wow! Those are pigs! I see the fins have been clipped...stockers?

[mercman]

Glad you had a great day Chad.I had a great Pike Day, but i am haveing a tough time dialing in the walleye up this way.May have to change venue

 

Hammer 'em Bud !!!

[Leecher]

This is all I can offer

 

Fascinating Chad

Sounds like you guys had a great time out there Wish I could say the same about my opener

 

P.S. If I was you... I'd blur the background

[corvette1]

awesome night guys congrats

[Rod Caster]

I got out twice yesterday. During the afternoon was White Bass...only got three

 

 

In the evening we smashed walleye on Nipissing... I couldn't keep any because I already had my four from saturday night. But my friend who rarely fishes got his limit

 

 

this is what fishing all day will do to your hair

 

[Joeytier]

It was a blast, of course. Between the barrage of fish, banter, and trying to keep the canoe upright, pictures were not in order. Felt great to get the stringer filled up, and tasted even better the next morning. The bugs were a non-issue...I think. I drowned the memories in rye

[spincast]

sounds like a great time, congrats! Looking forward to msome walleye adventures soon.

[johnnyb]

Well done sir! We never got any eyes, but pulled up our fair share of lakers. Nothing on those spinners you gave us....but they look great...will defninitely pull something in on them soon!

[manitoubass2]

Way to go RC!!!!

 

I lol'd at the pic, funny stuff...

[fishnsled]

I think the fish in the first pic are stockers as well Roy. Nice report Chad, great to see all these fishing reports coming in.

[Rod Caster]

Thanks for the responses. Super busy at work this week...hopefully I can get out this weekend for lakers or something.

[Jacob]

I was dying laughing at that pic . Great report.