BIG FISH Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 hey folks, just a quick video of a walleye trip from this fall, caught tons of fish, but always gotta let the big girls go! do you practice catch and release??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspumper Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Anything over 3 lbs goes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vance Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 The big breeders always go back if they are mine and I am not above SHAMING anyone who I am fishing with to let theirs go to !!!!!!!!! vance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acountdeleted Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 I approve of these messages and follow them as well. I like the taste of the 1-1.5 pound walleyes better anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Catch and release 'big' anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) I agree with catching and releasing the big ones, however I will occasionally keep one if I have a fish fry event on the horizon. That being said if it became law that you could not keep anything over a certain size i would strictly adhere to that regulation. On certain lakes I fish I release all the big fish as they won't, in my opinion, handle the pressure like some of the bigger bodies of water. Edited December 23, 2013 by limeyangler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Big is relative to the fishery.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Size limits are dictated by the OMNR. I follow their Regulations and do not need OPO's Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Big is relative to the fishery.... So, true. Fish over 5 pounds are normal on Erie. Y'all go hungry looking for 1 to 1 1/2 pound eater size fish. Unless you're talking about the perch Edited December 23, 2013 by dave524 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grt1 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 the tourist camps on our lake have had a policy of no walleye over 18 inches for years and the fishing has improved immensely and most of the US visitors I see with big fish, now take pictures and release the big ones. the locals here though have a different feeling and follow the regulations that allows one over the slot size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch312 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 So, true. Fish over 5 pounds are normal on Erie. Y'all go hungry looking for 1 to 1 1/2 pound eater size fish. Unless you're talking about the perch x 2 I've only been trolling on Erie for a couple years and have caught dozens of walleye so far with only one being under 20"...around 2 1/2 - 3 lbs I'd guess. The fish in the video may be big for the body of water that you're fishing, but on Erie those fish are under the average size from what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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