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eagle99
02-23-2012, 01:42 PM
Fished north west end by island sunday feb 19
Lots of pike,best one 10lbs ,several 5/ 6 lbs
No walleye or perch:)

Sea Hawk
02-23-2012, 01:57 PM
I was out as well. Got lost in the fog and had same luck as you. The walleye seem to slow down in that lake every year at this time.

Chris5672
02-23-2012, 04:27 PM
I fished there this weekend and fished around the big island and done very well,caught lots of pike and done very well with eyes,it seem tho they would only hit a certain lure/hook,

albertadeer
02-23-2012, 07:05 PM
I fished there this weekend and fished around the big island and done very well,caught lots of pike and done very well with eyes,it seem tho they would only hit a certain lure/hook,



5 diamonds....:sHa_shakeshout:

Chris5672
02-23-2012, 08:20 PM
No its not the 5 of diamonds,

Kim473
02-24-2012, 05:12 AM
Red devil

highwood
02-24-2012, 03:06 PM
Kept 5 Walters yesterday between the two of us. Largest was 26 inches.

RMauthe
02-24-2012, 03:28 PM
Why would anyone keep a 26 inch Walleye????? In my experience they do not taste very good. Many years ago I kep a 23 inch walleye and was quite excited by my catch until we sat down for dinner - it was not good and I felt guilty. AND those are the brood stock fish. Let them swim and make babies.:angry3::confused:

highwood
02-24-2012, 03:40 PM
Why would anyone keep a 26 inch Walleye????? In my experience they do not taste very good. Many years ago I kep a 23 inch walleye and was quite excited by my catch until we sat down for dinner - it was not good and I felt guilty. AND those are the brood stock fish. Let them swim and make babies.:angry3::confused:

There are walleye much bigger than 26 inches in Utikuma, and they are still swimming :)

Alberta Redneck
02-24-2012, 04:14 PM
Highwood, i would have kept it as well. I have fished there many times and their are hogs in there much bigger than 26", i know cause i have caught them.

highwood
02-24-2012, 04:17 PM
Highwood, i would have kept it as well. I have fished there many times and their are hogs in there much bigger than 26", i know cause i have caught them.

Indeed, so have I. There are days at Utikuma when a 25-26 inch walleye is barely over average. In addition, I have no problems keeping fish from a lake that consistently winterkills every 5-10 years. We caught walleye in at least 3 different ages classes, they are doing fine.

albertadeer
02-24-2012, 06:37 PM
No its not the 5 of diamonds,

Then u didnt try it:sHa_shakeshout:

That lake LOVES 5ers. Summer or winter...Fish beware...:bad_boys_20:

albertadeer
02-24-2012, 06:40 PM
Indeed, so have I. There are days at Utikuma when a 25-26 inch walleye is barely over average. In addition, I have no problems keeping fish from a lake that consistently winterkills every 5-10 years. We caught walleye in at least 3 different ages classes, they are doing fine.

6 years ago....4-8lb+ fish ALL DAY:) Just gotta find em. Harder now and sizes aint what they used to be...

Drewski Canuck
02-24-2012, 06:53 PM
Sooner or later there will be a hard winterkill. This is the history of the lake. It will repopulate from Utikimasis which is quite deep and connected by a river.

Don't feel bad about using the fish from Utik. In time, they will be wiped out again, and we will start over.

Drewski

ice
02-25-2012, 06:46 AM
Utikuma dose winterkill a fair bit, but it's one of the few lakes that recover fairly quickly often in just a couple years, removing fish dosent have much of an impact on her,
Love that lake

riderprider
03-06-2012, 01:03 PM
Anybody been out to utikuma since the dump of snow? How is access?

huntin
03-07-2012, 07:51 AM
Anybody been out to utikuma since the dump of snow? How is access?

I bet it only got a couple inches at most.