Matchayaw/Salters

[1bluZebec]

Were any other members out there yet this hard water season? I was out there sat morn and there were 5 other vehicles when I showed up. After the short wet hike to my spot about 75 yrd from shore up drilled a hole and set up in about 15' of water only to have a light biter steal my bait repeatedly until I managed to hook him and bring him to the bottom of the hole where he managed to get off my hook, lol. Anyway after about 2 hours of feeding this fish and sitting on a pail in 6" of flood water I decided to go give salters a try where I managed to land four bows to end my nice day out. Anyone else out at devils lake with any success stories. P.s I think the fish stealing my bait was a burbot or walleye. Wasn't a pike. Ah well next time maybe[emoji6] http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/holymolymacaroly/IMG_20141206_111251066_zpsnuehmm0p.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/holymolymacaroly/media/IMG_20141206_111251066_zpsnuehmm0p.jpg.html)

[1bluZebec]

Here are a couple from salters where there was zero floodwater. http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/holymolymacaroly/IMG_20141206_134520630_zpsav5vp85g.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/holymolymacaroly/media/IMG_20141206_134520630_zpsav5vp85g.jpg.html) http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/holymolymacaroly/IMG_20141206_134518021_zpsskdsxclc.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/holymolymacaroly/media/IMG_20141206_134518021_zpsskdsxclc.jpg.html)

[3blade]

a few years back it had decent perch, the last 3 years ive only caught the odd walleye. the same story wherever there is a zero walleye limit, they overrun the lake and eat everything. **** poor management. very sad.

[italk2u]

Were any other members out there yet this hard water season? I was out there sat morn and there were 5 other vehicles when I showed up. After the short wet hike to my spot about 75 yrd from shore up drilled a hole and set up in about 15' of water only to have a light biter steal my bait repeatedly until I managed to hook him and bring him to the bottom of the hole where he managed to get off my hook, lol. Anyway after about 2 hours of feeding this fish and sitting on a pail in 6" of flood water I decided to go give salters a try where I managed to land four bows to end my nice day out. Anyone else out at devils lake with any success stories. P.s I think the fish stealing my bait was a burbot or walleye. Wasn't a pike. Ah well next time maybe[emoji6] http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/holymolymacaroly/IMG_20141206_111251066_zpsnuehmm0p.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/holymolymacaroly/media/IMG_20141206_111251066_zpsnuehmm0p.jpg.html)
Your "little biters" were probably spot-tail minnows. I've seen dozens of them around my hook in years past.

[1bluZebec]

No it was decent bites, just kept missing or waiting too long. I had it on whatever is was had to be about two or maybe three pounds at most but was bigger than a spottail shiner. I've seen and caught those at wabamun quite a bit. Either way I fed em good anyway. I was using 2.5" silver/red spoon with minnow.

[italk2u]

No it was decent bites, just kept missing or waiting too long. I had it on whatever is was had to be about two or maybe three pounds at most but was bigger than a spottail shiner. I've seen and caught those at wabamun quite a bit. Either way I fed em good anyway. I was using 2.5" silver/red spoon with minnow.

My bad!

Sorry. Those little shiners are a real pain in my side. They're all over my camera whenever I'm out there, which isn't very often anymore. Lake is just too scary for me with all those springs

[1bluZebec]

Yeah water was moving lots in the hole every time a sled would drive around. Those spot tail shiners are all over on my camera too every time I'm at specific places on a lake. I notice the most numbers and times at wabamun for some reason. Every now and then you might be able to hook on if your using a tiny marmooska or somthing. Your right though they just keep pecking away at the bait making your tip of your rod move non stop sometimes. Lil bugger's! I always hope that with all of them around my bait will bring a bigger fish lol