robert
08-03-2009, 09:48 AM
Was on devils lake by onoway by 6 this morning and what a nerve rattling day - first time in the float tube fishing for anything other than trout. My nerves are pretty much shot but what a great morning :) First time there.
Once I got past the weeds, first few casts I had my first pike on a five of diamonds. nothing huge but they are healthy, nothing really slinky about them. Few more casts and I hooked into something heavy, thinking it's a log... ummm, no - the log starts moving and it's heavy on the fight. I'm starting to panic now, i'm in the float tube with no footing. Let it fight for a few minutes then real it in - pretty much dead weight so i'm thinking pike...
Ummm, no. this walleye pops up between my fins and i've only got about 6 feet of line between it and the tip of my rod... that was the last time i'll make that mistake. Took one look at my ugly mug and straight to the bottom she goes, rod buckles over and this fish almost took me for a swim.
Finally got it onto the tube and grab the camera cause i'm so excited - batteries are dead so I measured it against my arm. Now i'm no gorilla but i'm the better part of 6 feet. This thing was the full length of my arm with fingers extended - and fat as a pig. i've never seen a walleye that big and it's my personal best.
So yeah, there are definitely walleye in devil's, caught 2 this morning along with 17 pike. Definitely going back for more practice :D
And yes, all fish were released unharmed.
Once I got past the weeds, first few casts I had my first pike on a five of diamonds. nothing huge but they are healthy, nothing really slinky about them. Few more casts and I hooked into something heavy, thinking it's a log... ummm, no - the log starts moving and it's heavy on the fight. I'm starting to panic now, i'm in the float tube with no footing. Let it fight for a few minutes then real it in - pretty much dead weight so i'm thinking pike...
Ummm, no. this walleye pops up between my fins and i've only got about 6 feet of line between it and the tip of my rod... that was the last time i'll make that mistake. Took one look at my ugly mug and straight to the bottom she goes, rod buckles over and this fish almost took me for a swim.
Finally got it onto the tube and grab the camera cause i'm so excited - batteries are dead so I measured it against my arm. Now i'm no gorilla but i'm the better part of 6 feet. This thing was the full length of my arm with fingers extended - and fat as a pig. i've never seen a walleye that big and it's my personal best.
So yeah, there are definitely walleye in devil's, caught 2 this morning along with 17 pike. Definitely going back for more practice :D
And yes, all fish were released unharmed.