perch and walleye fishing

[trapshooter]

what are some GOOD lakes to fish for perch and walleye

[nicemustang]

Would be a help if we know where you live and where you want to fish. Otherwise, my answer is northern sask.

[Drewski Canuck]

Hard to beat these two.

Drewski

[fishunter77]

Hard to beat these two.

Drewski

Utikama use to have some monster perch. I am pretty sure they have netted it this year.

I have had conflicting reports that there has been some winterkill there in the last 2 years.

The perch are getting tougher to find every year in AB. You can catch a lot of little guys close to Edmonton. Try some of the Sask. lakes if you have a long weekend. You won't regret it.

Good luck.:)

[Wulfespirit]

I think Utikama kills partially almost every year (so shallow).. probably some worse than others. It also seems to rebound pretty well though. Another lake I want to get to this season. :)

[fishunter77]

I think Utikama kills partially almost every year (so shallow).. probably some worse than others. It also seems to rebound pretty well though. Another lake I want to get to this season. :)

Wulfespirit, please send me a PM when you are heading out. I would love to meet you and try Utikama again. It is hard for me to get away due to hockey coaching commitments.

[Wulfespirit]

Will do - I always like to have at least two vehicles heading up that way.

[WALLEYEWRANGLER]

Heard from a friend from Slave who was up at Utikama last week some time the Walleye were a plenty and of a decent size no word on the Perch action

[bossmann]

utikima has been slow for perch and walleye. not even amuch onthe camra except pike... definatly not like a fiew years back...

[Shmag]

Ya i did Utik last week, got my limit of walleye(nothing big) in about 30 min, three days later went back and fished the exact same hole's and nothing. It was like i was at a totally different lake. That has happened to me before there numerous times, Can't beleive how hit & miss this lake is.

Oh and no perch luck either

[dezmo]

Utikama use to have some monster perch. I am pretty sure they have netted it this year.

I have had conflicting reports that there has been some winterkill there in the last 2 years.

The perch are getting tougher to find every year in AB. You can catch a lot of little guys close to Edmonton. Try some of the Sask. lakes if you have a long weekend. You won't regret it.

Good luck.:)

that is bs there should be no netting allowed

[Wulfespirit]

I believe the 'locals' net it hard every year.

[Paul C]

Watch out for netting holes. They have a history of not being staked.
About 8 years ago a friend had his front axle and componets torn out by hitting an unmarked net location in his 4x4. If you camp up there near the tower leave a full bottle of rye at the campsite to help guard your gear.
Cheers :D

[WALLEYEWRANGLER]

:lol:

[bossmann]

I believe the 'locals' net it hard every year.

yep and quite often they leave small fish on the ice. i have seen this 3 times now. they tell me that it is ileagal to waste game even if you are a "unrestricted unlicenced fisherman"

i felt like taking all the frozen fish off the ice home with me.... but you know what would have happened. i would get checked with a couple short pike and a bunch of whites with net marks. then i would be the dummy hey!

what a waste

[Dougie55]

Even in winterkill years Utikama produces well. Just a hint, but when oxygen levels are down, the fish move very quickly. If you find a school of walleye, you may have to keep moving every 1/2 hour or so one way or the other down the shoreline to keep up with them. They are still there though, even with the netting. Perch I have always found nearer the centre hump, or the far island. They are harder to find, but if you find them, they are usually little footballs.
A word of caution though, the closer you get to Utikamasis on Utikima, the better the chance of running into problems with the locals.. Pot shots at vehicles are NOT uncommon...

[trapshooter]

I live in Calgary

[ice]

Lol Good luck.
perch-Snipe. Walleye.. uhhhhhhh Pigeon .... ???
only lake i can think of worth going for walleye.
C&R without tags tho.

[ice]

Never really ran into problems fishing utik.
Fine lake imo. mind you i havent fished it a ton.
Only the past 2 years. the center hump (Big Island) wast really producing perch this year as much as last. Good Fishing none the less.