Walleyes
07-09-2010, 09:18 PM
Been hitting 40 Mile Res a bit this spring and summer and I am glad to say it is finally turning on a bit. Hit it a couple times just when the season opened and it was terribly slow, like I mean we had a couple 1 and 2 fish outings..
But the last couple weeks have been better. 2 weeks ago the youngest boy and I were out for the day. Fished from about noon until late and the bite came on. They didn't start until about 6 p:m but then they hit pretty steady. In all I would say we boated a little over 20 walleye and a couple slime sharks. 1 darn nice eye that weighed 3 1/2 # and 56cm long. Then a couple nights later we hit it again. This time we didn't even start until 5 p:m. The bite was not quite as good but steady. That night we boated around a dozen fish,, no real nice ones but some decent.. Last night I took out a couple guys from work and again the bite was pretty good. I wouldn't say it was crank and yank but over a 3 hr fish we boated close to 30 fish between 4 guys and some really nice stuff. Got 1, 57cm and a few in the 50 range.
I will say they are hanging deep. The 30ft mark seems to be producing the best. They are taking it very slow and when I say slow I mean slow. Bobbers or jigs tipped with leeches or minnow is the trick. But man last night you had to just hang it over the boat and hold it about 4 inches off bottom to get them to take it. Casting out to bring them in then holding them under the boat until they take..
Good luck all..
But the last couple weeks have been better. 2 weeks ago the youngest boy and I were out for the day. Fished from about noon until late and the bite came on. They didn't start until about 6 p:m but then they hit pretty steady. In all I would say we boated a little over 20 walleye and a couple slime sharks. 1 darn nice eye that weighed 3 1/2 # and 56cm long. Then a couple nights later we hit it again. This time we didn't even start until 5 p:m. The bite was not quite as good but steady. That night we boated around a dozen fish,, no real nice ones but some decent.. Last night I took out a couple guys from work and again the bite was pretty good. I wouldn't say it was crank and yank but over a 3 hr fish we boated close to 30 fish between 4 guys and some really nice stuff. Got 1, 57cm and a few in the 50 range.
I will say they are hanging deep. The 30ft mark seems to be producing the best. They are taking it very slow and when I say slow I mean slow. Bobbers or jigs tipped with leeches or minnow is the trick. But man last night you had to just hang it over the boat and hold it about 4 inches off bottom to get them to take it. Casting out to bring them in then holding them under the boat until they take..
Good luck all..