Hey Boys Gold eye or goldeye ?

[DannyBourgoin]

Just wondering if this is Considered a Chub type fish or they actually good to eat ? also are they simple to Catch using ( hook ,worm ,sinker) or more complex.

[Winch101]

Smoked out of this world .....you can catch them on small jigs ....

We used pickerel rigs and worms ....gut them scale them.....

In the smoker ....

Any recipe for whitefish will work on these but they are muddy .

Voracious feeders ,small floating Rapalas

[fishermansfriend]

in the red deer river in the summer i catch them on anything from spinners small spoons and a ton of different flies.wet/dry. If smoked they are decent fish if fried there fillets are mushy and kinda gross but that may be cause i dont know how to fry em right.

[DannyBourgoin]

so just a simple 2 lead Walleye harness with hooks and worms . What size Hooks

[Flieguy]

when they're feeding they'll hit anything.

I've caught 12" goldeye on a 4" spoon before.

also, I've heard goldeye cheeks are a delicacy in some areas....

[DannyBourgoin]

i guess my Perch gear is going to be fine then when i get up to your neck of the woods thanks

what LBS line are you guys using 8-10 ? Spider or braided

[Zenfishdude]

I haven't caught them ice fishing yet, but did catch a few late summer on the Red Deer River when a hatch was occurring on Pale Morning Dunn. They are tasteless unless smoked. Winnipeg was made famous way back for smoked Goldeyes.

[fishermansfriend]

hence the old baseball team.. but you i dont know if you will find them in any lakes around here (red deer) i have only caught them out of the rdr and there is a bait ban except maggots i think (not sure so dont quote me)

[EZM]

Probably a size 10 to 14 hook is good.

10lb line is plenty - if you are using braid - run a fluorocarbon leader and swivel.

A piece of dew worm works wonders for these critters.