South buck lake??

[briangeorge]

Anyone having any luck getting Walleyes over 50cms. this year?
Thanks.

[Talking moose]

Originally Posted by briangeorge

Anyone having any luck getting Walleyes over 50cms. this year?
Thanks.

Tons between 43-48 cm this year. Same as last year. Fish hard for a day and might get one over 50.

[Talking moose]

My friend and his girlfriend spent the weekend there. Managed 2 over 50.

[briangeorge]

Thanks Moose that's what I expected same as last year.

[NSR Fisher]

Fished near the outflow June 24th and managed 1 over 50 in about 4 hours of fishing. I've found most of my 50cm+ fish in the north eastern corner of the lake between the outflow and the point sticking out on north east end of the lake. Catch a ton of pike too (all 2 pound clones of each other), they were assassinating my jig before I could even get it to the bottom, haha.



On a side note:
I wonder if they would try something like the slot size that Calling has for South Buck? One between 45 and 55 (maybe 43 to 50 for Buck since its a smaller lake?) would clear up a lot of the swarms of smaller ones, and any brooders that manage to get over 50 would be protected creating a little more of a sport fishery. Where as right now the second one gets to decent-ish size at 50cm its getting bonked on the head.

There are so many small walleye in that lake that they will start turning into perch soon enough if left as is lol.

[briangeorge]

Are You talking the outflow that is right by the Provincial Park Campground? That is on the North West corner of the Lake. Or is there an outfall in the North East corner of the Lake that I don't know about? 3-4 years ago We could keep 1 walleye per day over 45 cms. It was great as most days you could do it. Then they changed it to 1 per day over 50cms. and it has been very difficult to find them over 50cms.

[Talking moose]

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[NSR Fisher]

yeah I was talking the outflow. in northwestern part. But the area I fish is the corner between the outflow and that point on that sticks out on east side of the lake.

sorry for confusion.

[briangeorge]

That makes more sense.

[headstrongcraig]

Its been a great summer on Buck! I have a place on the lake and am there every weekend. I fish alone with my dog or I have buddies come out often... I get a keeper most days. Last sunday three of us in boat for three hours and we each had a keeper Eye at least 51cm and I also had a nice big perch. Everyday I will see the pike, but not a ton. Keeper pike (63cm) are easy to come by but that's not what I am usually after. I spent 10 days holidays on Buck this year and combine that with all the other times out, I have had plenty of good keeper Eyes. Although I do agree that there are a ton of them in the 43-48 range and maybe the slot range could be adjusted.
Sounds awfully conceited as I read the above, but I just wanted to clarify that there are plenty of keeper (50cm+) walleye to be had.
Cheers

[Who Da Fisherman]

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