Aw Jeez Lung. There you go gettin all sensitive on me. I'm just kidding too.
Just tryin" to get a rise out of him like he always does to me.We both know he's a good guy. Just talks alot of smack is all.
You guys got me all fired up. And you know what. I'm off tomorrow and the weather isn't supposed to be too bad,not as nice as the last couple of days,a little windy. But I'll be damned if I don't have some walleye fillets for Mr. Tucker when I get back.
Just tryin" to get a rise out of him like he always does to me.We both know he's a good guy. Just talks alot of smack is all.
You guys got me all fired up. And you know what. I'm off tomorrow and the weather isn't supposed to be too bad,not as nice as the last couple of days,a little windy. But I'll be damned if I don't have some walleye fillets for Mr. Tucker when I get back.
As some of you know I'm from the Midwest (walleye country). I've caught probably hundreds of them in my life. I haven't targeted them that often here mainly because the fishery is limited because they don't occur here naturally and they are only stocked in a few lakes. Also because I found a new passion in striper fishing. I don't even care for ice fishing too much but I go when a friend invites me. For me it's more about good company,a few drinks and good times,much like a cod/pollack boat. I hate freaking standing around on the ice waiting for a flag to fly. But to answer a question,no walleye do not only bite at night. Night fishing can be very productive but any low-light situation can be very good. Overcast,rain,wind,all the better. Much like pike,walleye are a cold water fish and the best fishing is early spring,fall and winter. That's one of the things that really burns my azz about this state. The closed fishing season between February and April all for them freaking stocker trout that morons wait all winter to catch. That closed season is prime time for pike and walleye. As soon as the ice goes out it is a hell of a pre-spawn bite for both species. I don't even know if these fish are reproducing in these lakes or if the fishery is based strictly on the stocking..................................I've been here going on 4 years and there is no closed season on any lake in Illinois and it still pisses me off!
But I'll be damned if I don't have some walleye fillets for Mr. Tucker when I get back.
If you do that....I won't bust your stones for a month....otherwise your free game
well Lunger...I guess he is fair game cause I gotz no phone call and there sure aint NO eye meat on my deck or in my frig!!!
Have at it dude!
Guess I couldn't cash that check. You know I tried,just didn't happen. One small bass. Started before sunrise,got pretty windy and I was thoroughly chilled and done by 11:30. Maybe should have picked up some shiners or just switched gears for trout. If I targeted them probably could have brought you a couple of those.
Was hoping to do some wading this weekend, but I had my knee rolled up reffing the Hand-Guilford Thanksgiving game. My little Q-River in Meriden/Cheshire doesn't give up many big trout this time a year as the #s are pretty depleted after the summer. I need to start fishing some of the better rivers like the West Farmington. I really like fishing moving water in the winter if anyone else out there wants to get of the ice (and their ass). OTW ran a good article on late season trout this month, discussing bounce rigs while nymph fishing. Check it out.
