We only fish shallow and we release most fish we catch, I'm not stuck on eating those Quinte eyes either.very nice fish thanks for sharing...I used to fished quinte specifically Hay Bay many times for the spring opener...back then it was a 6 fish limit and no size limit...we kept the small ones and released the big ones...what do you guys do with your fish..after finding out the fish were full of toxins we quit goin..catchin a limit was never a problem back then as there was lots of fish and easy to catch during the post spawn window...
Marked most down around 30 to 40 FOW, course you won't mark much above that because they spook. We fish high because we like to release those Big Girls.Hey how deep were you marking fish anyways, just curious?
We only fish shallow and we release most fish we catch, I'm not stuck on eating those Quinte eyes either.
We fish high because we like to release those Big Girls.
Buddy and myself keep saying were going to try the ice fishing down there, I ice fished Big Bay years ago, Mr Champ tipped with a minnow was the go to lure.hey fish farmer...I was just reading a quote regarding fishin Hay bay for the big walleye coming up in january...my last time I fished quinte was a few years ago as my third last GFs parents lived in trenton..we ice fished that area a few times on safe ice conditions as that was an issue in the past for moving water in the channels where the fish are... We did get a few big ones on some days and they were fun landing them on the little ice fishin rods ...we were jiggin for them with small jigs and ice rapalas tipped with shiners....so it might be something you might want to consider...you can call up there for up to date conditions and action locations...thats what I did in the past to help connect with active fish once they would show up in decent numbers...remember ice fishing can be rewarding but it also can be like watching paint dry...you really have to work hard to locate the pockets of walleye up there on quinte ice
We only go down this time of year looking for a Walleye entree in our fishing club, we do the fish weight formula.Kudos on the catch and release. Especially those big girls.
I fish Hay Bay every year just after opener. Ten days ending Monday of the long weekend.
Couple of feeds while we're there. Bring our limit home.
Always just eaters.
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Rick.
OUCH!It's funny, the smaller fish was caught first, guy with the yellow rain suit he would have taken first place in our club, but in turn he netted the bigger fish for our other buddy which beat him out.
hey fishfarmer that I pilot sounds great...I didn't really pay much attention to the guys that have one and use one....I been fishin LSC spring walleye for decades...and I been trollin draggin pails over the side for years to get down to 1.2 ...and yep it works and yep I catch my pics
What does a unit like that take to set it all up ...What kind of cost were you into for batteries and connections and the unit itself..and a bow mount...just wondered..
I do have my 2.5 suzuki 4 stroke that I haven't tried yet either...so maybe life will get a little easier down there at LSC this spring for trollin the post spawn pics.. last season was great for numbers...hoping for a repeat season..except for those nuisance muskies breaking us off...lol
Kudos on the catch and release. Especially those big girls.
I fish Hay Bay every year just after opener. Ten days ending Monday of the long weekend.
Couple of feeds while we're there. Bring our limit home.
Always just eaters.
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I caught a lot of the smaller wallys on Erie this year and agree they are better eating than the big girls.
Think about that for a min.Thanks farmer, I was curious where that thermocline was at
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