[tuber]

On saturday - we found a decent number of walleyes willing to hit jigged and rigged live bait in 30-40ft of water. The fish are in roving schools but were very agressive once found.

Early this morning we fished shallow cove areas with live bait and found a few willing wipers - unfortunately those wipers are now wearing a little extra jewelry in their mouths. We went with light fluro-carbon leaders that just couldn't stand up to the size of these fish.

 

[roth2000]

Glad to hear that you caught some fish. I didn't find the walleye on my last trip but I suspected that they went deep. I'll try to pin them down next time out if the wiper don't distract me. Those wipers are sure a fun fight. Nothing like hearing the sound of your drag singing. To bad you weren't able to land any of them. It seems that those fish start at 5 lbs and just get bigger.

 

[jrfish]

5lbs-baby's still!! I would sure like to find them! I just been into walleyes and trout as well in deeper water but still would rather get into wipers for sport....where are they these day's ???

 

[roth2000]

The wipers are shallow at around 5 feet doing their spawning thing. Walk towards the tower on the dam and keep a lookout in the water. They aren't hard to spot.

 

[mista tuan]

for reals ... sight fishing for wipers!!! i got to give this a try. ;D

 

[roth2000]

So far I have been unsuccessful on trying to get them to bite. It becomese frustrating after a while when you can see them monsters and not get them to bite anything.

 

[mista tuan]

ill see if i can do it big mac style. the way this old man taught me, when times get tough( lures dont bite, crawdads, and even cut shad dont bite). get a 4-5 inch sinner, and throw it out with no weight, just a circle hook in its tail... let it swim out and watch for the bite.

 

[roth2000]

Or I was thinking or buying a bow and catching them that way. Probably have to use the camoflauge run and gun tactic so I don't get caught.

 

[mista tuan]

ahhahha .... that would be funny. ill think ill stick with "FISHING" and not shooting a fish.

 

[roth2000]

I believe they call it bow FISHING.

 

[mista tuan]

i call it the wussy way... rod and reel!!! unless ur shoot a giant carp!! that would be fun.

 

[roth2000]

Rod and reel it is then cause I ain't no wussy .

 

[mista tuan]

maybe ill see u out there one day ... i heard ur the legend out there for the eyes. i havent done too well in colorado for the walleyes, but in big mac ;D, just landed a 24inch and a 26 inch on saturday night. but those are still smaller than da_teacher's brother ... he told me he caught one 29inch., two 26inch, and and a "22incher" that night.

 

[roth2000]

No legend just lucky.

 

[mista tuan]

hahaha .... ur so modest. but i guess .. u do have a boat. all my fish are from shore.

 

[roth2000]

I fish from my rigged up pontoon boat. I have everything that a $40K boat has while the luxury of transporting it inside my SUV. Well maybe not everything but it sure gets the job done.

 

[mista tuan]

still its a boat ... i want one so bad