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Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:37 pm
by fishy1
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:02 pm
by Gecha (Gerry)
Nice variety of fish Matt, glad you're having fun.
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:50 pm
by Sawyer
You're the man Matt. You no were the Eyes are and how to catch them. Nice pic thanks.
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:44 am
by keithm87
I hope to some day catch 1/100th of the fish you catch!
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:34 pm
by fishy1
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 6:43 pm
by Reelax
Fishy is a perfect name for you matty!
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:37 am
by jimbow
Good work Matt, the "eyes" are upon you
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 8:40 pm
by tamiron
Nice job! Great report.
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:56 pm
by fishy1
6/11/2018 headed back up north hopeing to get some more jumbo perch and the eyes would be a bonus. started fishing in the shallows with non stop pan fish action but small used 24 crawlers in a little over an hour. only kept 3 perch there most were rock bass. at 9 am though i when the pan fish slowed down i landed 2 small eyes in 5 minutes one on a moon eye jig and the other on a hook both tipped with crawlers. landed another small eye at 9:30 am then decided to move to much deeper water. set up 3 rods 2 with moon eye jigs and one with a snelled hook and a bell sinker. started slow but picked up and boy did it the jumbo perch were aggressive. my left rod though had not one bite just left it there at 10:45 am that left rod bent about 8 inches picked it up and fish on and a good one got it up and tried to get my hand under the gill plate and it didnt like it and twisted the hook out and down it went right to the bottom. what a battle he gave me estimated 5 lbs. shortly after my middle rod with the snelled hook on doubled over and fish on i land a nice 20 inch eye. i wasnt in a good spot need to bring my net here. then i got a few more perch and the left rod again was bouncing wildly and fish on i land a nice 18 inch eye. then at noon or before i land another eye on a the chartreuse moon eye jig and then another small eye on the snelled hook again then it was a little after noon so i had to be on my way to get home. had a fun morning landing 7 eyes and only kept 1 the 20 incher . kept 17 big jumbo perch and 3 big rock bass.
here is a snaller eye
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:22 pm
by troutcrazy
Oh, wow! I go away for a little while and I miss all the action! Sounds like you have been "crushing it" as they say!
Haha your granddaughter is way ahead of me. I have still never caught a walleye!
Maybe I'll try the Lamoille on Wednesday. I have a new pedal kayak (I'll post about it later), that I plan to use on the broad lake. But I'm not comfortable with it yet, and the lake water's too cold to adventure with an unfamiliar craft, and the weather's to warm to wear a drysuit.
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:36 pm
by Sawyer
i'm jellous Matt. The Walleyes are amazing. Have you tryed minnows or crank baits at all?
Thanks for the exciting post.
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:35 pm
by fishy1
6/12/2018 hit up north again today and to plan on just hitting the deeper part with 3 different set ups. ist one will be a moon eye jig tipped with a certified medium shiner 2nd one will be a bell sinker and a snell hook above it and the 3rd will be another moon eye jig head tipped with a crawler started fishing at 7:10 am and wayne will be joining me at 8:30 am. started real slow then i landed a perch on the snelled hook. a few minutes later my jig tipped with a crawler bent over and fish on i land a small eye. maybe legal maybe not released it right away. then nothing and wayne arrived and went over to fish the shallows. soon after he left the rid with the minnow bent sharply and fish on and a nice one only for him to shake loose within 6 foot of em probably at least a 20 inch eye. then i got a few more perch and a big rock bass. wayne came back form the shallow water with not one bite he couldnt beleive it. then the action really slowed as it got really warm. i had 1 more good hit on the shiner and an awsome hit on the jig with the tipped crawler but both no takers. wayne had to good hits alos vbut no takers. we left somewhere around noon
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:13 am
by Sacospinner
I'm just curious, do you work the moon eye jigs at all or just let them sit on the bottom? I've caught some nice eyes casting and jigging them back in tipped with 4" rubber fish like finess fish or club tailed perch imitations.
Those are some beautiful walleye. Great job and Congrats!
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:27 pm
by Crayfish
Congrats, Matt! Some great fish. You must be on the NY side of the pond.
Re: shore fishing for walleyes and pan fish
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:51 pm
by fishy1
Sacospinner wrote:I'm just curious, do you work the moon eye jigs at all or just let them sit on the bottom? I've caught some nice eyes casting and jigging them back in tipped with 4" rubber fish like finess fish or club tailed perch imitations.
Those are some beautiful walleye. Great job and Congrats!
i mostly fish them sitting on the bottom but when the eyes arnt aggressive i will drag bottom with them by reeling slow where i can. i have better luck dragging bottom then casting or jigging. i always use crawlers eyes favorite food and some times certified minnows but worms seem to do better. i love fishing these eyes from shore and they give a pretty good fight to.
i have to buy some more moon eye jigs soon since i cant find any in this area. i bought them in cabela,s in near niagara falls when we fished the loc derby on ontario. got them for the niagara river.