Walleye And Other Species Q&a
Jeff Has Gotten A Post Started On Musky Q &a And While Musky Fishermen Are A Passionate Lot Still Multi Species Fishermen Outnumber Them By At Least 3 To 1 If Not Alot More So Lets Get Some Questions Going On Other Species Regarding Time Periods,presentations,ideas To Try,etc.
Herbie Nwalleyes,eagle Lake Early Season Tackle
While Eagle Lake Is Well Known As One Of The Premier Destinations For Trophy Musky, Eagle Lakes Walleye Population In The Past 4-6 Years Has Gone From An Avg Fishery Of The 20 Yrs Prior To An Outstanding,top Of The Ladder Fishery And The The Year Classes Coming Up Only Ensure An Even Brighter And Exciting Future.
Not Only Are There Incredible Numbers Of Young 15-17 1/2" Eating Sized Fish There Is An Outstanding Population Of Protected Slot 18-23" Fish And Over With Alot Of 22-27" Can Be Expected As Daily Encounters With Also Much Better Opportunities Than Most Fisheries In Our Area Of Nw Ontario Of Tangling On Any Given Day With A 28-30"+ Trophy Fish .we Had Numerous Fish (see Some Of The Pics Posted And That Is Only A Small %) Boated And Released Last Season Over 30" Up To 34" And 13#.all Were Released Except For One 32" That Unfortunatly Died. It's No Wonder The pop Is Exploding .
As Of May 6 Ice Is Completly Out On Eagle Lake,and Spawning Is Going On In Ernest In The Creeks,shoals,and Shorelines Looks Like It Will Be Another Successful Crop Of Young To Add To The Age Structures.
For Your Early Season Fishing You Can Get By With Basically 3-4 Lure/presentation Types Under Most Situations And Conditions.
Jigs (some Round Heaqds And Some Stand Ups) Both For Live Bait And Plastics ( I Recomend Berkly Gulp )
Stay In The 1/16,1/8,1/4 Z Range With 1/8 A Good Alround Choice
Spinner Rigs Run Long Lined With Bullet Or Round Shot Or Lite Fish Weights For The 4-12' Range Which Were 90% Of Your Fishing Will Be ,or 3/4 -1/1/2oz Bottom Bouncers For Deeper Presentations In 12-18' + Range
Octopus And Circle Hooks In Red,chart,org With 1/16-1/4 Lindy Slip Sinkers And Bullet Weights,maybe A Few Floaters And A Slip Bobber Or 2
Some Cranks
Frenzy Shads And Minnows,shad Raps Both Shallow And Deep ,reg raps And Husky Jerks,youzuris,rattl'n Rouges,rattle Traps, Etc
All Round Equip Would Be A 6 1/2-7' Med Light St Croix Tournament Or Avid And #2 Spinning Reel Like A Abu Cardinal Loaded With 6# Berkly Sensation Or Vanish Transition.
You Can Get Much More Specialized And There Are Other Patterns Requiring Diff Equip And Tactics That We Will Get Into As We Explore Seasonal Patterns And Presentations But For Most Coming For A Week From May 16 Through June This Will Get You By And Catch You All The Fish You Want Under Most Conditions And Sections Of The Lake.