We did some walleye fishing over opening weekend. Deerfoot had a tournament and the new owners over at Deerfoot were very generous. We had a great time with friends and family.
The fishing was a little tough on the Chip for some. Either you caught a lot of small ones out deep or you caught a few big ones up shallow. The males and females were not anywhere close to each other. Rachel and I didn't catch a small one in the three day tourney. They wer all 17 to 23 inchers(all female). Jason Hammernick and Jon Hoyer stayed at our house during the tourney and they won with the same kind of results;not many fish but big ones. They had a 26 1/2" to win. One of my buddies caught a whole bunch of walleye but nothing over 15 inches. So, either you target small males or you target big females. Things will change this week with the warmer weather. The males should gradually leave the spawning areas to join the rest of the females to look for food.