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I made a quick trip out to the island at 4pm and the water temp was 54 degrees. I had my 7 year old with me and we posted up in one spot and had nothing after 20 minutes so we moved and within 5 minutes of the new spot there were fish all over the finder. We hurried and our lines out and he got one within 5 minutes. It wasn’t a monster, it was 24" and about 2 lbs but for 7 yr old he was stoked. We didn’t get anything but rock monsters after that but we left at 510pm.
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Good job for a quick trip! Did that 24" have scales and big teeth or whiskers?
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Nice catch and way to keep after them, looks like it's paying off... Thanks for the report... J
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It had whiskers. I wished it was a walleye. I posted its pic under tyfighter in the contest as it was my son. I’m still fishless for the year. It was his second time out. I guess it pays to fish less....nah
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That's great taking your son! He will have a blast once the water temp hits about 60 degrees!
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Usually around the is land its better hang it off a bobber, I have donated alot of tackle to those rock monsters out here, caught a few, gets you exited for a second, they will swim back and forth.
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Had a few rock monsters myself. Still have one from about 15 years ago.
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"We didn’t get anything but rock monsters after that but we left at 510pm."
[#0000FF]Glad to hear you are getting out with your son...and that at least there is ONE good fisherman in the family.
Lotsa "rock monsters" around Bird Island. Here is a picture of a "rock flounder" caught by Utahwalleye, who has since relocated to Colorado.
Also including a pic of a unique fish I caught at Deer Creek a few years ago. As you can see, I reeled it in so slowly that it died and decomposed on the way in.
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I know you're good at filleting, TD, but you sure got everything off of that one.
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