Catfishing for Walleye

[svpdgcar]

[#385000]After my first skunky trip to Lincoln Beach in February I decided to give it another shot last night. I've had my heart set on trying a few great looking catfish recipies and catching a few of the ugly buggers. To up my chances I even bought a second pole permit.[/#385000]
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[#385000]With stink bait, rotten easter steak (for those who remember that post), crawlers, and minnows in hand I set out. [/#385000]
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[#385000]Following Tubedude's advice on a great spots to fish with few snags I decided to fish off the dike just off the boat launch. The south dike was rather crowded so we set up on the north dike.[/#385000]
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[#385000]It looked like the Crappie guys were doing great, the guys to the left of us had three or four cats on a stringer, the guy to our right nailed a white bass, and we had nothing.[/#385000]
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[#385000]Not about to be skunked again we fished on into the dark. Just after dusk I had a fish playing with my line. No serious bites just a little tug and nibble action. The fish played for about 10 mintues before deciding he was really into what I had thrown out (stink bait, and easter steak). As I was baiting my second pole with a minnow and a crawler the fish struck. I set the hook and began to reel in. It felt like I caught a gob of moss. In fact I wasn't entirely sure I even had a fish.[/#385000]
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[#385000]As I got the fish closer to shore I nabbed him in my net and took a peek at what I had caught. Head was too small to be a catfish, definately not a carp, too long to be a bass, and certainly not a crappie. Yup I managed to catch an 18" Walleye on stink bait. [/#385000]
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[#385000]Not a very productive catfishing trip but I didn't get skunked and I managed to catch a decent walleye. [/#385000]
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[#385000]He was a dude, and I don't mind telling y'all, those toothy buggers are a little tougher to fillet than the standard slime rockets I'm used to catching. [/#385000]
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[#385000]Also in memory of the locked Yuba post a few weeks ago, I'm going to have to side with the trout guys that the walleye don't put up much of a battle. However I could care less what I'm catching, as long as I'm catching. I would be just as happy catching carp all day. [][/#385000]
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[#385000]When I get home from work I'll attach a picture to this post.[/#385000]
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[KokaneeReaper]

Thats cool you hooked up with a walleye on stink bait, at least i am not the only one who has caught a eye on something weird ( I cought a huge eye on a sardine) it was about 6 years ago at willard and i was on the rocks fishing for cats also. If you want to get into the cats you should come up to bear river sometime I have a few honey holes you are more then welcome to tag along if you like just let me know.
Don
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[ocean]

I was there friday night and used worms and the mudcats were biting non stop.Threw a bunch back and kept a couple that were deeply hooked.It was also slow saturday morning too.And i saw a guy catch 2 walleyes with ANCHOVIES !Of all the baits to use i would have never thought walleyes would take anchovies.I have caughht big channels with them but never heard of a walleye being caught with them.Guess he thought he was a striper![sly]
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[svpdgcar]

This summer I may have to give you a buzz and make a trip up that way. I've never fished Bear Lake but I think it would be a blast.
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[svpdgcar]

[#005000]Ok here are my pics. Ignore the shoddy camera work. When I got home I rousted my wife out of bed to take some pictures. She was half asleep when she took them and by the time I saw them and realized how dark they were, the eat'n half of Mr. Walleye was in the fridge, and the non-eat'n half of him (head guts and tail) was in the dumpster so it was a little late to snap some better shots.[/#005000] [#005000]Also ignore the ugly fat guy holding him. I'm trying to lose some weight and hopefully it will improve my looks too. [][/#005000]

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[#005000]Oh and Tubedude, I was feeding an army so I bought the cheapy $3 ranch steaks. I marinated them in a little garlic powder, and liquid smelly jelly crawdad anise for that extra smelly kick.[/#005000] [signature]
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[Kent]

Assuming you were able to attach some pictures to your post, please go back and take off the "Inline" check mark so all of us can enjoy them.

Thanks,
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