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I don't fish horseshoe or cedar for eyes anymore for that reason.  catch nothing but 10-14". One lake in particular on the chain seems to have more keeper eyes than all the rest for some reason unknown to me.

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Don I think where you r sitting you are a little deep where your at. Try moveing in on your shoreline say 10 -12 ft range. Shallow is the key got a few decent 17-19 inchers this morning out there :)

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You might try gutting a Muskie, you might find a keeper in there? I've read (from DNR) that the hammer handles do a good job with eating walleye fingerlings and makes me wonder why they stock them on purpose anywhere. I suppose Muskie eat their fare share also.  I never fish for northern but Always catch them I'm the unofficial  northern pro. But in reality the first thing I look for in a good walleye lake is a low northern population in a survey. By the way I am just joking about gutting a Muskie.

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Pulled a 17" eye suspended 20 feet down over 35 FOW last week on shoe. Mixed right in with the cats, I was surprised to say the least.

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It's not specifically pike, muskies, bass, catfish, or walleye's individual species fault for lakes with lack of walleyes. All predator species such as these are opportunistic feeders at certain times. They all eat walleye fingerlings if given the opportunity, especially if other forage is not abundant. If a 6" walleye swims by a 25" pike, 20" bass, 24" walleye, or 20" catfish and they are hungry.....down the hatch it goes no matter the species.

 

The argument of muskies versus walleye populations or the bashing of muskies because of no walleyes drives me nuts. I fish walleye as much as muskies but what do the best walleye lakes in the state (Mille Lacs, Winni, Bemidji, LOTW, Cass) all have in common? Muskies. Even Upper Red, although no muskies...monster pike! I don't deny pike/muskies eat walleyes but they are not the cause of people not catching walleyes on certain lakes.

 

I don't mean to start a whole new topic here but blaming the muskies for not catching walleyes on the Chain isn't real. There is not the population size or individual size of fish yet to make a difference in any population out there.

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The only keeper-sized walleyes I've caught on the Chain this winter have been mixed in with the cats in the deeper holes. Mostly suspended. A couple even ate the chicken livers. 

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I didn't get my step son this weekend:(

Did make it out to pearl this afternoon. Found some active gills and crappies .found them 10 to 8 ft range. Waxies seem to be the ticket for me. Knocked off a really nice walleye on the bottom of the ice.

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Had about two hrs to kill today... so I hit one of our local lakes. Ice conditions were pretty good for walking out. Ice has hardened up a bit, still a bit chunky though. Had right around 13inches where I was. Found fish tucked right up in the bullrushes, 2-5 ft. Was able to sight fish to pick of some better ones. 

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Don't go fishing at quarry park after dark. There's a crazy idiot with an air rifle that shoots at people. Rumor has it that he shot a kid and also shot at cars. Talk about stupid.

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Where is that 2nd generation ice? I'm still ready to head back out. Had a good bite going before it got dangerous  

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37 minutes ago, Naturboy said:

Where is that 2nd generation ice? I'm still ready to head back out. Had a good bite going before it got dangerous  

Lol...I'm looking for it too. 40s by late next week again. Not sure what to think anymore.

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probably back mid april  the way mother nature is acting.... 

 

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Just now, eyeguy 54 said:

probably back mid april  the way mother nature is acting.... 

 

Or right around walleye opener

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This has been one of the weirdest winters that I can remember. Had tornadoes earlier this week and 12 hours later we had snow!

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gotta love it ! :)

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3 hours ago, Naturboy said:

Where is that 2nd generation ice? I'm still ready to head back out. Had a good bite going before it got dangerous

Paul you can forget about ice fishing locally, unless your in your kayak or boat dodging bergs. There is plenty of gen1 and now a helpful dose of gen2 ice an hour and a half away. Gas is cheap, filler up and go. The bite was only so so today, but it was nice to finally get out from the wrath of the hurricane. Can't wait to see if those reluctant thick red marks fire up by next Wednesday. A few days of stable weather should fire things up after this weekend.

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Sounds like Little Falls is the transition area for walkable ice.  We're headed back to Aitkin this weekend for some crappies and maybe a deer or two. ;)

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This weeks warm weather should have the panfish starting to push shallow. Hit a spot for a few min this afternoon.... Not the biggest fish by any means... but a start to open water it is

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Andi and I made it out to a local river for a few hrs.... White suckers are running in force. We must have gotten 20 each. 

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The boat will be going out to the ChaIn in the next few days. Hoping to get into some of those big elusive bluegills. 

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Welcome to FM, Huckleberry Finn!  I was on that same strech yesterday. Lots of white suckers, reds should start anyday...then those big carp.  

Any milk coming from the male fish?

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