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HOWDY!
I have my permanate house out on Cody lake, and I catch walleyes everytime there is any kind of dramatic weather change, but I was just wonderin if there is anyone out there that is catch walters (walleyes) or craps consistantly, I have had my big house out on the lake for more that 2 weeks now and have quit a few eyes and craps in the freezer now, but still we are only pickin them up if there is a weather change, the lakes are soo small that I know it aint gonna be hard to find the walleyes and craps but everyone is soo hooked on that one spot straight off the landing that it is really ridiculos, I am all by my self (accept for someone that pulled up late yesterday night) and I would just like to know if there is somehwere else to try on either cody or phelps lake for craps or walters. Thanks yall

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I've been down there a few times this year. Early in the season(first ice) it was good in the channel, but the last few times I have moved around, I have yet to try the area where the little group of houses are. But we are getting a few craps and waldos every trip. Only brought home 3 craps tho.

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What are you finding as the best time to fish? Morning/Evening?

Posted

Any size to the walleyes??

Posted

Evening is the only time I'v been out there. Lots of small walters, the biggest was 19 inches. He is still there.

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I deleted this message because I aint caught a fish in about 5 days. frown.giffrown.giffrown.giffrown.giffrown.gif

LATER < keep your stick on the ice wink.gif >

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[This message has been edited by ceaderlaker (edited 01-25-2004).]

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HEY!,

Yes, I have been catchin quit a few walters. It seems like a total turn around from the few other days. Been catchin about 3 -4 walters every evening, and havin about 10-20 runs a night, but I need to sharpen my hooks. I am going to fish a ton out there till the last night, then go find them huge craps. wink.gif later yall


BTW- The walters I have been catchin, are good eaters, about 1 under 14" (have to throw them back) but quite a few are over 14.
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[This message has been edited by ceaderlaker (edited 01-28-2004).]

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Where are they lakes? I would like to try some different waters but don't know where they are. Thanks..

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Howdy,

Cody/Phelps Twin Lakes are West of Lonsdale, South of New Prague, and East of Montgomery. If you have an atlas with the lakes on it just look up the roads but to get to the only good spots I have been tow you will need to use the 'south' access, or the one in-between phelps and cody lakes. Those are the basic directions to the lakes from diffrent towns, I know how to get there from New Prague, but I can't tell you the exact road #'s and names. Later, and keep postin

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