What is your Biggest Pool 4 Walleye! Picks Added

[Mike Walerak]

As you all know Pool 4 is known for its giants . How big have you caught? My personal best (PB) for length is 30.25". I'm guessing the weight was only about 8 pounds or so as it was a skinny fish in early September. As for weight I have broken 10 pounds multiple times but have yet to break 11 lbs. Although I have had fish over 11 lbs caught in my boat.

Let's here your pb stories.

mw

[trolloni]

Many walleyes the last couple years 26 to 30 inches, personnal best was a 31 and a half walleye [all released]on crankbaits ,pools 13 and 14 now how about a 26 pound sheephead caught on a jig and leech ? also a 45 inch flathead on 6 pound test ,jig crawler combo! and finally my biggest acomplishment was a 63 inch paddlefish 10 pound test on a jacks jig /minnow !the only reason i got him ,was i hooked him right on the point of his beak, Man i love that ole river!!

[rymcneil]

27" walleye pulling cranks on pepin, and 23" sauger doing the same thing. My buddy got a 31.5" pig at the dam last spring. It was cool because it was one of thoes day where u could walk across the river with all of them boats also about 4 weeks ago, cought my biggest cat fish by the dam. Not sure how big it was I'm not a fan on picking them up lol . I'm iching to get back out there. Stupid cold spell

[gonecribbin]

this thread needs pics....

[Turk]

Here is my PB 31 inch caught April 13, 2008 on a blade bait on the cast on sand. My client with me said as we saw it breach about 20 yards from the boat, "its a carp"...I looked at him and said in a serious tone "whatever you do, net this carp!". Released healthy back after pics. Looked like a walleye from outer space it was so big.

Keep catchin'

Turk

[jwmiller33]

what a HOG! nice fish Turk!

[fishinfey8]

Wow, what a beaut! Sounds like a memorable cast as well!!

[james_walleye]

My pool 4 PB is 28 3/4". Lindy riggin on the lake 2 seasons ago in May.

[Mike Walerak]

[Turk]

Mike,

I think from the top two pics that was the day I was the net man! Or the guy that couldn't catch a hog and had to bare hand those hogs, becuase we did not have a net!!! How is your buddy Tim by the way?

Nice video as well!

Turk

[deanstacklebox]

Lucky to have

had a few PB's myself here on Pool 4 a honored to have seen many more!

[Gordie]

personal best 30 iches @ 12.8 pounds

I love this pic cause of the eyes that set off by the full moon in the light clouds in the background

[jwmiller33]

wow that thing is a hog elwood! was that caught in the spring?

[deanstacklebox]

Not sure which is bigger the fish or the smile? Both are awesome & congrats!

[rymcneil]

Wow nice fish guys!

[reinhard1]

truly a trophy. good luck.

[harvey lee]

I caught one 2 years ago on pool 4 jigging that went 31.5 inches and was a tick over 12#. I have a photo but it's from a film camera, no digital.

All dandy pool 4 eyes above. Just may be the best area in the state to hook into a true trophy.

[markkstanley]

My avatar fish. Didn't measure it but weighed 13 3. Early spring pitching ringies. Already had a 26 and 28 that day and this fish just dwarfed them.

[gloomiseye]

Awesome fish guys! I have never got a big one there, biggest was probably around 6lbs, I always seem to hit it when the bite is tough.

[TruthWalleyes]

You're holding that walleye like a BASS pro Elwood! Nice fish!!

[SHANTY]

pool 4 has some big eyes but it is always a zoo! Head to canada!

[HooknHorns]

Why drive all the way to canada, when you just have too fish on weekdays or wait for the weather to be crappy. Never fish on weekends unless you like bumper boats. If you spend some time down there, you can find spots away from the crowd.

[FrontenacPike]

Caught this one 2 years through Pepin ice.

30 inches...11 lbs.

[IlliniWalli]

nice fish guys.

here's my P4 PB from last summer.

28"

[deanstacklebox]

I know that spot! :]

Nice fish !

[deanstacklebox]

Why drive all the way to canada, when you just have too fish on weekdays or wait for the weather to be crappy. Never fish on weekends unless you like bumper boats. If you spend some time down there, you can find spots away from the crowd.

The area at the lock & rollerdam represents approx 6% of the total fishable river to the head of the lake. I will agree that a few times of the year, 90% of the boats want to fish less than 10% of the water. I cant help but wonder if the other guys fishing downriver might just be on to something?

[brian6715]

pool 4 has some big eyes but it is always a zoo! Head to canada!

Where I fish I am rarely bothered by other boats, in fact the most boats I am usually around is 3 or 4. Most spots I can have all by myself!

That's because as we all know the ONLY good fishing on pool 4 is up by the dam

So if you go, just stay up there... don't waste your time in the backwaters, there aren't any fish there!

[gloomiseye]

The area at the lock & rollerdam represents approx 6% of the total fishable river to the head of the lake. I will agree that a few times of the year, 90% of the boats want to fish less than 10% of the water. I cant help but wonder if the other guys fishing downriver might just be on to something?

[IlliniWalli]

I know that spot! :]

dam, i thought i had that place all to myself. gotta start "shoppin' " my pix. somebody might figure out thats down by ... uh, pepin.

[gloomiseye]

It's getting close...this thread needs a bump to keep us all pumped up.