Walleye section

[jmay]

I know they are not everywhere in our fine state, but in NE Washington their are dedicated Legions of boaters who search for these bug-eyed perch.

[Bigbass Dez]

IM INTERESTED IN THIS PLEASE TELL ME MORE...I LIVE IN KING SO HOW FAR ARE WE TALKING TO FIND OL MARBLE EYES ???

[gpc]

IM INTERESTED IN THIS PLEASE TELL ME MORE...I LIVE IN KING SO HOW FAR ARE WE TALKING TO FIND OL MARBLE EYES ???

My favorite place is Potholes reservoir. I live in king county as well, and it takes 2 hours 45 minutes to get to Mar Don resort on potholes reservoir. There is also a lot of walleye in the CNWR, right across the street from the reservoir. There is more lakes in grant county that hold walleye. Mosses, Banks, Billy Clap to name a few. Walleye are very fun to fish for and are the best tasting fish in my opinion. I would love a walleye section.

[Bigbass Dez]

IM WITH YOU ON THAT , WALLEYE HAS BEEN #1 ON MY FISH FOOD CHAIN SINCE THE VERY FIRST TIME I COOKED ONE .. Im not ready to spend that gas money just yet , but if i could buy on the market i would pay $25.00 for one 3 pounder ...LOL ..

[tcb]

I'm down for a walleye area, but I can see how it could just be put into the freshwater area.

[Basshunter046]

I'd like to see a walleye area myself. Although putting it into freshwater fishing would be fine also. I got into walleye fishing about 6 years ago and had a blast but also found out they can be real finicky at times also.

[michaelunbewust]

i grew up on walleye res, or the real name, potholes. they are there thick, as well as, soda lake. i work over here in seattle, but fish over there almost every week-end. i could give great directions, but am willing to show fisherpeople my hotspots. im fishing the lower yakima this week-end, but am open to next week-end. a walleye section would be cool, shoot, this whole site is cool.

[Rob1]

Roosevelt is a very nice Walleye Lake. I vote for a Walleye section too.

[iPodrodder]

I vote no, are there really as many walleye anglers or places as bass, trout, or panfish anglers? It's like having the musky section, but I give it a pass because they seem to be hyper dedicated to their sport.

[gpc]

I vote no, are there really as many walleye anglers or places as bass, trout, or panfish anglers? It's like having the musky section, but I give it a pass because they seem to be hyper dedicated to their sport.

Yes there is more anglers. And even more serious anglers, not as much as bass but way more than trout and panfish. Beside bass, walleye are the second most common tournament species in the state with salmon being the 3rd. Other than a few small tournaments and Derby's there is no competitive trout or panfish fishing in the state. Not only do walleye require way time and precision than trout and panfish they are a lot better tasting. So when its all said and done they are better tasting and take more skill to locate and catch. Being from western Washington, I understand where one might not see the beauty of walleye, but from about mid Wa all the way to Idaho, walleye thrive and are the #1 species in a lot of the lakes

[iPodrodder]

gpc, I hear your point, and you have convinced me enough to merge it with the freshwater section. But even jmay admits, they are not a statewide species and I refuse to believe that there are more walleye anglers than trout anglers. Maybe more serious anglers, but not as popular with the masses.

[gpc]

gpc, I hear your point, and you have convinced me enough to merge it with the freshwater section. But even jmay admits, they are not a statewide species and I refuse to believe that there are more walleye anglers than trout anglers. Maybe more serious anglers, but not as popular with the masses.

Yeah you got me there. Trout has got to be the most sought after species in the state, hands down. But with all the other fish sections, a walleye section would only complete the list in my opinion. I mean there is an entire section for a fish that swims in less than 10 WA state lakes. I dont know maybe its because I am a walleye fisherman. But either way this is one hell of a website so walleye section or not, I ll still visit the site daily

[iPodrodder]

dez, I have never been down to Silver in Cowlitz county so I can't help you there.
I can tell you that over the years Silver lake in Cowlitz has been a big fish lake.
We used to hear about lots of 8s and 9 lb Bass that were caught down there.
Now it seems that 5 and 6 lbers are commen with a few in the 7 or 8 lb range.

gpc, what I am hearing about the Trout Stamp at this time is that they want to raise the liscense fee $5.00.
This means that everyone that buys a liscense will be supporting the Trout enhancment project even if you don't fish for Trout. I think it should be set up like the old Stamp. If you are going after Trout then you need to buy one.
Being fourced to buy one just isen't fare. I also feel that this money would not go to Trout enhancment but some other projects that seem to be looming on our horizons.

A recent survey done by Southwick and Associates was recently completed.
Among other questions, they asked which freshwater species do anglers fish for most.
With over 11,000 responses they came up with these results.

Largemouth Bass 60.4%
Panfish 34.3%
Smallmouth 27.2%
Trout 20.9%
Catfish 19.5%

This is from another post. Notice how walleye is not on this list? (Well, trout is fourth on the list, so I can't talk) I do hear you though, so I am torn about it.

[YellowBear]

I think a Walleye section would be a great addition to this site.
The popularity of the Walleye has grown in leaps and bounds over the years.

[cavdad45]

Sounds great!!! A walleye site would be useful. Don't forget the Columbia River walleye, some "experts" predict that the next world record walleye will be caught in the Columbia.
Let's quit bashing each others preferences. I like bass and don't fish saltwater (except in Mexico) and rarely fish for trout, yet there are others who fish exclusively for trout and leave the warmwater fish alone. That's OK! Let the walleye guys have their forum. I am looking forward to learning from them.

[panfisher]

pound for pound washington state has a great quality walleye fishery that really has just started to prove itself. you still have those thickheads that believe they are trashfish i was able to get some from some indian friends but made the mistake of telling them how good they are, i don't get them any more i should have the ones i did get were17-15-12 and 9lbs. this was 12 years ago. i'm for a walleye area. if you look at the tackle selection in bigger stores they have walleye gear. <")//<

[Nik]

I think gpc just stated that Walleye is a far more popular tournament species than trout or panfish. I don't see how it would hurt anything to have a walleye forum. I know I would like some more info from the people who know about them.

[cavdad45]

[quote="cavdad45"] Sounds great!!! A walleye site would be useful. Don't forget the Columbia River walleye, some "experts" predict that the next world record walleye will be caught in the Columbia. ]

Did you guys see the headline story on the top of the latest Outdoor Life magazine!!! It appears that Ed Iman did catch a world-record walleye in the Columbia this last spring. 25.3 Pounds!!!

The glitch came when he weighed it with a new scale that said read 11.5. He released the fish and ran into another guide who had a 15 pound that was much smaller than the fish he just released. The other guide looked at Iman's scale and noticed that it was set for kilograms, not pounds. After making the mathematical conversion it was discovered that Iman released a record-shattering walleye. They later checked the scale and it was an accurate weight.

It wasn't just wishful thinking! The Columbia River WILL produce a new world record

[iPodrodder]

Changed my mind.....not too sure why I argued against it in the first place....sorry. Add it!

[Derrick-k]

Why not!