05-08-2025, 07:49 PM
(05-08-2025, 02:40 PM)Paddler Wrote: Lots of small walleye this year. When I was up last Friday a couple came to the cleaning station to clean some fish. They had a couple of nice walleye and a half dozen that looked to be 12"-14". They were gutting and scaling them in preparation for cooking them whole. They also had some small wipers.
I release everything under 16", figure they need to grow a bit. By the way, all of the fish I've kept were fat, really excellent condition.
I'm heading up sometime today, hopefully the warmer weather will help the bite.
Yes, lots of little ones this year, our smallest were 14" but most averaged 16", those big 20 inchers, dwarf the smaller ones and agreed, lots of fat inside them. Within the next month, most of those fat deposits will be gone, that's when the big crank bite starts in earnest. I release all wipers, just don't care for their taste. Hope you are doing good out there today. It will be interesting to hear what the water temps get up to today.