03-16-2011, 03:57 PM
Wow Mike, those are some beautiful words of wisdom. I couldn't have said it any better myself. I hope all you guys who fish for walleye, (or want to get started) take a serious look at that post and always remember it. I absoluetly love fishing for walleye (and love eating them too), but anymore (at my backyard fishery) it's getting to be alot like urinating into a good stiff breeze. And I believe it's due to lack of a selective harvest like you described here. I am a Smithfield native, and currently live in Logan, and I'm not aware of any walleye fisheries in my reasonable driving distance that are stocked adequately enough to handle the keep-every-one-you-catch mentality that I see everyone practicing (including alot of self-proclaimed selective harvesters).
My wife and I can make a heck of a walleye dinner off of a pair of 14 inchers. But I'm not so sure that a couple of well-trimmed wiper fillets isn't just as good or better than walleye meat. . .
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My wife and I can make a heck of a walleye dinner off of a pair of 14 inchers. But I'm not so sure that a couple of well-trimmed wiper fillets isn't just as good or better than walleye meat. . .
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