For those who have not heard yet there is a new Idaho walleye state record. The fish was caught by Mark Abel of Hailey Idaho. The fish weighed 17-pounds, 6 ounces 35 inches long with a girth of 21 1/2 inches. Mark caught the record fish at Salmon Falls Resevoir while night fishing Sunday October 1 2006. The old state walleye record was 16 pounds, 2 ounces. Mark has spent 25 years fishing that body of water for walleye and it looks like it finally paid off. Nobody deserves it more than you Mark. Congratulations!!!
Let me add my congratulations to you too also, Mark! I have posted on my blog a few comments from Mark and some of his interesting tips on fishing. Read more here…
Here is the link to the new state record story in the local paper.
Congrats to Mark, I didn’t think that old record would ever get broken.
I have no doubt there is a 20+ pound fish swimming around in that body of water. I was there last year when Roger Rue from Jerome, ID cought a 14 pounder. He is another one who has spent thousands of hours at Salmon Falls chasing those “EYES”. Roger caught his fish on a dead stick with a nightcrawler in 10 feet of water at 1:00 in the afternoon. Here is a pcture of Roger Rue’s 14 pounder that he caught July 31 2005. Enjoy!!
Thanks for the info and pictures.
Windriver