A quick outing - Thursday, January 20th

Post by **Spezza_Fan** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:29 am

Hey guys,
I made it out with my buddy to our usual spot last night and drilled a bunch of holes and set up 8 tip-ups.

The bite was slow but we landed 6 eyes but only kept 4. We also caught a mooneye? That was a first for me. Out of the 4 we landed 3 one pounders and our biggest of the year as of yet at 2.2 pounds.

I missed a good one while jigging and marked a couple of fish midway through the water column on the Marcum but couldn't get them to bite. They were probably small.

The fish are still there and bitting but we're still looking for bigger ones.

Derek

Post by **cprince** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:53 am

Where are you setting up Spezza_Fan? DesChenes? Marina area?

Just curious.

Craig

Post by **Tip-up** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:02 am

Sounded like another good night on the river Spezza_Fan. Right on!!

Cprince, I've been fishing out of Deshchenes and around the marina quite a bit and have been having the same luck with the exception of a bunch of pike and perch mixed in. No big walleyes yet. I think the big fish go really shallow during the prime feeding time in both areas.

Post by **steve2112** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:27 pm

Tip up

I always get my big ones shallow too and very late in the day.
People often say there are no fish in those areaa but because you are fishing for big fish, the chances are far less that you are going to catch one. I have caught two really large walleye 5+ within 30 yards of breakwall at the marina.

B.T.W. I found a new spot at the bottom of jubilee, that I like.

Steve

Post by **Spezza_Fan** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:14 pm

steve2112 wrote:Tip up

I always get my big ones shallow too and very late in the day.
People often say there are no fish in those areaa but because you are fishing for big fish, the chances are far less that you are going to catch one. I have caught two really large walleye 5+ within 30 yards of breakwall at the marina.

B.T.W. I found a new spot at the bottom of jubilee, that I like.

Steve

I never got anything at the Marina but I've heard many stories of people catching some big ones though. The numbers aren't there though!

Derek

Post by **Dore** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:20 pm

Man your doing good this year buddy ! Keep up the good work !

Post by **Spezza_Fan** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:57 pm

|Dore| wrote:Man your doing good this year buddy ! Keep up the good work !

Thanks dude. We'll join forces some day!

Post by **Dcaster** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:32 pm

I'm sure you'll get the bigger ones eventually.
Thanks for the report.