Two PB Walleye's in one night!

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Two PB Walleye's in one night!

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With kid number two arriving at xmas, the fishing has been light (read: non-existent) this year.

All it took was one epic fall trip to make up for it.

We arrived at our destination a bit later than expected, so we only had the evening to fish. All we could find were smallies, but the fishing could only be described as a frenzy. We didn't hook into any beasts, but steady 2-2.5 lbers—with the odd 3 pounder.

Day #2 was aaaaaallllll walleye. We caught good numbers in the morning (all in the 16-18" range). At lunch we prepped the evening fish fry so that we could go back in the evening and swing for the fences. Off we went at 4pm to look for the big girls.

My first PB walleye was this 21.5 incher.

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THEN, I hooked into this fat pig of a mother walleye. 24.5 inches. Didn't get the girth, but she was above average. She had the shoulders of a linebacker.

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And... that'll be my one and only report for the year!

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And a good one too. Nice fish with good colours. Congrats on the pb. Hope you enjoyed a wonderful feed.

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Excellent, and in a kayak too
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Very nice walters.......in the yak too....awesome job!

Great report, thanks for sharing!
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Wow! Those are some nice 'eyes!!
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Great looking walleyes Eric, congrats on your 2 PB's.
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Nice job bud! What a beauty
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Nice yak eyes. :)
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Thanks all! Any guesses on weight? I don't actually know, but according to the calculators, it could be anywhere from 6-8lbs.

Yep, love fishing from that kayak. You couldn't get to this lake with a motor, so advantage us.

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24.5" would be around the 5lb mark I would think. It doesn't have a huge belly. Usually need to get close to 26" to hit the 6lb. mark. Well, maybe not those Quinte hogs. Damn nice fish. I hope you kept one of them.

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If you take the length but no girth, here are very general guidelines:

A 24 inch walleye usually weighs 4 pounds.

A 25 incher = 5 pounds

26'' = 6 pounds

27'' = 7 pounds

28'' = 8 pounds

29'' = 9 pounds

30'' = 10 pounds
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smitty55 wrote:24.5" would be around the 5lb mark I would think. It doesn't have a huge belly. Usually need to get close to 26" to hit the 6lb. mark. Well, maybe not those Quinte hogs. Damn nice fish. I hope you kept one of them.

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Let both of these go. Kept some smaller ones for a fish fry, but I like the idea of letting the bigger ones go for breeding. I question whether that logic is correct, but that's the one I feel most comfortable with.

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Nice walters!!! Love the colors.
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Wallyboss wrote:Nice walters!!! Love the colors.
The big one was super super dark. We figure it actually lives in a bigger lake next door, and comes over for feeding time. ie. stays much deeper in the water, therefore colouring is different?

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Back lake or smaller lake walleyes?

Regardless, great looking fish E. Back lake = even better. Good fishing dood!
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