[No More Mini]

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[h2o]

Simply put, Fantastic John wtg, good job. Hope we get these all year long.

h2o<---that's perfect

 

[StratMan]

Mini,

Read your post regarding catch and release with big females. I was reading a Walleye Article in Michigan Sportsman Magazine yesterday and then found it on-line. I pulled this directly from their site:

Michigan Sportsman Magazine Article By Mike Zielinski

There is a general misconception that taking these big spawners is detrimental to walleye populations, but according to DNR biologist Mike Thomas, "Those big old sows are not very good for spawning anymore. Often they don't spawn and just absorb their eggs. They are also major predators, even on their own species."

I'm not promoting their magazine, just found this information interesting. How does everyone else feel about this topic of keeping or releasing the monster Females, say 9 pounds and up?

 

[No More Mini]

Geez, do I have to put a disclaimer on it? lol

9 pound walleye certainly have spawning left in them. I heard Mike give a presentation to the Lake St Clair Advisory council about the same subject. Now when you are talking 12-14 pounds and up its another story.

Perhaps Mike will chime in here soon and chastize me....lol

Mini

 

[fish tremble]

I know as a rule in our boat if it is above 8lbs. she gets her picture taken and back she goes!

 

[h2o]

All fish are not created equal. Big mama's don't taste as good anyways. Put the girls back and take no chance. Your not sure at the boat, and that's the time to snap a picture and eat the good one's. Going to trenton tomarrow with Czar and we'll post our report.

h2o<----says release egg filled fish, that's why erie's closed in michigan.

 

[skie-bum]

Great job Mini. I'll eat the wimps.

 

[Alex]

Keeping it vertical is not only critical for D-River walleyes, but for other species as well. I won't mention which one, but anyone who has read any of my posts should be able to figure it out. And not just in rivers either. Allz I'm saying about that.....

<------(hint look at the picture to the left)

 

[djkimmel]

Shoot! I was just getting the other pros pointer down right and NOW I have a whole bunch more stuff to learn!

Who's Jim Bondy? (That doesn't look like a smallmouth either?)

 

[DRP]

In college, studying aquaculture, we were told that the best spawners, as far as the eggs surviving best, are from the 4-7 lb females.

 

[djkimmel]

Dr P,
I KNOW there's a joke in there somewhere, but some of you guys probably want to be serious, so I'll just laugh to myself.

I like the Catholic thing always about everything in moderation (except maybe just the catching fish part...).

 

[Canuck]

Mini,

Where you from in Canada? I was born and raised in Montreal. Lived there for 15 years. Still
a citizen and always will be, but live here now.

 

[No More Mini]

I am Canadian, but not from Canada. Mom is a naturalized US citizen from Brigus, Newfoundland. Yes, that makes me a Newfie!

Spent alot of time in Toronto, Hamilton, Sudbury, Niagra Falls and London as a youth.I even made a trip to the Rock (aka Newfoundland).

I was actually born in San Louis Obispo, California.

Mini