06-28-2011, 07:11 PM
Thanks TD. I wish we could take credit for cleaning out all the good fish off of Snicker's point but we can't. It has had a minimum of 4 to 5 boats on it every time I've been there which has been 6 or 7 days in the past month. The fish have continually been getting smaller. That spot has been getting more pressure than the rest of the lake combined so far this year. You can go back 4 or 5 weeks to posts on this board that are talking about fishing that spot. Each of the 4 or 5 boats that fished that point only took 5 fish for the boat back to the weigh in and the majority of those fish were released live back into the lake. From what I've witnessed over the last few weeks the tournament boats had little to no affect on that population.
That is a very small structure to support the kind of continuous pressure it's been getting. Then again the biologists are encouraging people to take limits of the small walleyes home so maybe having so many smaller ones in such an easy place to catch will be good for the over all fishery. Those 12 to 15 inch fish make awesome fillets anyways...
There is a very good population of fish in the 18 to 21 inch year classes. That large group of 15 and 16 inchers from 2 years ago are now at that size and plentiful. The only problem is they aren't active all the time like the little ones are. There was a period about 2 to 3 weeks ago when they were really active and I'm sure another one will come soon. As you stated in your other post once that water level stabilizes the fishing should get better. I've been lucky enough to manage quite a few of those 18 to 21 inch fish with a couple in the 23 to 24 range so far this year, but it ussually requires sorting through quite a few of the smaller 13 to 16 inchers and getting away from the crowd. The thing that excites me the most is that every year class of fish is very heavy for their length. They are fat clear through to their tail. I caught a 21.5 inch fish the other day that weighed 3.9lbs! I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it but those Starvation fish have shoulders on them now. Praise be to the perch gods because that fishery is in fantastic condition right now and should just get better for the forseeable future.
Enjoy it while it lasts because nothing good ever does!!!
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That is a very small structure to support the kind of continuous pressure it's been getting. Then again the biologists are encouraging people to take limits of the small walleyes home so maybe having so many smaller ones in such an easy place to catch will be good for the over all fishery. Those 12 to 15 inch fish make awesome fillets anyways...
There is a very good population of fish in the 18 to 21 inch year classes. That large group of 15 and 16 inchers from 2 years ago are now at that size and plentiful. The only problem is they aren't active all the time like the little ones are. There was a period about 2 to 3 weeks ago when they were really active and I'm sure another one will come soon. As you stated in your other post once that water level stabilizes the fishing should get better. I've been lucky enough to manage quite a few of those 18 to 21 inch fish with a couple in the 23 to 24 range so far this year, but it ussually requires sorting through quite a few of the smaller 13 to 16 inchers and getting away from the crowd. The thing that excites me the most is that every year class of fish is very heavy for their length. They are fat clear through to their tail. I caught a 21.5 inch fish the other day that weighed 3.9lbs! I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it but those Starvation fish have shoulders on them now. Praise be to the perch gods because that fishery is in fantastic condition right now and should just get better for the forseeable future.
Enjoy it while it lasts because nothing good ever does!!!
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