i have decided to call it a season

Superdad · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:39 am

There's more to fishing than catching fish.

David aka Superdad

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

Don't give up!!!!! Been skunked many times, on the ice and in a boat, but have also caught my share over the years. The fish are there!!!!!!!!!

walleye dreamer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:58 pm

change your name to walleye dreamer 2 there is a lot of eyes in the bedroom

FishNGolfPRO · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:01 pm

walleye dreamer wrote:

change your name to walleye dreamer 2 there is a lot of eyes in the bedroom

Even the "Original" Walleye Dreamer caught a nice one his last trip out....there is hope for you yet!

Sorry Larry I couldn't resist!

walleye dreamer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:09 pm

rotflmao

chasineyes/everywher · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:10 pm

only qiutters ,quit,grow some balls admit you need help,and go catch some fish!!! there is soo much info on here a child can get some fish,even a beginner,i took my kid out and he got three-his first time out and a pike,try some un-traditional bait or baits you have but dont have confidence in,stick to it ,my son got his on a bait called a mepps cyclops,gold/green tape,i have never got one on them but im using them now, also mr. champs,rapala jigs,pimples,crocs,and every size,i got one big girl on a 1/32 gold perch jig with a perch eye on it,lol,surprised me but you never know !!!! pick a spot and stick it out,last time i was out i fished two holes in my hut all day(blizzarding out)ended up with 5 eyes 2-9 lbs ,missed 4or 5 more a catfih ,pike and some jumbos,change ur routine ,different depths,try 2-3 ft of bottom,slam the bait into bottom a few times kick up some mud,just stick with it,the fish are there,just keep on fishin !!!Ed-good fishin

Wildhorses · **Joined:** Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:45 pm **Posts:** 3

Quit, and do what? Sit on your butt while your wife vacuums the house? Noway! She will have you doing that?
Turn the tv off and go fish!

LMckeown · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:18 pm

As Superdad says "there is more to fishing than catching fish" here is another" many men go fishing without realizing it's not the fish they are after" think about that one for a while. Enjoy the time out there with friends, if you get some fish that's a bonus.BTW I have been skunked more times this year than I like to admit. :-)

wm driver · **Joined:** Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:22 am **Posts:** 45

first let me say that this site is awesome!!!! i have never personally met anyone from this site but still lots of people have been willing to offer support,advice,pointers and even sarcasm,all of which is appreciated.also thank you for the numerous pms i recieved of people offering me to go fishing with them and to offer pointers and poss ibly help me catch some fish.i will definately be taking you up on the offers sometime in the near future i do believe.thanks once again shawn

walleyed assassin · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:41 pm

if it's not the fish we are really after....then that means we never really got skunked....finally the truth!!!
Like I tell my buddy...if you don't catch fish...you don't have to clean fish...Gary

ROY · **Posted:** Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:34 am

The last ime I was up...A few years ago....I watched a small hawk chase a dove all around the ice for at least 20 min before finally anchoring it's breakfast. I caught A LOT of fish on that trip but I remember the hawk vs. dove matchup the most. I rarely use a shelter for the exact same reason. I don't want to spend hours looking at the same four walls. Simply looking down the Reach or across Hay Bay gives me that warm fuzzy feeling. As I get older, actually catching a fish has taken a back seat to the scenery, wildlife, and overall experience. My Bucket, Vex, Gear, Bait, Sunflower Seeds and Chewing Tobacco......What more does a man need?

Triggereleven · **Joined:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:27 pm **Posts:** 26

There are walleye , but between the immense pressure of netting , spearing and all of the sports fishermen , walleye numbers are down. Quinte is more known for lunkers than quantity.
Guides are a bad idea .... Walleye bite when they want to bite. I used Merland Park for a full day and we caught one sheephead!
I picked up no useful tips , but did give alot of money away.

chasineyes/everywher · **Posted:** Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:40 am

i agree with Triggereleven to an extent,the netting has to go,,but i marked more walleyes this fall with my units and aqua view than in many previous years, in november my main engine got tangled in an unmarked net,pissed me off,i cut the netting off, tried to pull the net into the shallows, no go ,full of dead fish,eyes, cats, drum, everything,i called the coastguard,gave them the gps co-ordinates,shermans pt area, this sort of thing has to stop,the game wardens are out checkin for licences but they have to put in the effort to get the poachers running nets,something has to give hopefully not the fish!!!Ed-good fishin

walleyepoacher · **Joined:** Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:06 pm **Posts:** 6

went out on my 1st BOQ walleye hunt ever on the 22nd. 5 minutes in BAM 8lber.
20 min later BAM 11lber. 2 hours and 12 on the ice later BAM 15lber. like shooting
walleye in a barrel. caught em all on a 12" white tube tipped with frogs heads that i
caught and salted in august. if you still cant catch em i sell fillets $3/lb. good luck

Esox Angler · **Joined:** Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:48 pm **Posts:** 4

Don't give up. This is the Bay of Quinte. One of the best bodies of water to fish for trophy walleye in the country. There are good chances of hooking into fish 10 pounds plus. Where else can you go in Ontario to be fortunate enough to have such a high productivity of trophy fish? There are still many weeks left in the season, even if you land one fish, it could be 15 pounds. If I only caught one fish all season and it was 15 pounds I would be more than happy. Sure I would pack it in on any other body of water. But not Quinte.

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