Comparing walleyes

  • a-and-t
    By Rochester,MN
    Posts: 708
    July 14, 2012 at 12:57 pm #1241568

    Thought I would show a side by side view showing 2 different walleyes . First is a 26.5 from yesterday on Pepin and the 2nd photo a 29 from last week on Mill Lacs, Forage matters. Maybe we could stock some shad in the pond?

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    July 14, 2012 at 2:29 pm #1084113

    I’ve seen some skinny 28+” fish come from Mille Lacs, seems the lomger and older they are the thinner they are.

    Nice couple of fish though

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    July 14, 2012 at 2:46 pm #1084116

    Quote:

    Maybe we could stock some shad in the pond?

    Better yet, how about catfish and sturgeon???

    josh a
    Posts: 588
    July 14, 2012 at 3:52 pm #1084124

    IMO Mille Lacs is the funnest lake to fish with all the structure and numbers of fish, but they sure seem to be skinny. I cant see the harm in putting shad in Mille Lacs, the muskies probably wouldn’t mind either

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    July 14, 2012 at 7:47 pm #1084169

    imho adding shad to the forage base only improves it.
    they fight with the ZMs for plankton…

    mark-bruzek
    Two Harbors, MN
    Posts: 3867
    July 14, 2012 at 11:16 pm #1084204

    Thats about par for ML. The 26 and 27″ eyes are the heaviest in the lake, and very chunky may I add. The overs that come into tourneys are very skinny comparativley.

    It does not seem to be a forriage based issue in from my perspective.

    bosman
    DeSoto, WI
    Posts: 914
    July 15, 2012 at 12:22 am #1084215

    River vs. Lake

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    July 17, 2012 at 4:36 am #1084769

    I always figured that it was because river fish had to bilk up to play in the current. Lake fish have the piscatorial version of desk jobs.

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