A banner year on the Rainy! Fished from Tuesday thru Saturday, following the ice as it progressed downstream. We caught 239 walleyes, 3 northerns (1 @ 38″), and two sturgeon (47″ & 57″). Hooked up with probably 10-15 other sturgeon, but after one a piece on walleye gear we just tightened down the drag and snapped them off quick to get back after the big girls. Tried to target the larger fish, large plastics tipped with big rainbows as well as large shallow cranks behind bottom bouncers creeping upstream. We caught (2) 30 1/4″, (5) 29″, (8) 27″, (12) 26″, and lost count of the 22-25″ fish. Weird … no 28″ in the mix. Definitely one of the best years on the river I can remember! Big thanks to Doug & Marilyn @ the Royal Dutchmen … the best accomadations & hosts we have yet to find! Doug always stopped by at the end of the day to get our report, and to give his. That’s one good woman you have there … let’s you fish quite often, and when she’s with you, goes and gets the truck @ the launch! I had along a first-timer this year, and he taught me a thing or two: #1) try to fish with guys at least as big or bigger than you (the little guys make fish look huge!) #2) If you have to fish with someone of smaller stature than yourself, and who PUSHES EVERY FISH TOWARDS THE CAMERA, make sure you follow suit! Luckily, I took multiple pics of the same fish … a fisherman can tell what you’re doing there Junior! LOL Here’s the twin big girls, both 30 1/4″, mine was 11 lb. 10 oz., Juniors’ 11 lb. 1 oz. His is huge compared to mine (see notes 1 & 2 above). Same fish on the scale.
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Here’s Junior getting busted holding a fish way out again … same fish in both pics!
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And a couple more 29’s:
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Always good to bust your buddy’s chops on a public forum! 
Hope everyone enjoys the pics … and Doug & Marilyn, give me some time to catch up @ work, and I’ll burn a CD of the pics and put it in the mail. Thanks again for a great time, we’ll see you next year! 
Thanks for posting the pics!