Here’s a photo of Tim, Everts Resort vactioner from WI with his 33 lbs Flathead.
I had the pleasure of guiding Tim and his friend Fred last night for a multi species trip. Well, it was to be a Flathead trip, but a person can’t always control what bites your bait!
Fishing with live bullheads, my favorite 10/0 Gamakatzu Hooks, a short 8 inch Power Pro leader, a 100 lbs swivel and 80 lbs Power Pro line… we were set for the big guys.
Tim’s first fish was this 26" walleye. I apologized to Tim for not being able to keep these rough fish off his line until the Flatheads started to bite. He did give me a "funny" look.
We had a number of walleye bites with two more fish almost to the boat before they became unglued for a wet release.
Fred’s first fish of the night was this 13 lbs Channel Cat.
I was still working on releasing Tim’s walleye when this guy bent over the St Croix Premier 6’10" rod. Since I wanted to take care of Tim’s walleye to ensure a quick release, I asked Fred to take his time and bass him in. A phrase I came up with while watching a bass tourney where the professional angers just lifted the fish with their rods into the boat.
Once I hear Fred grunting…I realized that his channel wasn’t going to be "lifted" anywhere and we netted the plump whiskered fella.
Fred ended up on the board in the rough fish catagory too. Here he’s holding his 26 inch walleye that was identical to Tim’s fish. I hope you guys got that 
smell off your hands by this morning!
I think many folks stop fishing too early in the evening..when the big guys really turn on. The whole night fishing experiance is so differant in it’s self. Know your water, have good lighting, use some common sense and enjoy the evening fruits of our portion of the Great Mississippi River!
It was a fantastic evening on the river Tim and Fred! I really enjoyed your company!
Nicely done gentlemen!
BK – Clearly you are in a league of your own! You have 28 days to get those “rough” fish out of your system
Thanks for the great report!
STCROIXER
Nice trip Brian,
How late do you usually stay out, and about what time you like to get in the water by ?????
Do “ROUGH” fish, really eat ROUGH fish ??
Jack..
As always, wish I was there!
I believe I did say to one of the guys…maybe we should just let that 26″ walleye swim around a while…a big fish might eat it.
At this time of year I like being on the water by 7 pm and we’re generally off the water my 1 am.
With the sun setting later each day, it won’t be long before we start leaving at 7:30. The ending time really varies. If the client and I don’t have any commitments in the morning, we’ll try an extra hole or two. Last night we were on shore at 2:15 am.
Almost had you up here last year Todd. I hope you can make it sometime without the same circumstances.
St Croixer, I’m planning on starting a petition for the DNR to open up the commercial netting of these ruffies. Hopefully we can thin them down a bit prior to our outing!
Looks like you guys had a really fun time.
Nice fish Mates…..
That’s a pretty awesome trip! We fish for flatheads a lot down here, and we NEVER get any walleyes while flatheading. I wish we did, though! Great trip guys!
Maybe u should advertise as a walleye guide who specializes in catfish?
U keep showing pics of your “rough fish” like that, and i just might have to make my way down there for a night on the water with u!
Keep it up
Here you go fearnofish82.
Good advice…although I no nothing about walleyes except they steal my bait.
More eyes<<
So I ”see” you are guiding for walleyes now with an accidental catfish thrown in.
Nice eyes Brian. 
Thanks, Bill
Awesome eyes!!!