walleye report 7-13 7-14

fished out of meinkes with ncc. Five guys total took 30 fish limit saturday and sunday fishing northeast of middle sister 13 miles out of meinkes. Saturday 90% of fish were caught on bottom bouncers and Sunday me and my buddy smaked them casting. I used a indiana blade with gold and orange and my buddy had all gold on we killed them caught 18 of the 30 all in all it was a awesome day. We were back at dock at noon both days had a great time and we will be out this weekend. Goodluck to all the casters and I guess the trollers to.lol:D

where you been you need another person to fill them trips let me now. been a long time my friend

I fished last eve, tons of fish there.

Its almost 17 miles to Middle Sister from Meinke's, let alone the north east side.
Maybe you where north east of West Sister? there has been a lot of fish in that area and that area is in the 13 mile range

If you were by Middle Sister that is well across the Canadian line

Yes you r correct west sister my mistake

I was under the impression that the law says it is a man limit meaning each person can catch six keepers..not a boat limit...so wouldn't you and your buddy have been taking a chance of getting busted by catching 18 of the 30 keepers...not trying to be a dick I would just like clarification for my next time out!

Thanks!

Ben

You are correct. By the info he posted here , He self admitted they broke the law.There is no "Boat limit" . There were guys that worked on one of the PC headboats that always posted "boat limits" often . DNR booked with them as under cover and at the end of the trip , several tickets were written to some of the crew as well as costumers for catching more then their limits and giving them to others.
Good Fishing

Non Pack Hunter

I guess what they're saying is don't let anyone on your boat you don't know.....ie, under overs!

if they hooked the fish then handed the rod to other people on the boat then they were ok. They never said they landed 18 just that they got 18 of the 30

That would be the "legal" way to do it ... Thats why OGF is a very good site ...

Good Fishing

Non Pack Hunter

There was a big discussion on here last year about limits and the net result was that after you catch your limit you have to stop fishing for that species. For example, after 6 walleyes reduced to possession, you have to fish for perch, sheephead, bass, etc., anything but walleye. After 6 in possession you can't cull and sort-throw back smaller ones in possession and keep bigger ones to stay at the limit. You can't hand your pole to someone else after hooking a fish you suspect is an over limit. You have to release it. Once you hook a fish it is yours. Also you are correct in that there is no boat limit, only individual limits. I personally don't like it but that is the law.



(And certainly don't advertise an over limit situation in an open forum.)

if you have to stop after catching your six walleye how do these tournament guys keep fishing and culling all day long BigDan

Daily Bag limits apply to fish kept. You can catch and release as any many fish of given species in day as you want or are able to.

From the published Ohio regulations I don't know if culling is allowed in Ohio?

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That would be the "legal" way to do it ... Thats why OGF is a very good site ...

Good Fishing

Non Pack Hunter

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I'm surprised you dare to come to our site for risk of being shunned by OGF.

My thought is why give fisherman a hard time as long as the group only takes their limit, what's the harm? A lot of trollers don't set their own lines therefore they are being assisted in catching fish, as long as the boat takes the limit, who cares. I suppose to really make everything fair, we should impose possession limits. You know, like no more than say 24 walleye in your freezer, maybe a hundred perch. After all, those who live on the lake can take 42 walleye and 210 perch per week every week and still be legal. Yet some of them will be the same ones to complain about a person who can only come to the lake one trip per year when they catch a "boat limit" for the day. I mean, we all pay the same price for the license, so why should some be allowed to have more fish in their freezer.

I am of course saying this with my tongue firmly pressed to my cheek, I am just trying to make a point to those who complain.

Hope your not keeping 50 perch a day. The limit is 30 in case you didnt know .

Good Fishing

Non Pack Hunter

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Hope your not keeping 50 perch a day. The limit is 30 in case you didnt know .

Good Fishing

Non Pack Hunter

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Just going out on a limb here nut I'm assuming he just looked at the state limit rather than the Lake Erie-specific regs. The state limit is 50.

State wide limit is now 40 except for specific waters. Specific waters in this case would be Lake Erie at 30.

No, I just posted the wrong number for the perch, you would indeed be only allowed 210 per week.

Hmmmm... so if a guy takes his 2 kids out for a fun fishing day trolling for walleye (hypothetically)..... and lets say that guy wants his kids to enjoy the day and revel in the excitement of reeling in almost every fish. This could be attributed to the "guy" staying very busy with boat control, baiting lines, replacing leaders, resetting trips, setting boards, netting fish, applying sunscreen and force feeding water into 10-13 yo boys. Now granted, the boys reel in numerous Farm animals as well as walleye during the day, but they do reel in almost all of the fish for a total of 18 walleyes (3 people in the boat). Since they truly have limited awareness of what they are reeling in until it gets near the back of the boat, does this then mean that the law has been "broken"?

try and tell a kid that he's done fishing... and oh i need to catch my fish now..............

with taking the kids and explain the laws to them . They are our future outdoors men and women so why not . Im sure they have no problem stopping fishing when your limit is caught because they know its the law, same thing here . The kids are never to young to learn .
Good Fishing

Non Pack Hunter !!!

great idea explaining the law to kids. they can still reel the fish in and if it's a walleye all they have to do is hand the rod to someone that hasn't got their limit yet, before the fish is brought aboard

OK, the 2 boys are having a great time, Dad is busy with all the details and at the end of the day there are 18 walleye caught. One boy catches 10, the other catches 8 making the "boat" limit . At the dock the game warden says "wow" what a nice mess of fish. Who caught them ? Do you tell your sons to lie or tell the truth ? Now how did the great day turn out ? What are they going to learn ? Just asking.

What you are saying and agree but the law is the law. If it came to that , yes you can end up having a bad day.
Good Fishing

Non Pack Hunter!!!

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great idea explaining the law to kids. they can still reel the fish in and if it's a walleye all they have to do is hand the rod to someone that hasn't got their limit yet, before the fish is brought aboard

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I hear everyone, and I absolutely agree with explaining the laws to kids so they grow up not only knowing the rules, but respecting and following them as well.

rules are rules but i did say "hypothetically".

Ok so can you.......... or can you not let a child (person) reel in a fish (not knowing what it is, because it might be yet another damn sheephead) and then when you realize it is a walleye, have that child (person) hand the rod off to someone in order to fill their limit?

Just curious, do you guys do this when perch fishing too? It's hard enough to keep track of how many total let alone how many for each person.

I can remember when I was 16 and I was rabbit hunting with my little brother we both shot our limit of rabbits. My brother had a hole in his game bag and he kept dropping rabbits while we walked back to the truck so I took 2 of his and put them in my bag. When we got to the truck the Game Warden checked our bags. I told him I had 2 extras in my bag because my brother kept dropping his. He said, " that's fine as long as you only have 8 total between you." Wouldn't it be nice is everyone had the common sense that GW had.