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Hit the dam at Glen Elder again last night. About 45 minutes before Sundown. Walk trolled for about 3 hours. Dam is getting busy. Saw two guys with limits and another guy with 4. Several people with a few keepers including myself. Mine went 19 and 21.
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Nice wallys!:biggrin
Very nice!:biggrin
Great catch, good eating go get a couple more.
Solely my opinion and probably wrong, but close the dams and let em spawn.
Just out of curiosity, do you fish for crappie during the spawn?Quote:
Originally Posted by fishfearme
Sorry not trying to start a war, its just opinion. I do fish during the crappie spawn and the few that are kept are the males all colored up in black. Just trying to do my part of conservation. Like I said, maybe its wrong, irs just opinion.
It was always my understanding that the Walleye do not have a successful spawn in the Kansas Reservoirs. Thanks to the good folks at KDWP, for the netting of the females every year, the milking of the females, and the rest of the process I have seen done every spring first hand at Hillsdale. Pretty Cool. Oh, and then the re-stocking efforts. Good fishing to ya.
A fish taken is a fish taken, IMO doesn't matter if it's spawn, summer or winter it is still removed from the water. I love to catch and eat fish. Not very good at it but enjoy them and hope every one else does also. You should never feel guilty about keeping a fish during the spawn or any other time of the year. Best of luck to everyone on there fishing adventures this year.
Spark
Interesting side topic. I don't care either way but have you ever done the math on the cost of the average walleye someone catches and keeps. Crappie spawn for free and I would guess the average walleye cost 50 cents a pound. If it's taken legally then they should be fair game but you would hope a big female full of eggs might go back, but I have seen to many that where snagged during the spawn and kept which is sad. I fish with a lot of the Kansas Walleye Association guys and they won't let me keep a walleye if it healthy to swim which I respect, they mostly catch crappie to eat.
O.k. PEACE! Being a past kwa member,Duckman has made my opinion a bit more clear. Im not trying to chastise anyone for keeping fish. I do appreciate the efforts of our kdwp employees as well. Didnt intend to start an entire page of ----slinging. Good fishn to you all of you!
i have to agree it doesnt matter what time of year the fish is taken its now out of the gene pool. I would agree ahut down the dams and let them spawn if it was a matter of them being easier to catch durning the spawn but from what i know its easier to catch them after the spawn when they move to the flats. I like eatting walleye and will keep them when ever i can xQuote:
Originally Posted by spark
catch a legal fish.
No slinging from me Brother. Just throwing my two cents. Good fishing to ya.
Not trying to add fuel to the fire but it's my understanding that you should keep the female crappie during the spawn since it's the males that stay on the nest and protect it.....sounds like WOMENS LIB in the fishing world and as far as the walleye spawn it is so hard for me to catch one that if I'm lucky enough to pull one in it'll be going in the frying pan....they are the fish of 10000 casts for me during the spawn and standing on the rocks in the dark has limited my trips to almost nilWhite Flag Icon:peacesmile:fishQuote:
Originally Posted by fishfearme
Mine hit the frying pan tonight!! rotfl
Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife also nets ripe females from Canton Lake, until this year, and fertilizes them with males. This provides us with the necessary stockings. Our boys are now harvesting females from Ft Supply this year because Canton has been drained by Okla City. I believe we may swap fish with your Dept. Our annual goal is over 6,000,000 eggs.
If its legal it goes home to meet mamma!
For most anglers I believe this is the "Ultimate Goal". I only hope is if you keep them, they are eaten. The whole program was started for this very reason, but like anything else, when money becomes attached to something it is corrupted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozark88
I don't think KDWPT mind if we fish for walleye during spawn......
Walleye Spawn 2012 - YouTube