I mostly fish Wab and haven't been elsewhere much recently, so I didn't realize how skinny the Wabamun walleye were. We fished the North end of Pigeon Sunday and I was quite surprised to see how much fatter the 'eyes were there in comparison.
The other big difference is that Wab has a lot of distinct size classes while in Pigeon they were a lot more similar in size.
As for pike numbers, they have dropped big time. At Fallis, it's often 50-1 or more walleye to pike, though the few jack I've caught have been in decent shape.
I fished Moonlight Bay a few weeks ago for the first time in a couple years. I don't recall ever getting a walleye in there before, but this trip that was all I caught. I had one smallish pike follow a spoon, but that was it.
I'm hoping that a natural equilibrium will be established now they've stopped dumping walleye in there, but it will definitely take a few years.
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