Sylvan Was Hot Today

[Zip-in-Z]

May 26th …. went out to Sunbreaker with Scott, what a Bty day little to no wind & it was as hot as the bite, we did extremely well & lost as many as we landed which was in the order of 18 Whites & 20 or more Walleye & had some fun with a couple of Pike, no Perch today.

Scott caught the majority of the Walleye, he has a few pics to add.

Cheers

David


Decent but Shallow Launch - Boat Pic to Follow





These worked Today










Lots of Small Ones Kept a Few Fat Ones




4 of the 5 were Females that Didn’t Totally Spawn Out




They Had Lots of Caddis Larva/Houses in Gut





Dinner for the Mrs & Left Overs

[bwackwabbit]

Great day, great company and 5 for the smoker...

Cheers,

Scott.

[f2eight]

Nice report, thanks guys. Next week I'm heading up there for the first time and this will be helpful. I'm bringing my fly rod and some caddis patterns

[Wes_G]

Whites spawn in the fall. Those are this years eggs starting to develope.

[skawtty]

Wow nice day guys. Looks like fun.

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[calgarygringo]

Nice haul.
A little early to be talking about spawning as they don't spawn for another 6 months or so.

Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z

May 26th …. went out to Sunbreaker with Scott, what a Bty day little to no wind & it was as hot as the bite, we did extremely well & lost as many as we landed which was in the order of 18 Whites & 20 or more Walleye & had some fun with a couple of Pike, no Perch today.

Scott caught the majority of the Walleye, he has a few pics to add.

Cheers

David


Decent but Shallow Launch - Boat Pic to Follow





These worked Today










Lots of Small Ones Kept a Few Fat Ones




4 of the 5 were Females that Didn’t Totally Spawn Out




They Had Lots of Caddis Larva/Houses in Gut





Dinner for the Mrs & Left Overs

[Fishwhere]

Thats pretty amazing. Ive been meaning to get out and try get some of those silver guys!

[Zip-in-Z]

Originally Posted by Wes_G

Whites spawn in the fall. Those are this years eggs starting to develope.

I've seen various fish (Walleye, Pike & Lakers) not totally spawn out, so I don't believe these Whites are developing eggs in April/May for spawning in late October or November. One of the female's had over 50% of her eggs still in her sack. It would be interesting to hear what a fisheries biologist had to say on the topic.

Regards

David

[Zip-in-Z]

For those wondering what contributed to our success of catching 25 Whitefish and 20 plus Walleye on open water, it was location-location-location ?

We found a couple of spots that had a significant drop-off with lots of sand/weed mix and a bonus one spot had an inside bend, it was a spot-on-spot. The top of the structure was approx 4 fow and it dropped down to 15 fow over a distance of perhaps 30-35 feet. We were able to work both the shallow portion and vertical jig on the deep side of the drop. The active fish were a bonus, I've never caught this many Whites before they were inhaling my Mini Mr. Twister 1/32 oz jig and were scrappy little fighters. The walleyes were in the deeper side of the drop and just crunch down on your presentation. It was a lot of fun with great company to start the 2019 season.


Edit - This is one spot that Scott & I most likely will not be sharing with our A/O friends.


Cheers

David

[SNAPFisher]

Nice report Zip and Bwacky!! Those are beauty whites for Sylvan. Congrats!
Some nice wallies thrown in for the mix. Looks like it was a lot of fun.

[kaleh01]

We were also out, spent the day off half moon on the drop off. Caught about 15 walleye, no whites even though we were trying in shallow and floats with fly’s and shrimp imitations. Oh well, great day out, kid caught some fish, I caught some fish, both got a tan. Nothing wrong with that

[Skoaltender]

Awesome day for sure!
Love your posts, always informative and entertaining. Keep em coming!

[Amateur Hunter]

Originally Posted by Skoaltender

Awesome day for sure!
Love your posts, always informative and entertaining. Keep em coming!

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