Catch of the day

jacksonco · 11-05-2011, 10:44 PM

This is the biggest fish that I have caught since my Dad passed away nearly 10 years ago. I did not fish much after he died, a lot had to do with taking care of my Mom who had cancer. But it looks like I'm back in the saddle, at least as far as today goes.

24 1/2" Ohio River Walleye caught at the Racine Locks and Dam from the Ohio bank. West Virginia owns the river along the WV/OH border but we let them Buckeyes fish in it anyhows

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I filleted it with my 7 yo grand-daughter and 5 yo grand-son paying very close attention to the going ons. I also had a couple small sauger (kinda like a walleye, in the same family) that I also filleted. They are gonna be floured up with some seasoned flour and pan fried. Some excellent eating there.

Fishing was a little slow as the water is still a little warm for thm. Another couple of weeks and the fishing should be spot on. My friend and I also caught several white bass and some small hybrid Srtipers but we don't keep them. He gave me the one sauger he caught and I had a sauger in addition to the walleye.

Brisk44 · 11-05-2011, 10:49 PM

Nice fish.

jack404 · 11-05-2011, 10:55 PM

real nice well done and for showin the younguns where food REALLY comes from

todd51 · 11-05-2011, 11:13 PM

Nice walleye anywhere but especially nice caught in what Allen Eckert called That Dark and Bloody River.

Zhurh · 11-06-2011, 12:41 AM

Good deal. Walleye out of rivers taste so much better than out of Erie. When I lived back east in Pa, I'd jig for walleye, fish several rivers in western Pa; boy I sure miss them. We have huge pike in the Yukon, 50 inchers are caught fairly regular seasonally in the sloughs. No reason there shouldn't be walleye here, but how it is. They just haven't migrated into our river systems yet.

Chinook · 11-06-2011, 05:29 AM

They'll be there soon! Im sure. The Columbia Basin has been getting better, by leaps, and bounds every year since about 2000, or 2001!

Thats a great Walleye! We dont grow 'em that big on the west coast, but boy... Ya know how to make a guy jelous huh?!

Great catch, and hope the grandkids enjoy'd the fish as much as I enjoy lookin at lunkers like that!

raven818 · 11-06-2011, 06:15 PM

Retired. My wife of 32 plus years and I fish at the Pier in Jacksonville, Fl. once or twice a week, every week..love it.

Very nice catch.

hunte567 · 11-10-2011, 02:38 PM

Nice catch

vytoland · 11-10-2011, 06:24 PM

wow what did you use to catch that monster??

BETH · 11-10-2011, 07:05 PM

wow u can eat for a month

American Leader · 11-10-2011, 07:48 PM

Nice walleye jackson, congrats!

11-05-2011, 10:44 PM	#1
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Catch of the day This is the biggest fish that I have caught since my Dad passed away nearly 10 years ago. I did not fish much after he died, a lot had to do with taking care of my Mom who had cancer. But it looks like I'm back in the saddle, at least as far as today goes. 24 1/2" Ohio River Walleye caught at the Racine Locks and Dam from the Ohio bank. West Virginia owns the river along the WV/OH border but we let them Buckeyes fish in it anyhows I filleted it with my 7 yo grand-daughter and 5 yo grand-son paying very close attention to the going ons. I also had a couple small sauger (kinda like a walleye, in the same family) that I also filleted. They are gonna be floured up with some seasoned flour and pan fried. Some excellent eating there. Fishing was a little slow as the water is still a little warm for thm. Another couple of weeks and the fishing should be spot on. My friend and I also caught several white bass and some small hybrid Srtipers but we don't keep them. He gave me the one sauger he caught and I had a sauger in addition to the walleye. --> Last edited by jacksonco; 11-05-2011 at 10:48 PM..

11-05-2011, 10:49 PM	#2
Brisk44 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,747	Re: Catch of the day Nice fish.

11-05-2011, 10:55 PM	#3
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Catch of the day real nice well done and for showin the younguns where food REALLY comes from

11-05-2011, 11:13 PM	#4
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,571	Re: Catch of the day Nice walleye anywhere but especially nice caught in what Allen Eckert called That Dark and Bloody River. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member

11-06-2011, 12:41 AM	#5
Zhurh Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Upper Yukon, Alaska Posts: 1,807	Re: Catch of the day Good deal. Walleye out of rivers taste so much better than out of Erie. When I lived back east in Pa, I'd jig for walleye, fish several rivers in western Pa; boy I sure miss them. We have huge pike in the Yukon, 50 inchers are caught fairly regular seasonally in the sloughs. No reason there shouldn't be walleye here, but how it is. They just haven't migrated into our river systems yet.

11-06-2011, 05:29 AM	#6
Chinook V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: 17 pulls, into the propwash... Contributor Posts: 423	Re: Catch of the day They'll be there soon! Im sure. The Columbia Basin has been getting better, by leaps, and bounds every year since about 2000, or 2001! Thats a great Walleye! We dont grow 'em that big on the west coast, but boy... Ya know how to make a guy jelous huh?! Great catch, and hope the grandkids enjoy'd the fish as much as I enjoy lookin at lunkers like that!

11-06-2011, 06:15 PM	#7
raven818 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jax, Fl. Contributor Posts: 4,423	Re: Catch of the day Retired. My wife of 32 plus years and I fish at the Pier in Jacksonville, Fl. once or twice a week, every week..love it. Very nice catch. __________________ Firearms and Salt Water Fishing Retired 42 Years LEO

11-10-2011, 02:38 PM	#8
hunte567 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 57	Re: Catch of the day Nice catch

11-10-2011, 07:05 PM	#10
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,666	Re: Catch of the day wow u can eat for a month

11-10-2011, 07:48 PM	#11
American Leader Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,630	Re: Catch of the day Nice walleye jackson, congrats!