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Glad I didn't hafta fish from the dock...

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22 people in this shot!!!

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Sky in the eye...

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Cameraman reflected in the eye...

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Fun times @ Pine Coulee Reservoir!

 

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Thanks, guys!

Jeff- they ain't the hardest fightin' fish; not that big in PCR, either. For me, it's more about the take and/or hookup, as well as the chance to do something a little different.

Rob- I was wading, and I did use a sink tip. Last year I used a full sink, but got tired of cleaning the green slime off the stripped line that sank around my feet. I've seen guys catch 'em without the sink tip, even; just a little weight to get the streamer down.

Fish aren't all that deep. I waded out to my waist & cast as far as I could (which is not that far!). Quite a few of the hits came pretty close to the end of the retrieve. I got a bunch on the clouser, stripping & a bunch on that green jig under an indy.

 

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Like ya said above, Steve- The take is where it's at....Can't recall a "Stream Watch Action" item for "Fishin Eye's"....Perhaps next year it could be a hot item, I would be interested....Looks like a hoot!!...Maybe a wee shore lunch??..

 

Cheers...Jeff..

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Like ya said above, Steve- The take is where it's at....Can't recall a "Stream Watch Action" item for "Fishin Eye's"....Perhaps next year it could be a hot item, I would be interested....Looks like a hoot!!...Maybe a wee shore lunch??..

 

Cheers...Jeff..

 

Shore lunch? Sounds good, but C&R on walleye @ Pine Coulee.

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Not much size to these 'eyes. My bro' with one of the biggest I've seen @ PCR...

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My bro' lands a pike in the rain...

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PCR really needs those 'eyes to be thinned out. If not a daily limit, at least some tags. Helps the catch&keep crowd eat some fish (me included). And walleye are fantastic eating.

 

Smitty

 

Not sure how many PCR walleye you'd wanna eat, Smitty; apparently, there's a problem with the mercury levels.

F'rinstance, that 'eye that my bro is holding in that pic? It weighed 14lbs!!! :angel:smail:

 

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Oh. Didn't know PCR was a waterbody with a merc problem. Wonder if its severe enough to warrant completely avoiding fish, or whether a consumption advisory is enough.

 

I have eaten walleye out of Moose lake by Bonneyville with a merc warning, so far, no 3rd arm sprouting out my head yet. ;)

 

Smitty

 

[Edit: oh wow: http://www.albertaregulations.ca/fishingregs/ That is alot of "Avoid"s for one waterbody...to find the link, use the heading "Helpful Information", then the link for "Fish Consumption Advisory" in the sub-menu]

 

 

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Oh. Didn't know PCR was a waterbody with a merc problem. Wonder if its severe enough to warrant completely avoiding fish, or whether a consumption advisory is enough.

 

I have eaten walleye out of Moose lake by Bonneyville with a merc warning, so far, no 3rd arm sprouting out my head yet. ;)

 

Smitty

 

[Edit: oh wow: http://www.albertaregulations.ca/fishingregs/ That is alot of "Avoid"s for one waterbody...to find the link, use the heading "Helpful Information", then the link for "Fish Consumption Advisory" in the sub-menu]

 

I wonder why it's deemed to be OK to eat pike from PCR, but not the walleye???

 

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  • 2 weeks later...
Guest BigSky

that is a nice reservoir, i have skied there alot, maybe next time i'm down i'll bring my rod and try my hand at walleye. cool pictures btw.

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