How has your Walleye fishing been so far?

[JohnMickish]

Now that we are on the second half of summer and people are starting to talk about hunting, lets talk about our fishing, Walleye fishing.

How would you say it's been for you? Anybody got a new personal best or had any exceptional days on the water?

So far this year I have fished some of the great lakes waters and have started to like pulling 5+ pound fish out of the water! That's a rush you never get over.

[TruthWalleyes]

I've had some great days on the water, New personal bests, overall increase in success rates; i'll put the majority of my success on the addition of side imaging. One of my biggest feats is consistently putting the hurt'n on suspended walleyes this summer.

[pulleye16]

New PB also. Lot more eyes then the past year. Best part for me this year was learning a new lake and catching plenty of fish. I also discovered quit a few areas on others lakes I've overlooked in the past.

Very succesfull year...so far!

[cbrooks]

I've done more walleye fishing this year since I first got into muskie fishing. Hardly done any muskie fishing because the walleye fishing has been so good this year on Lake of the Woods . Biggest fish this year was a 30 incher out of Buffalo bay. Had the most success with spinners/bottom bouncers.

[tunrevir]

Overall, I have to say it has been a banner year for eyes. No personal bests but plenty of good eats. Caught them throwing cranks, trolling cranks, slip bobbing, jigging, working swimbaits, dragging leeches, jigging minnows. I haven't taken much time to pull live bait rigs but with the fish moving deeper it is that time. I think the cooler water temps later into the season helped keep the bite going longer. I'm looking foreward to pulling cranks on Mille Lacs this fall with a couple of good friends.

Tunrevir~

[Northlander]

We have had so much rain that my favorite waters are so fast and muddy they arent really fishable. I have resorted to fishing inland more with ok results.

[reinhard1]

steve, i looked today as i do every day on that great LSMMACAM at the harbor and i can plainly see the cloudy water from the rain you spoke of. i think the inland lakes around you are a good choice. good luck.

[Northlander]

I heard today the mud goes all the way to Split Rock. Of course there is some cleaner water but not much.

[tunrevir]

Been a tough year on the upper St. Croix for me with the frequent rains and runoff. There is so much floating debris and so much sand suspended in the water that the bite has been off most of the summer but the good news is that downstream it has been a very good bite throughout the lower St. Croix with alot of sauger and walleyes on the chew. A few adjustments need to be made for the higher water and caution used with the floating debris but most of the pleasure boaters will take care of that:)

Tunrevir~

[Het]

It was a slow spring on Erie. The winds started blowing the first week of April, and didn't stop until the second week of May. I'm talking constand 20-30 mph NE winds. Turned the lake to pure mud. Once they stopped, the crank bite was on with a vengance. There were many 40+ pound bags ( five fish), for the MWC, inclusing a 46 pound sack weighed in. June was awesome on the sandbar, and July was incredible in the Geneva area, with fish averaging 7-8 pounds. It's still going strong. Looks like the fall bite will be incredible.

[dfv87]

High water on our lake has made fishing interesting at best this year. I have been able to catch better fish this year but numbers are down. All my normal haunts are either way to deep or there is new structure they are keying on due to the high water.

[pinkfloyd4ever]

No PB or even a brag board pic, but I have managed to pull a few into the boat this year using rapalas, so I have to say that I've had more success this year catching walleye than in years past.

[Mike Walerak]

For me the numbers are down but the quality is up. Mostly because I have devoted more time to fishing big fish. I am also taking the time the learn a new section of the Mississippi River so there is a considerable amount of water to check out and poke around in. The nice thing is the water has been up all summer so I will have some good starting areas next spring and can hopefully cash in on them.

mw

[trappingaddiction]

Been catching quite a few eaters on small lakes (less than 1000 acres). Big fish is only a 21 incher, but it these lakes seem to have strong year classes of eater size fish, so quality will probably better in the next couple years.

[jmg]

This is embarrassing to write, but this has been a very frustating, unproductive season to this point. I am beginning to believe that I/we(my brother and I) have lost our ability to catch, not only walleyes, but to catch anything. Half the time, we can't even catch a sunfish. Pretty pathetic, after enjoying so many good seasons fishing waters that aren't often considered good walleye waters. If it weren't for my annual trek up to Leech Lake, this would have to go down(so far) as one of my worst seasons in the past 15 yrs. We begin each trip with great enthusiasm, but end up frustrated and wondering why we even went. We try to pick lakes that are about halfway between us to even out drive times, mostly fishing the Hutch. area. I guess we will have to venture somewhere else or pray for a great Fall fishing recovery. Anybody else having an "off" year? Just wondering! Good Luck out there this upcoming weekend.

[paceman]

This has been a really solid year. Half a dozen in the 25-28" range and quite a few eaters. No trips taken this year. All local fishing around D.L. This summer the fish have been co-operating.

[harvey lee]

NO PB's for me this season but that would have to go 12#'s so not to likely.

As far as total eye count since the opener, looks like this is the best season I have had to date ever for eyes.

Slow last night trolling but we did pick up a few eaters.

Hoping for a great fall bite.

[JohnMickish]

Tomorrow I am leaving for LOW to hit some "picture fish", then leaving from there to spend a week on Lake Oahe for more quality fish. This has been a great year for me and it keeps getting better.

[tacklejunkie]

Great year at LOTW.

Horrible on the St Louis River

[live4chrome]

been a great year when I am able to get out, average day has been around 20 fish, with multiple days with 40 in the boat. Fish have been good eater sized.

[james_walleye]

It's been a solid year for me. My biggest for the year going 29.25 while netting a 31". Pool 4 has been strong all year. Our week at winnie was great and I learned new parts of the lake. It's our first season with a family cabin on Vermilion and its been fun learning that lake. We have had some nice fish fries out of a lake in which I've been told the bite is tough. Can't wait to see what a good bite looks like. I feel like I've learned a lot. I've gone out of "my box" and learned and/or strengthened some techniques and had great success with them. I'll be doing much more fall fishing this year compared to the past.

[Stick in Mud]

Frankly, I had an average year, in part because I missed about five weeks of prime fishing due to weddings, funerals, BWCA trips, etc. The river here (around ST Cloud) finally went down this week, so I did get out to whack a few this week. Can't wait for the fall bite, though. Best time of the year!

[Kettle]

My year has been terrible, new area for me not many walleye lakes to choose from haven't caught any over 14'', so frustrating. I've had to move onto fishing different species, which is good but my year would be complete catching a walleye over 17'', with all hopes fall will be better. I have a small boat so the larger walleye factories are out of the option for me.

Kettle

[Jarrid Houston]

A small boat shouldnt limit you from hitting a Mill Lacs. Just watch the weather, and hug a calm shoreline and youll be fine. You could also visit the St Louis River! It is home to some great eyes.

[SweetsFishing]

Yeah, don't let the small boat slow you down from catching nice walleye. I have seen 14 foot boats with a 9.9 on back going far out on Lake of the Woods. Just watch the weather and be safe!