Dale Hollow - New Year's Eve 2011

nofearengineer · 01-01-12, 01:05 AM

I will of course add some pics tomorrow when I'm not so whooped.

It was really slow, but I did manage to catch a 4 lb Rainbow Trout and a 5-6 lb Walleye.

I shall be dining in style tomorrow night.

nofearengineer · 01-01-12, 01:13 AM

Sweet...David Clark already uploaded them somewhere so I can already link them.

bassboogieman · 01-01-12, 01:22 AM

Nice fish and certainly good eats there Bryce.

bcklash · 01-01-12, 09:16 AM

Nice fish--great eating. Very good pictures.

rrw4258 · 01-01-12, 11:10 AM

Nice fish.... good way to spend New Year's Eve.

Ryan

keithdog · 01-01-12, 12:17 PM

Dang Bryce. Your not helping me one bit with my cabin fever!!! haha Beautiful fish ya got there bud. Congrats!

nobass · 01-01-12, 12:28 PM

nice looking fish there

bassboogieman · 01-01-12, 12:34 PM

Last day of the year and he's fishing in a tee shirt - hate ya Bryce, just hate ya! But really, we haven't had much of winter - YET - here in PA. Yesterday I went to the liquor store and didn't need a jacket. I know it's comming, but so far it hasn't been bad. Now, if we can have an early spring arrival..................

kingfish · 01-01-12, 12:35 PM

Bryce, you've got some good eaten there. Hope we can catch some walleye like that when we go in May. Were you trolling for them? And what do they use down there? We have alot of baits we troll in Erie for eyes.

bamabassman · 01-01-12, 01:14 PM

awesum torut bryce!!!! glad you got out man. now oyu got the lay of the lake so to speak, oyu'll be THE man at the event. great walleye too. hope oyu enjoyed oyur dinner buddy.

nofearengineer · 01-01-12, 02:26 PM

Oh, I think we'll definitely be catching some walleye in May. I have been told by both Dave Clark and Stephen Headrick that May is one of the best times of the year for Walleye. And it just so happens that Cedar Hill is located smack dab in the middle of the prime walleye spot.

Jeff, trolling cranks...nothing complicated. They just came very deep. Both hit the same crank, same depth, and on the same rod even.

My plan is to put a dozen walleye in the freezer before you guys even show up on Thursday, night fishing the bluffs with jerkbaits. Between my brother and I, we can legally take 40 filets back home to my freezer and ration out over the next year.

Bruce, yeah...how crazy is it that on Dec. 31, I was fishing in a T-shirt?!?!?! It was BEAUTIFUL out there...bluebird skies and just a breeze.

kingfish · 01-01-12, 03:19 PM

Bryce, When you fillet the walleye there is meat in the cheeks of the bigger ones. Its the sweetest fish you'll ever have, it's like eating lobster. We've been cutting them out for years. Now some of the local fish markets offer them for sale.

nofearengineer · 01-01-12, 06:33 PM

I'm an old-time walleye fan, Jeff. I never miss a chance to carve out the cheeks.

My walleye is on the right. I also got the cheeks out of Dave's walleye hehe.

Bassboss · 01-01-12, 06:59 PM

Good eats for sure Bryce! Congrats!

WaffleJaw · 01-01-12, 08:55 PM

Man those are some awesome fish Bryce!!...Glad to see ya getting out!

WatterBoy · 01-01-12, 09:10 PM

Hey, nice fish, Bryce! I especially like the walleye, any idea on the length?

Wow, that's a lot of walleye you can keep there. Our possession limit here is only 6!

Jrob78 · 01-01-12, 09:31 PM

Nice fish Bryce! I'm going to have to get into some walleye one of these days.

bamabassman · 01-01-12, 09:59 PM

and jsut to add to the "rub" ya posted another wonderful picture bryce. lol. man, that is great to see. as for the weather, looks like our early spring is about to close out for a while. front moving in as i type this. it is getting cold outside.

woody · 01-01-12, 10:23 PM

Very nice fish, Bryce. I can't wait to fish Dale Hollow.

-Mark

nofearengineer · 01-01-12, 10:30 PM

Both the trout and the walleye were 22-23 inches. The walleye was impossibly fat. Both were full of eggs. The trout eggs were very neat...the size of small peas and transparent pinkish-orange. Whole handfuls of them. I bet the critters under the dock ate well last night.

Possession limit at Dale is two days bag limit.

Bag limit on walleye is 5 over 16 inches, 7 trout no minimum size.

Dogmatic · 01-02-12, 08:40 PM

This is where the "Meet up" is in May, and this Dale Hollow has nice Bass too? Must be a great fishery with nice Trout, Walleye, and Big Bass.

bassboogieman · 01-02-12, 08:59 PM

Yeah, nice smallies - World Record smallmouth came from that reservoir in 1955. Eleven POUNDS, 15 OUNCES.

Matter of fact, it was brought in at the dock where we're staying.

keithdog · 01-03-12, 12:05 AM

I've got this feeling one of you guys is gonna catch a monster smallie at the get together. At least I'm hoping. Would make for a great post with pics in the forums.

nofearengineer · 01-03-12, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithdog

I've got this feeling one of you guys is gonna catch a monster smallie at the get together. At least I'm hoping. Would make for a great post with pics in the forums.

My thoughts EXACTLY, Keith!

carolina-rig-01 · 01-03-12, 12:27 PM

Those are some nice marble eyes Bryce. There isn't a better tasting fish in the world than walleye, plus they are a blast to catch. Well done sir.

01-01-12, 01:05 AM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Dale Hollow - New Year's Eve 2011 I will of course add some pics tomorrow when I'm not so whooped. It was really slow, but I did manage to catch a 4 lb Rainbow Trout and a 5-6 lb Walleye. I shall be dining in style tomorrow night. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after. Last edited by nofearengineer; 01-01-12 at 01:16 AM.

01-01-12, 01:13 AM	#2
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Sweet...David Clark already uploaded them somewhere so I can already link them. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

01-01-12, 09:16 AM	#4
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Nice fish--great eating. Very good pictures. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-01-12, 11:10 AM	#5
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Nice fish.... good way to spend New Year's Eve. Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

01-01-12, 12:17 PM	#6
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Dang Bryce. Your not helping me one bit with my cabin fever!!! haha Beautiful fish ya got there bud. Congrats! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

01-01-12, 01:22 AM	#3
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Nice fish and certainly good eats there Bryce.

01-01-12, 12:28 PM	#7
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	nice looking fish there __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

01-01-12, 12:34 PM	#8
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Last day of the year and he's fishing in a tee shirt - hate ya Bryce, just hate ya! But really, we haven't had much of winter - YET - here in PA. Yesterday I went to the liquor store and didn't need a jacket. I know it's comming, but so far it hasn't been bad. Now, if we can have an early spring arrival..................

01-01-12, 12:35 PM	#9
kingfish BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 66	Bryce, you've got some good eaten there. Hope we can catch some walleye like that when we go in May. Were you trolling for them? And what do they use down there? We have alot of baits we troll in Erie for eyes.

01-01-12, 01:14 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	awesum torut bryce!!!! glad you got out man. now oyu got the lay of the lake so to speak, oyu'll be THE man at the event. great walleye too. hope oyu enjoyed oyur dinner buddy. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

01-01-12, 02:26 PM	#11
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Oh, I think we'll definitely be catching some walleye in May. I have been told by both Dave Clark and Stephen Headrick that May is one of the best times of the year for Walleye. And it just so happens that Cedar Hill is located smack dab in the middle of the prime walleye spot. Jeff, trolling cranks...nothing complicated. They just came very deep. Both hit the same crank, same depth, and on the same rod even. My plan is to put a dozen walleye in the freezer before you guys even show up on Thursday, night fishing the bluffs with jerkbaits. Between my brother and I, we can legally take 40 filets back home to my freezer and ration out over the next year. Bruce, yeah...how crazy is it that on Dec. 31, I was fishing in a T-shirt?!?!?! It was BEAUTIFUL out there...bluebird skies and just a breeze. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

01-01-12, 03:19 PM	#12
kingfish BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 66	Bryce, When you fillet the walleye there is meat in the cheeks of the bigger ones. Its the sweetest fish you'll ever have, it's like eating lobster. We've been cutting them out for years. Now some of the local fish markets offer them for sale.

01-01-12, 06:33 PM	#13
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I'm an old-time walleye fan, Jeff. I never miss a chance to carve out the cheeks. My walleye is on the right. I also got the cheeks out of Dave's walleye hehe. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

01-01-12, 06:59 PM	#14
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Good eats for sure Bryce! Congrats! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

01-01-12, 08:55 PM	#15
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Man those are some awesome fish Bryce!!...Glad to see ya getting out! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

01-01-12, 09:10 PM	#16
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Hey, nice fish, Bryce! I especially like the walleye, any idea on the length? Wow, that's a lot of walleye you can keep there. Our possession limit here is only 6!

01-01-12, 09:31 PM	#17
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Nice fish Bryce! I'm going to have to get into some walleye one of these days. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

01-01-12, 09:59 PM	#18
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	and jsut to add to the "rub" ya posted another wonderful picture bryce. lol. man, that is great to see. as for the weather, looks like our early spring is about to close out for a while. front moving in as i type this. it is getting cold outside. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

01-01-12, 10:23 PM	#19
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Very nice fish, Bryce. I can't wait to fish Dale Hollow. -Mark

01-01-12, 10:30 PM	#20
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Both the trout and the walleye were 22-23 inches. The walleye was impossibly fat. Both were full of eggs. The trout eggs were very neat...the size of small peas and transparent pinkish-orange. Whole handfuls of them. I bet the critters under the dock ate well last night. Possession limit at Dale is two days bag limit. Bag limit on walleye is 5 over 16 inches, 7 trout no minimum size. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

01-02-12, 08:40 PM	#21
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	This is where the "Meet up" is in May, and this Dale Hollow has nice Bass too? Must be a great fishery with nice Trout, Walleye, and Big Bass.

01-02-12, 08:59 PM	#22
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Yeah, nice smallies - World Record smallmouth came from that reservoir in 1955. Eleven POUNDS, 15 OUNCES. Matter of fact, it was brought in at the dock where we're staying.

01-03-12, 12:05 AM	#23
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I've got this feeling one of you guys is gonna catch a monster smallie at the get together. At least I'm hoping. Would make for a great post with pics in the forums. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

01-03-12, 12:27 PM	#25
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Those are some nice marble eyes Bryce. There isn't a better tasting fish in the world than walleye, plus they are a blast to catch. Well done sir. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

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