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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.
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Sweet...David Clark already uploaded them somewhere so I can already link them.
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Nice fish and certainly good eats there Bryce.
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Nice fish--great eating. Very good pictures.
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Nice fish.... good way to spend New Year's Eve.
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Dang Bryce. Your not helping me one bit with my cabin fever!!! haha Beautiful fish ya got there bud. Congrats!
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nice looking fish there
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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..................
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Good eats for sure Bryce! Congrats!
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Man those are some awesome fish Bryce!!...Glad to see ya getting out!
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Hey, nice fish, Bryce! I especially like the walleye, any idea on the length?
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Nice fish Bryce! I'm going to have to get into some walleye one of these days.
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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.
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Very nice fish, Bryce. I can't wait to fish Dale Hollow.
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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.
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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.
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Yeah, nice smallies - World Record smallmouth came from that reservoir in 1955. Eleven POUNDS, 15 OUNCES.
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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.
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My thoughts EXACTLY, Keith!
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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.
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