Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Fly Fishing Trophy Walleyed Pickerel

By Timothy Burntwood


No doubt about those Pickerel and Walleye fish are just plain wily smart. Say what you can, but even the dumbest Walleye fish seems to more than intelligent when it comes to evading novice fishing sports enthusiasts. Even then it can be well said that is better to be out on the prowl for those "creatures of the deep" rather than back "at the office" in that hot boring, city. The early bird gets the worm, and that smart aquatic creature of the deep gets your minnows and bait,

It is not your imagination. Although you may see lots of trophy sized and master angler Walleye and Pickeral fish, most of what you catch will be in the 1 to 3 lb ranges. Two pounds of highly packed weight seem to be the norm for this specie... Yet the average 2 lb weight fish can be said to more than tasty beyond belief. It is no accident that Pickerel fish are among the favorite and preferred prey of many avid out doors folk. Fried up on the spot - yummy. It can be held that in most cases that it is only the larger and master angler trophy sized, which seem to make it back home after the fishing trip and expedition to be off to the taxidermist and taxidermists. Professional taxidermists can attest to this fact. Its worth the extra effort to have the taxidermy done by experts experienced with those particular species of fish or wildlife. Back home no one will dispute that trophy sized Lake Manitoba Narrows landed Walleye mounted smartly on your hunting den or rec room wall. Your friends and fishing buddies might well think they are lounging back up north sipping cold Canadian Molson beers.

If there is one type of aquatic water landscape condition that Walleye and the Canadian pickerel fish like it is good cold water living and swimming. Less than 29 degrees Celsius is the general rule of thumb. Hence conditions such as in Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin or the vast cooler lakes of Lake Manitoba especially in the Lake Manitoba Narrows regions or the very large Lake Winnipeg inland sea are more than ideal.

Walleye fish can be said to travel in "schools," so it can be said that if you are lucky enough to catch one fish, others are just waiting for you to land them, waiting nearby and at the very same depth and depths. Electronic fish finders and trolling motors are just ideal and handy tools and accessories to have on hand for any avid or not so avid fishing person, sportsmen or angler. If you are an outdoors hunting type, the odds are that you thoroughly enjoy a retreat to a Northern Canadian hunting and fishing lodge or lodges.

In the end it can be said that this valued trophy fish - is a boom, a triumph and a bust. Wonderful to catch, great to eat, yet more than amazingly smart and wily. The reputation of the Walleye or its Canadian namesake - the Pickerel is more than just and well earned.




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