10/23/15 target walleye

[Champ188]

JWT, that was so bad I just had to "like" it. LOL

[dan hufferd]

I have learned a lot from everyone here. I appreciate all the help for sure.

[mjk86]

 

My suggestion would be to fish for bass and forget the walleye. They are too "few and far between" to keep you interested in my opinion. Even RPS who is about as knowledgeable as anyone on Table Rock chasing the Walter's has had "good days" that yield only a few fish in several hours. I would say have fun with the bass that are more cooperative and after you get off the water head off to Branson and get some fried Walleye from the White River Fish House.

 

Walleye Fingers . . . . . . . . . . 18.95 Direct from Canada. Tender Walleye strips breaded in our spicy Uncle Buck’s breading. Served with sea salt steak fries.

Eh, I like the challenge of targeting a particular species.  Occasionally you will score and people will be like "i didnt even know those were in there!"  Some people actually fish for muskies in missouri...talk about few and far between!  Plus, as Mr. Hufferd noted, youll catch plenty of incidental bass at table rock no matter what your doing to keep you interested.

[abkeenan]

Eh, I like the challenge of targeting a particular species.  Occasionally you will score and people will be like "i didnt even know those were in there!"  Some people actually fish for muskies in missouri...talk about few and far between!  Plus, as Mr. Hufferd noted, youll catch plenty of incidental bass at table rock no matter what your doing to keep you interested.

I don't mean to discourage anyone from doing what they want. I am just basically saying Walleye hunting is difficult at best just based on info from guys on this board over the years. 

 

Muskies, the fish of 10,000 casts. In Missouri than number probably doubles to 20,000 casts per fish.  Best eat a bottle of Advil before launching the boat for those toothy monsters.

[mjk86]

I don't mean to discourage anyone from doing what they want. I am just basically saying Walleye hunting is difficult at best just based on info from guys on this board over the years. 

 

Muskies, the fish of 10,000 casts. In Missouri than number probably doubles to 20,000 casts per fish.  Best eat a bottle of Advil before launching the boat for those toothy monsters.

I caught a musky this year on a crappie jig no less!!  Granted...ive probably put 100,000 casts into the lake it came from...and it was only like 15 inches long, but hey...it counts!  Unfortunately for me, fishing all day for just a few bites isnt all that uncommon, and im one of the few people with the patience to fish all day for a bite, as long as I feel there is a chance at getting the bite im looking for.  I actually "targeted" walleye this year on TR for a total of probably 6 hours, and caught 2....I was totally happy that I set out to catch a walleye and I did. 

[m&m]

When I fish, I always set my mind that my next cast is the one that will catch a fish.  That way I am never disappointed.  On those days when I did not get a bite, I tell myself that it is because the bite was gonna be on my next cast but I ran out of time.  Helps keep me sane.

Mike

[Quillback]

When I fish, I always set my mind that my next cast is the one that will catch a fish.  That way I am never disappointed.  On those days when I did not get a bite, I tell myself that it is because the bite was gonna be on my next cast but I ran out of time.  Helps keep me sane.

Mike

That is good advice - fish every cast like it is your last one. 

[dan hufferd]

Keep at them! If you are catching walleye, but they are just a touch small, look for the break or change point on your spots. If your spot is a change point i.e. a change from gravel to rock or a treeline, then look for the little change on it like a boulder or a stellar stump or a hump or dip. The larger walleye will hang there with a kind of pride of place.

More pictures!

Here you go friend 10/17/15 1st attempt at table rock walleye we were happy to say the least, we caught about 50 bass it was fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrU4umeEvJ8

[bluebasser86]

18 hours ago, mjk86 said:

Eh, I like the challenge of targeting a particular species.  Occasionally you will score and people will be like "i didnt even know those were in there!"  Some people actually fish for muskies in missouri...talk about few and far between!  Plus, as Mr. Hufferd noted, youll catch plenty of incidental bass at table rock no matter what your doing to keep you interested.

I'm one of those crazies that fishes for muskie in Missouri the rare time I get a chance. I've got a lucky horseshoe hidden somewhere in the boat though. The last 5 days I've spent chasing muskie in Missouri, I've boated 9 of them up to 42". I completely understand the desire to target one particular species, even though they may not be prevalent. 

[dan hufferd]

That is awesome on the muskie catch'n !

Pomme or Fellows lake ?

My wife and I tried that a year or so ago but the water was up over 20 feet and we did not know Pomme well. We would like to try again. I thought about renting a boat at fellows lake. My Grandfather and I would occasionally fish there when I was very young. There should be walleye in there too.