Finally

[lmt out]

Got to fish today.  It's been a month. Not just that but my favorite month to fish.  Any ways my best partner and I got out and caught a few. Had 7 keepers and 17 shorts.  20 to 25 ft on a main lake point. Bottom bouncing.    Took 5 home haven't gotten to eat any for a while. All 17.5 or better. Best 21

[crappie_adams83]

Nicely done were ya using minnows or worms

[Old dog 417]

Well done again!

With 17 shorts the future of catch'n looks pretty bright!

OD 

[oghfm]

Best excuse ever for not fishing this weekend-- your freezers full!  You da man!

[mikeak]

Was wondering where you had been.Glad you got to go and catch some. I Just spent 3 days around Ruark Bluff.and the flats and points north of Mutton creek. 3 walleye 2 shorts and 1 -20" keeper. Caught all on #7 flickers in 15 feet of water between 12 and 2 o'clock,bright sun Fished all depths from 10 to 35 feet bottom bouncing and trolling.No joy. Tried about everything I could think of,fun but a little frustrating not being able to figure them out.You never fail to amaze me.

   Mike

[lmt out]

Very encouraging to see the shorts. I am constantly surprised by how the size keeps evolving every year. I started walleye fishing Stockton 5 or 6 years ago and the first few years the norm was 14.5 to 15.5 inch fish. This year have caught a lot more 17 to 21 inch fish. The shorts seem to be around 13 inches. Rarely catch a 15 inch fish. Just about every trip this year we have at at least one fish over 20 inches with most trips multiple fish over 20.  Numbers of fish per trip have been down. With 25 to 30 being about the top.  Where in years past have had a few trips a year in the 50 to 60 fish range.  Definitely not complaining. Just fun to look back through the journal and see the difference in each year.

[Rootman]

Sounds like you had a great day of fishing! I tried all I could Saturday b b etc, to no avail , finally gave up and just fished for bass.  Guess I am not holding my mouth right as my Dad always said, lol.  One of these trips I will get it right, they say practice makes perfect.