";s:4:"text";s:4850:""Monty said after a few pictures were taken, he released the fish back down the hole.According to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters fishing registry, the present Ontario record walleye is 36.5 inches long (almost 93 centimetres) and had a girth of 21 inches (53 centimetres).That fish was caught on May 26, 1943 and weighed 22 pounds and 4 ounces.Monty, who said he guided walleye anglers for many years on the English River system in northwestern Ontario, said until last Saturday, his personal best walleye was 30 inches (76 centimetres).Despite the rarity of his catch, Monty said he has no regrets about releasing the walleye and does not plan to get a replica made. Please try again.We will never spam you and will never share your e-mail.Hopefully you've been pacing yourself this winter, and saving the best for last, because March and early April in Ontario -- depending on where you wet a line -- offer arguably the best walleye ice fishing of the winter.Well, how about the giant 35.3-inch Bay of Quinte walleye that Grant McAllister recently hauled up to the surface that weighed a mind- boggling 14-pounds 10-ounces? "I was on the ice at 6:30 am in the morning," says McAllister, "with good friends Keith Mallette, Rob Rizzuto and Cezar Spirala. A potentially record-breaking walleye got the break of its life last weekend.On March 10, Robert Monty of Vermilion Bay, Ont., caught and released a giant walleye that he said was record-book calibre. Stan says, "The fastest action and the bigger fish are coming between 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Comparing notes with several skilled anglers this winter, I've noticed that for some strange reason the walleyes haven't been turning on as frequently or as typically happens in the afternoon and evening. July 23, 2017 25.5" Walleye from Fond du Lac River! And get this: It was one of over two dozen walleyes that McAllister and his buddies caught that day, and while the behemoth is McAllister's new personal best, beating by 3-ounces his previous … Being crepuscular critters that become most active at dawn and dusk, it appears conditions below the ice this year are almost perfect from first to last light.Indeed, while many of us have noticed the stellar dawn and mid-day bites this winter, friends Jacqueline Leigh Grundy, Wayne Christie, Stan Vlotaros and Steve Delyea have all relied on the last hour or two to ice their best catches. "When I set the hook I felt nothing but dead weight. "I said 'I can't get his head up,'" he said.The walleye's head slipped into the hole and filled it, Monty said, adding that Grandbois then leaned down and barely got two fingers in the gill plate.When the giant walleye was pulled out of the hole "my eyes popped out," said Monty, adding that the fish measured 36 inches (91 centimetres) in length from nose to tail.He said he didn't measure the girth but it was one very fat walleye.
As a result, Al Nelson's 22-pound 11-ounce Walleye, which was caught in Fairfield Bay on Greer's Ferry Lake, Arkansas in 1982, was listed as the official World Record Walleye. Instead, the morning period has been stellar.Temagami area angler Brian Teal and Thunder Bay walleye hound, Dale Gaudry, for instance, make no bones about the fact that 10:00 am until 1:00 pm has been prime time for catching "It is unusual," says Gaudry, "but it seems to be the same every time I've been out. July 24, 2016
"Vlotaros, who fishes structure-rich Rainy Lake agrees. What a day! Gockel was casting a Rooster V-Tail lure when he hooked into the 120 cm pike that he battled for 10 minutes before landing the fish. He caught it on Turtle Lake . That is when I knew this was possibly the walleye I'd been hunting for so many years. '"Monty said he could hear the eight pound test line rubbing on the ice and feared a break-off.
"The walleye was scratching the hole ... it was a big girl. Usually mid-day is slow for walleyes, but not this year. By 11:30 am we had landed 19 walleyes and missed a bunch more!
January 02, 2017 11" Rock bass from Round Lake! Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.