Biggest walleye this summer

[Oley55]

Bored at work and thought I’d share a pic of my biggest walleye from my first year in ND. My buddy bailed on me the night before so Idid a solo trip to Van Hook. I hate loading/unloading alone and holding up abusy ramp but a nice lady jumped out of her husband’s truck and offer to park mine while I moved the boat out of the way. After a relatively slow day I pulledthis one in. Was quite a shit showtrying to net it myself but I eventually did. I knew it was a dandy and wantedto get a quick pic and release. I need some phone timer picture taking work. I measured it at 27.5 and was about to toss itback when I saw the tag on its back. My first tagged fish ever so I figured I’mdoing the right thing letting a big spawner go and kept the tag as my trophy. Icalled it in and got the info back. Turns out it was a big old male. Tagged 12years ago in White Earth Bay.

 

[Migrator Man]

That’s pretty cool to see that back tagged fish are still out there. Haven’t heard of one caught in awhile.

 

[Rowdie]

Here it was a male and you could have kept it....lol

 

[JayKay]

I've never even seen one tagged in the back. Have caught a few tagged in the jaw.. Nice fish. Taking pictures by yourself is not easy, especially with wet shaking fingers.

 

[huntorride365]

Cool story. Fish has to be pretty old. 19 inch long male 12 years ago. 16 years? Maybe more.

 

[FishFinder97]

I caught an 8.5lb walleye with a back tag on Ashtabula back in 06 I think? Only one I’ve ever got. No monsters for me this year biggest was a 23.5 inch from the river

 

[Migrator Man]

Here it was a male and you could have kept it....lol

Eating a 16+ year old fish? Gross

 

[Oley55]

Cool story. Fish has to be pretty old. 19 inch long male 12 years ago. 16 years? Maybe more.

Thanks! We made a few trips Down to your neck of the woods this summer meeting some friends we used to be stationed with in Mobridge. We had a blast! Planning another for memorial weekend.