Nimisila 4-30, PB Walleye

buckzye11 · May 1, 2013

Went to Nimisila from 6-9pm today going for one more batch of Crappie for the frezzer before the water warms up. Things started off bad, forgot to charge my battery the night before so i was stuck going .002 mph and no depthfinder. So i went to a close by shallow area for some Crappie, and they were hitting anything i threw today, took home 15, 10-12" Crappie. I noticed the bigger Crappie were coming from the deeper water, so i started fan casting the edge of the drop adjacent to the cover the majority of the Crappie were holding on, and pulled in one 12" and three 11" from there. Next tap i got(felt like a Crappie thump at first) turned into a heck of fight! Was throwing a 3" swimbait on #10 braid, light action rod. When it started running i thought big Bass, when it got close to the boat and started ripping drag i thought Cat, then i saw the eyeballs. got it netted and exhaled

besides Lake Erie, biggest Walleye ive caught, it was 25 1/2" and 5 1/2lbs. I targeted Walleye at Nimi for a while the last 3 years and gave up on them... i guess i'll just keep Crappie fishing!

c. j. stone · May 1, 2013

Looks to be a very nice sized fish! Try as I might, I cannot read the tape or the scale! Exactly what was the length and weight??

squidlips2020 · May 1, 2013

Nice fish!

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buckzye11 · May 1, 2013

c. j. stone said:
Looks to be a very nice sized fish! Try as I might, I cannot read the tape or the scale! Exactly what was the length and weight??

It was 25 1/2 inches and 5 1/2 pounds... non digital, i thought it would go heavier, looks skinnier in pictures i took, but it was thick too. stomach had a 5" gizzard shad in it.

smallieguy · May 1, 2013

nice job buck.
I've only got a few myself in all the years I've been going there.
everyone of them bass fishing.

icebucketjohn · May 1, 2013

Post spawning period for walleye & pike. They'll weigh less this time of year. Nice catch.

pymybob · May 1, 2013

Nice.

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sonar · May 1, 2013

NICE Buckzye!! Nimi also had my FIRST inland PB Eye,,Years ago '79-'80 I went there after having gone to Lorain to fish on a charter that got blown off,,due to "Small Craft" weather,,So we took my little boat to Nimi.. We,, (My Friend Dave&Me) both got our Personal Best Inland Eyes that day.. His was just short of 8lbs,,& mine was a 'lil over 7lbs both fish were F.O's .. The best part was before that windy-rainy day I NEVER got an Eye out of there,,Then between the two of us,,we boated 6 of them.... There must be some more in the lake yet..Go get some Buckzye!! ----->>>>>sonar<<<<<-----

HookEmUp · May 1, 2013

Thats what im talkin about! Nice catch man. You put in the time at that lake, you deserve it.

barf · May 1, 2013

Way to go buckz.:B

Dirty Mudskipper · May 1, 2013

That's awesome. Great fish!

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mpd5094 · May 2, 2013

Nice job on that big 'eye!

Wow · May 2, 2013

I'm glad some of those fingerlings are growing up in Nimi. The lack of numbers is outweighed by the good size. Be proud buckzye11!--Tim

Ruminator · May 2, 2013

Beautiful fish! Congratulations! :b

LindyRigger · May 2, 2013

I dont believe you. There are not walleye in Nimi. Just ask Eddy.

Just kidding. Great catch.
LindyRigger

buckzye11 · May 2, 2013

Thanks everyone... one of those fish and fights i'll remember for a long time.

vibe · May 2, 2013

Kinda looks like a saugeye there!!!!sure be a nice one if it was.good job!!! Did u find my cordinates on my gps for the honey hole at niimi?lol

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CowboyWyatt · May 3, 2013

Nice work b. I'll have to come out with you sometime. Nice fish overall as well.

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Steelheadphycho · May 4, 2013

YES
YES
YES!!!!
I don't belive eddy......

I'm on my way!

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mishmosh · May 4, 2013

Nice. Yeah, I think the key to catching walleye at Nimi is to be targeting some other fish.

Nice catch! Real special to be catching an inland walleye.

Nimisila 4-30, PB Walleye

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