Those Wily Pickerel Trophy Fish

By Transcona U. Jadran

It can always be said that any day spent fishing in the Great White North of Canada is better than the best day at the office. Who could ask for a better day than being on the lake out casting for that trophy sized Walleyed Pickerel? Alternatively you might be fishing from shore for just some plain old less exotic perch fish nothing can be said to be more relaxing and a life of leisure than a fishing expedition with your family or fishing buddies at your side. It is just plain good old fashioned safe fun.

It is not your imagination. Although you may see lots of trophy sized and master angler Walleye and Pickeral fish, most of what you catch will be in the 1 to 3 lb ranges. Two pounds of highly packed weight seem to be the norm for this specie... Yet the average 2 lb weight fish can be said to more than tasty beyond belief. It is no accident that Pickeral fish are among the favorite and preferred prey of many avid out doors folk. Fried up on the spot - yummy. It can be held that in most cases that it is only the larger and master angler trophy sized, which seem to make it back home after the fishing trip and expedition to be off to the taxidermist and taxidermists. Professional taxidermists can attest to this fact.

If there is one type of aquatic and water landscape condition and conditions that Walleye and the Canadian pickerel fish like, it is cold water living and swimming. Generally it is held that these fish prefer water temperature conditions of less than 29 degrees Celsius of water temperature as the general rule of thumb. Hence conditions such as in Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin or the vast cooler lakes of Lake Manitoba especially in the Lake Manitoba Narrows regions or the very large Lake Winnipeg inland sea are more than ideal.

Catch one Walleye, odds and experience says that there are plenty of others from the same schooling group just loitering around waiting for you. It is as if they lurk just to tease and taunt you by offering them the freshest of bait or a new shiny bright colored lure or jig. Experienced anglers will teach you that you can count that in the greatest amount of cases that the Walleye and Pickerels hold near the bottom of the lake. All in all the tactics and strategies employed are not unlike those that you would employ when fishing for Goldeye fish. Hence patterns of attack are not unlike those employed in successfully landing trophy sized Goldeyes. When fishing at these depths watch your line (or lines if local fishing and game laws and regulations allow), for any lateral or unusual movements and strip. In these cases simply remove or retrieve your fishing line by hand. It seems that Walleye fish take their food very slowly, thus the hook must be set the very moment and second that a fish takes the fly or it will simply reject it.

Some people like to travel and lie on the beach for their vacation or vacations. Others like city shopping and dining. Yet nothing beats the excitement and comradeship of a day spent fishing with your buddies fresh from the fishing lodge or lodges, and then frying up your catch of fresh Walleyed Pickerel. - 31499

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