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+--- Thread: Do you catch and release spawner size walleye? (/showthread.php?tid=817271)
Do you catch and release spawner size walleye? - WillCFish - 05-03-2013
I recommend releasing anything that is of spawner size.
The bigger the fish are that spawn the more likely the success rate will be for a good hatch that year. A big walleye can carry 250,000 eggs where a small one maybe 50,000.
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Re: [WillCFish] Do you catch and release spawner size walleye? - buiboater - 06-09-2013
here in pennsylvania the season closes from march 1st to may 1st, so our walleyes can spawn in peace.
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Re: [WillCFish] Do you catch and release spawner size walleye? - theangler - 06-10-2013
I would agree, release the spawner size during the spawn!
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Re: [theangler] Do you catch and release spawner size walleye? - WillCFish - 06-15-2013
Our season is closed until after the spawn in some lakes and I think that's great. The rivers and certain lakes are open year round because it is all hatchery stock. The water isn't right for successful spawning.
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