I finally caught my Walleye!!

[Freakyfisherman]

Hey guys! A few of you may remember that earlier this year I set off on a quest to catch my first walleye. Well, I can happily say that my mission and new years goal of catching a walleye has been completed! I fished Willard, Utah Lake, and Deer Creek with no luck. But, last week, me and my dad headed up to Starvation to try and catch some. I was getting really discouraged about an hour in. Winds at speeds of almost 15mph where blowing right at me. Making it freezing and super hard to cast my jigs. I was casting a black/white curly tail grub with a red jighead from shore. I would cast it out past the rocks where the rocks begin to mix with sand. Then slowly hopping it back. I was snagging on an underwater ledge almost every cast. Mix that with the 30 degree weather and pounding wind, and quitting was starting to sound more and more like a good idea. And then, the wind stopped really suddenly. The sun came out from the clouds and it warmed up. I started to feel good again when I went to give my jig another jerk and felt weight. For a split second I thought it was that dang ledge again. But then, I realized that when I gave a hard hookset, the "rock" moved. No longer a rock, I reeled in at a high rate of speed. My heart rate skyrocketed to an unhealthy amount when I saw what it was in the water.  A flash of gold, a lot of spiny fins, and I white tip on the tail. I don't know if I've ever been more exited than I was at that moment. One swoop of the net, and the fish was landed!   The world seemed a little bit brighter from that moment on. Ended up catching one other before it was time to go. So happy to finally land one of these amazing fish! Next years goal: Musky!!

Welcome to the addiction. I was excited too when I caught my first walleye years ago on Willard. Nice job.
Gabe