Walleye

Grits · 06-29-2001, 03:16 PM

Have a friend who wants to walleye fish for some reason. He wanted me to find out if people eat walleye and if he hires a guide how many would he expect to catch in a day. I tried to convince him to spend his guide money for salmon or sturgeon but he is dead set on walleye.

Anybody know anything about walleye?

hawgcatcher · 06-29-2001, 06:08 PM

Hey those fish aren't any good to eat and if he calls me, I will take care of all that walleye meat. Seriously, very good meat. I think that they beat trout and bass all to heck. A good guide that we went out with up by the John day dam was Glen Sommers. Put us right on the fish and knows the water and how to catch them. I got a beautiful 13 pounder. There are several good guides that operate out of the Dalles area. A guide would be an asset for the first time out. Good luck.

hawgcatcher · 06-29-2001, 06:10 PM

Hey those fish aren't any good to eat and if he calls me, I will take care of all that walleye meat. Seriously, very good meat. I think that they beat trout and bass all to heck. A good guide that we went out with up by the John day dam was Glen Sommers. Put us right on the fish and knows the water and how to catch them. I got a beautiful 13 pounder. There are several good guides that operate out of the Dalles area. A guide would be an asset for the first time out. Good luck.

cts258 · 06-30-2001, 12:51 PM

walleye fishing can be alot of fun and are not to bad to eat if you cook them right.I like to bread it and deepfry it for a fish sandwich.
if you have a boat its not to hard to find them yourself. what I do is use enough weight to stay on the bottom with at least 6' leader with a jig with a small spinnerblade topped with a nightcrawler and drift fish. keep in mind when you get 1 there are usualy more in that spot. the more water you cover the more you will find

AngleThis · 07-01-2001, 06:55 PM

I moved here from Colorado, where walley is considered to be the best eating local gamefish to be had. The meat is pure white, much like a sturgeon or halibut, and with no fishy or gamey taist. Salmon, and especially steelhead is unique tasting, and for some an acquired taist. Everybody likes walley!

So WHERE can they be had this side of John Day?

AngleThis · 07-01-2001, 07:23 PM

I moved here from Colorado, where walley is considered to be the best eating local gamefish to be had. The meat is pure white, much like a sturgeon or halibut, and with no fishy or gamey taist. Salmon, and especially steelhead is unique tasting, and for some an acquired taist. Everybody likes walley!

So WHERE can they be had this side of John Day?

hawgcatcher · 07-02-2001, 04:29 PM

Angle This, There are walleye all throught the lower river too. Many are caught in the Willamette Channel near Coon Island. A good fishery can be had near the islands on the Columbia off Washugal. There is a Walleye Club, but I don't have info. on where they are meeting now. Watch the Thursday fishing info in Oregonian and it will give the date and time. They are a good source of info. too. Good Luck. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

brshooter · 07-02-2001, 05:02 PM

You can check out the Lower Columbia Walleye Club. I ran into some of their people up at FMS in Delta Park a while back and they gave me some information. They meet the first Thursday of every month at the Floyd Light Middle School. 10800 SE Washington St. in Portland. Meetings are held in the cafeteria and start at 7pm. You can contact Larry McClintock 503.257.0553 or Blane Long 360.245.3050 to confirm the meeting.

Capin' Dan · 07-02-2001, 11:46 PM

If you are looking for a sure thing call this guy. Fly Bye night guide service. he is out of Rufus Oregon and this is what he does. He fishes the around John Day it is about a 2 and a half hour drive. I went out with him with two people we got three over 10 lbs and i lost count on the smaller ones under five pounds. We probably could have even done better but we wantede him to show us several good areas. It is something easy to do once you learn how and where.
Dan!
Alan "Touche" Clark
541-298-2770
Fly By Nyte Guide Service
Wish I was going with ya. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

fishchaser · 07-02-2001, 11:55 PM

You know that the Colubia River will most likely produce this country's biggest Walleye. If you don't want to drive all the way to The Dalles or Rufus. Stick around Troutdale area and call "HOOK-UP Guide Svc." A friend of mine named "Jack Glass", he will set you up with a great day on the river even if you don't catch fish. He also guides Steelhead and Salmon on the Columbia. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

marko · 07-05-2001, 11:20 PM

Talk to Dick O'Brien. He knows Walleye well.
I don't have his number handy, but if you want it, I'll try to remember to post it.
IMHO walleye are the best eating fresh water fish. You can cook 'em anyway you want and they are great. One receipe I really like:
Put about a cup of olive oil in a wok. Heat it to very hot. Cut walleye filets into finger size pieces. Mix some cajun spice (any brand) with some flour (about 1t spice to 1/4 cup flour). Shake the filets with the flour in a bag. Drop the filets into the oil (carefully). After about 60 seconds roll them over. After 60 secs more remove and drain. Enjoy! Good plain, with tartar sause or malt vinegar.