Kinzua, Seneca Nation

[fishinjohn]

She's been on the rise for a while now and getting closer and closer to summer pool.. about another 10 ft and she'll be there. I'm guessing she'll be up there before April 1st.

[Mac Attack]

She's been on the rise for a while now and getting closer and closer to summer pool.. about another 10 ft and she'll be there. I'm guessing she'll be up there before April 1st.

I noticed that the week before last when I met a friend at the Horseshoe Inn for lunch.

[fishinjohn]

The more I think about the upcoming season, the more excited I get... I cannot wait to get on the boat and chase down the walters!!!!!  I think it's gonna be another tough year this year but I predict there will be a better class of fish this year with less shorts caught

[fishinjohn]

33 days left (not that I'm counting!)

[gravelman]

Anyone see the picture or story of the big female walleye shocked in the Rez. I seen the pictures it is true the Nations' Walleye hatchery has her. They will strip the eggs and turn her loose again in the Rez. Oh how big was she just a half pound under NYS record 16.2 lbs. and 35" long. The hatchery is on the Red House road and is open to the public for all the non dis-believers to see the pictures and story. No April Fools joke! The real deal.

[Mac Attack]

Anyone see the picture or story of the big female walleye shocked in the Rez. I seen the pictures it is true the Nations' Walleye hatchery has her. They will strip the eggs and turn her loose again in the Rez. Oh how big was she just a half pound under NYS record 16.2 lbs. and 35" long. The hatchery is on the Red House road and is open to the public for all the non dis-believers to see the pictures and story. No April Fools joke! The real deal.

https://www.facebook.com/193315074020685/photos/a.313807541971437.84059.193315074020685/1482037328481780/?type=3&theater

[glowgetter2]

What happened

[Mac Attack]

What happened

read the article
I posted the link to it

[fishinjohn]

I released that fish......
18 YEARS AGO!

[Mac Attack]

I released that fish......
18 YEARS AGO!

 

[UglyStik]

I snagged the picture to post here, hope that is ok.



Just WOW! Incredible fish and story.

[jimski2]

A New York State DEC biologist explained that the Ohio River system walleye have different DNA than Great Lakes walleye and they result in larger growth length. If you want a state record walleye fish there before the spawn when the fish are full of eggs to weigh more. Also Chautauqua Lake has Ohio strain walleyes. The last three record walleyes are from Kinzua in the winter and spring.

[fishinjohn]

That fish is also probably 20 years old

[UglyStik]

A New York State DEC biologist explained that the Ohio River system walleye have different DNA than Great Lakes walleye and they result in larger growth length. If you want a state record walleye fish there before the spawn when the fish are full of eggs to weigh more. Also Chautauqua Lake has Ohio strain walleyes. The last three record walleyes are from Kinzua in the winter and spring.

NY Record = 16.9 lbs
Ohio State Record = 16.19 lbs

[Mac Attack]

The last three record walleyes are from Kinzua in the winter and spring.

I think this was true for both NY & PA Jim.
Maybe not last 3, but at one point Kinzua shared the state records for both states.
Of course it was 2 fish, one being caught in NY and the other in PA.