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river walleyes 2018
« on: Apr 30, 2018, 08:50 AM »
who is ready or looking forward for the season opener next week and beyond? super high dirty cold water should make for tough fishing. hopefully the warm temps later in the week will help. i will be out.

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #1 on: Apr 30, 2018, 10:28 AM »
Perchbait and I haven't missed a walleye opener in a long time, but this might be the year if the water doesn't clear up a little by the weekend.  Salmon are starting to heat up, so may chase them in the lake rather than play in the mud.  We'll see.

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #2 on: Apr 30, 2018, 04:04 PM »
Is it unwise to go up the Winooski in a canoe? I remember when I got into fishing a few years ago I went out in a kayak not aware it was the walleye opener, but only went down to the opening into Champlain. I imagine going up early morning probably isn't safe. I caught a 27.5" on Otter Creek this past weekend...too bad it's too early to count towards master angler

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #3 on: Apr 30, 2018, 06:12 PM »
the parkin lot/boat launch at the vergennes falls is entirely under water

Koissu

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #4 on: Apr 30, 2018, 06:52 PM »
the parkin lot/boat launch at the vergennes falls is entirely under water

I drove by there on the way. Pretty cool spot! Never been there

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #5 on: Apr 30, 2018, 07:32 PM »
shhhh dont be telling everybody. lol

after this rain they were all washed back to the lake anyway.

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #6 on: Apr 30, 2018, 07:33 PM »
shhhh dont be telling everybody. lol

after this rain they were all washed back to the lake anyway.

I thought about that, but also realized only like 5 people post here lol I think I will edit it though..

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2018, 08:49 AM »
Koissu,

We've fished the Winooski in a canoe before.  We put in at the little parking spot next to the Heineberg bridge.  I don't see why that would be unwise, except that the water is really high and full of junk right now.  Under normal conditions I wouldn't think twice about using a canoe, though.

Good luck!

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2018, 08:56 AM »
Koissu,

We've fished the Winooski in a canoe before.  We put in at the little parking spot next to the Heineberg bridge.  I don't see why that would be unwise, except that the water is really high and full of junk right now.  Under normal conditions I wouldn't think twice about using a canoe, though.

Good luck!

I just meant with all the 'real' boat traffic on opening day but it'll probably be fine. Still not sure if I will try from shore or canoe, or not go at all because of the river right now..

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2018, 07:58 PM »
i will be on shore. i do just fine. planning on 3am for the opener.

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2018, 08:56 PM »
I’ll be fishing the Mississquoi in Swanton. From shore like every year. Too many boats out there for how fast the rivers going, don’t want to play bumper boats! Usually do just fine.

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2018, 07:14 AM »
I've done the Winooski in my canoe, takes a lot of paddling to stay ahead of the current with the amount of water coming down, but doable.
It'll wear you out, but if you're into it, go for it, the boat traffic isn't that bad since everyone is trolling slow.

I launched on the Lamoille and after 2 hours of trolling, a couple of "logfish" and in the 3rd hour, I was well upstream near the Bear Trap Rd bridge when my motor decided to give up.
Almost made it back to the launch, but needed to be towed the last few hundred yards.
Back on the trailer and off to the repair shop. Bummed because just did get it back from getting the fuel system repaired and was working just fine...until this...
We think it maybe threw a stator magnet, but will know more on Monday.

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2018, 07:21 AM »
Sorry to hear about the boat trouble, that's never fun. My brother is in town from Spokane so I wasn't really able to get out. I did stop at the Lamoille on our way to Saint Albans Sunday morning. Set up a rod with a sinking rig and worm, and casted for about 30 minutes with no bites. Maybe later this week will be a bit better when the water clears a little

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2018, 08:51 AM »
Sorry to hear that, Mudchuck!  You sure it's not something as simple as plugs?  Our motor will load up after a while when trolling really slow.  I have to kick on the electric motor to keep us moving and clean her out good about every hour or 2 when trolling.

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Re: river walleyes 2018
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2018, 09:50 AM »
Sorry to hear that, Mudchuck!  You sure it's not something as simple as plugs?  Our motor will load up after a while when trolling really slow.  I have to kick on the electric motor to keep us moving and clean her out good about every hour or 2 when trolling.

I'm positive it's not fouled plugs, it started making a sort of metal to metal squealing noise from under the flywheel, like something was rubbing, started misfiring, then kaput.
Still has really good compression and cranks, but not getting fired.
I too have to sometimes clean fouled plugs after trolling a while. I keep a spare set on-board with a plug ratchet and just swap them out, then clean the other set at home.

 



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