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SD2OR with a trophy fall walleye

Topic: Columbia Walleye  (Read 4477 times)

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Nobaddays

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The walleye fishing has been good recently, so I decided to see if I could beat the wind and gave it a try today.

I was fishing below the mouth of the Deschutes, trolling a worm harness using a bottom walker.

Just starting into my first pass I hooked about a four foot sturgeon.  It jumped out of the water and spit the hook.

It was pretty steady action all morning.  All the walleye were pretty much cookie cutter medium sized.  I never caught any of the bigger ones.  I quit mid day as the wind was starting to blow.  I ended with 16 walleye.  That is my best day catching, even from a power boat and is by far my best day walleye catching from the kayak.
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Well done! Totally jealous!
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That's fantastic!   How do you cook walleye?


Nobaddays

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That's fantastic!   How do you cook walleye?

They are a mild white meat fish so they can be cooked like rockfish or lingcod. We did fish tacos last time and we are going to try cooking in beer badder like fish and chip this time.
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Great job!

Glad to hear you got out and got into fish, and too bad about that sturgeon. Must have been fun for a few seconds.

We used to fish for walleye in the Canadian shield lakes whenever we wanted a fish fry for dinner.  Cook them any way you want, but they're at their best when fried.  Flour, egg wash and bread crumbs - not Panko - and pan fried; or beer-battered and deep fried.  Either suits them well.
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Nice haul! Had to much going on the last month to go out. Must be done spawning.
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INSAYN

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That's fantastic!   How do you cook walleye?

Barb if you can get out and get on some walleye, you will find them as good or better than ling meat. 
Super white flesh and actually better in fish tacos than ling or rockfish. 
Superb table fare. 

 

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That's fantastic!   How do you cook walleye?

Barb if you can get out and get on some walleye, you will find them as good or better than ling meat. 
Super white flesh and actually better in fish tacos than ling or rockfish. 
Superb table fare.

Don't they qualify as resident fish, not to be eaten in quantity ?
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That's awesome. I was eyeing Sunday but the wind was too much (I did go up the gorge as far as Cascade Locks before giving up). Nice haul!


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Lots of good ways to fix them and for me, they are the best.  To each their own, but we like a panco mix with some lemon pepper and a little seasoning salt.  A dip in milk or egg works to hold some on but I just rinse and lightly dry them before a shake.and a QUICK fry in butter just until the fillets flake through.    You can put a some blackening in if you like but the fish picks up whatever flavor very quickly. They are also real tasty just broiling the fillets with some lemon butter.
I'd certainly eat ones rolled in flour and egg wash, just happen to like the panco.  Keep the temp down in a non-stick so it gets golden rather than dark brown.


INSAYN

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That's fantastic!   How do you cook walleye?

Barb if you can get out and get on some walleye, you will find them as good or better than ling meat. 
Super white flesh and actually better in fish tacos than ling or rockfish. 
Superb table fare.

Don't they qualify as resident fish, not to be eaten in quantity ?

I wouldn't eat walleye from the lower Willy, but certainly will from Columbia. Especially from up near the Deschutes.
 

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That looks like a heck of a day!  Congrats!  Not that I'm opposed to driving that far, but can one get into edible walleye closer to Portland?  I've never caught one so it's on the list. :)
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INSAYN

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Yes. I've caught them between the I5 and 205 bridges on the Columbia. Launched from the Couv side at Vanport.  Actually caught my first one 30 feet from the mouth of the boat ramp there.
 

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YippieKaiyak

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Where's the launch in Vanport?  I googled it and got all sorts of stuff.   didn't know Vanport was a place. :)
Kayaking without wearing a PFD is like drunk driving.  You can get away with it for a while, but eventually someone dies.


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Where's the launch in Vanport?  I googled it and got all sorts of stuff.   didn't know Vanport was a place. :)

Inside Heron Lakes GC is what's left...
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