Newbie: my first walleye from my first kayak

Hello to everyone from Richland, WA. I’ve taken my first ever kayak (Pompano 120) out several times this summer to get a little used to paddling and to practice self-rescue. Today was second time fishing from it and the first time catching any fish. It was at the Scooteney Reservoir (Franklin County, WA) and about 17” walleye. It is not a big fish but a huge event for me.

I will be fishing local lakes and rivers for some time until I become comfortable with kayak fishing, getting slowly ready for the great Pacific Ocean, eventually to catch some rckfish. I have a lot to learn and need to get all the safety equipment’s and clothes. And then I have to decide Outback or Revolution 13, or something else. Oh well I think I have a few years to think over, or maybe less? Looking forward to meeting some of you on the water soon.

Don

Congrats on your first fish.  Love the Fish Grips too (if that's what the orange thing is).

Congratulations.  If you go back looking for walleye. try trolling a Thin Fin.  They look like a crappie or bluegill in the body shape.  I used to live in Utah and Colorado and have caught several walleye in the five to 12 pound range on the thin fins.  I think the walleye like crappie,  I once found one floating dead with a crappie too big to go down it throat stuck in it.  I always found the lure to be deadly for big walleyes.  Troll them a little faster than normal.  They come in all sorts of colors.

Congrats on your first fish.  Love the Fish Grips too (if that's what the orange thing is).

Thanks. I didn't need that grip to land the fish, but I needed it to take a picture before I release HER. SHE wouldn't pose for me.

Congratulations.  If you go back looking for walleye. try trolling a Thin Fin.  They look like a crappie or bluegill in the body shape.  I used to live in Utah and Colorado and have caught several walleye in the five to 12 pound range on the thin fins.  I think the walleye like crappie,  I once found one floating dead with a crappie too big to go down it throat stuck in it.  I always found the lure to be deadly for big walleyes.  Troll them a little faster than normal.  They come in all sorts of colors.

Thanks. I think I will try that and compare with my other lures.

Nice to see another face from the Tri-Cities.

My 1st kayak is the same model and I took it out 2 miles out in ocean fishing...very stable and tracks really well.  Over the summer I caught halibuts and salmons on this platform, so you should practice more often and get used to beach launch.  Now I'm getting used to my hobie kayak.