It's probably crystal clear by now that I absolutely love salmon fishing. However, a little known secret would be that summer walleye fishing is a very close second. Not only are they an excellent eating white fish, but when you find em', the action can be non stop chaos. The challenge (and most enjoyable part) is searching the lake to find where they're holding up.
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Walleye fishing is generally associated with the Midwest.... but don't tell anyone, Washington and parts of Oregon have their share of both healthy numbers and trophy size walleye. I was recently blessed with catching (and releasing) a 10lb+ trophy walleye of my own. I've heard many fisherman say "if their isn't a picture, than it didn't happen" so if you're having a hard time believing it, take a look at the video of a trophy, as well as some perfect size eaters. (Turn up the volume!!)
Generally when we're fishing walleye, we'll keep all of our catch in the live well. At the end of the day, we'll pick just a few that we want to take home for the grill and release the rest back into the lake. The best tasting walleye tend to be the small to mid-size fish in the 14" to 18" range. I am told anything larger has diminished quality (but of course are more fun to catch). I've personally never kept/eaten anything over 18" but eating a few of the mid-size fish suite me just fine.
