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 Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: Don Harris]
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11/30/09 12:09 AM
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hawkfan17
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none in texas, but I have caught many back home in Iowa growing up. We go to canada every year and I will tell you I helped net a 9lb wally for my buddy. Try fighting that fish on 6lb line. That was awesome to see...
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: hawkfan17]
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11/30/09 12:52 AM
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Bruce's
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Many many years ago when Squaw Creek was still a cold water lake,,they sure did put up a fight,,lots of fun
Fishing Texas lakes one at a time
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: Bruce's]
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11/30/09 02:17 AM
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granpaw
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Caught one in Belton about 1980. They were stocked sometimes in the 70's. I have had two different people tell me about catching what they thought were baby walleyes in cast nets,but I don't think so.
Old age and trickery will overcome youth and skill
Granpaw
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: bikeman]
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01/12/10 01:37 AM
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muscogeemike
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In the mid '70's while stationed at Ft. Hood I caught a couple from Lk Belton-at that time I was told one of them was a lake record at about 3 1/2 lbs.
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: muscogeemike]
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01/12/10 01:40 PM
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Big Brown Bass
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Isn't a chain pickerel just a ghetto walleye ? 
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: Big Brown Bass]
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01/12/10 02:03 PM
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Hookem
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There are still some northerns to catch on Town Lake (Ladybird). 
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: Hookem]
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01/12/10 04:10 PM
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Ranger1
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My Grandfather and I used to catch them on Cypress Springs, I remember when there was not one house on that lake.
We would troll big ole hellbenders for them.
This was 35-40 years ago.
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: bikeman]
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01/12/10 08:04 PM
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NRHmike
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As Bruce said...I too use to catch them all the time off of the dam at Squaw Creek. LOTS of fun to catch!!!
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: NRHmike]
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01/13/10 04:44 AM
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lextech
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Never caught one in Texas. I did catch one in Arkansas on vacation last summer. I would like a guestimate on what yall think it weighed. I had a blast with this one. Our vacation was fun. Lake Hamilton Ar. (the property owner said that is the only fish he ever saw caught on the dock) 
P.B. LMB 9 LBS
P.B. WALL EYE 10LBS
P.B. CRAPPIE 16 INCHES
all weights are guestimated and not certified. walmart cheap scale
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: lextech]
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01/13/10 07:58 AM
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As a kid I remember seeing dead ones on the shore at lake lewisville when we camped there. Loooong time ago. They must have been stocked there at one time and obviously did not survive.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it"
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: Sniper John]
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01/13/10 01:23 PM
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enykamp
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I used to live an hour from Lake Erie so I've caught plenty of Walleye....We used to fish in the Maumee river in the spring when they were running and wear them out....To this day that is the most people I have ever seen lined up fishing...2000 people elbow to elbow in the riffle areas and at least that many scattered out in every backwater or place you could get to the rivers edge to fish....It would be awesome if Texas had good Walleye fishing...
Eric Nykamp 903-746-7146  
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: enykamp]
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01/13/10 02:01 PM
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hotmod
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I am planning on trying for some today!
A bad day on the lake is much better than a good day at work!
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: hotmod]
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01/13/10 02:07 PM
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USMC_Guy
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Mike C.
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Re: Anyone ever catch a Walleye in Texas?
[Re: Radtexan]
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01/13/10 02:25 PM
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roadtrip
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with White River Reservoir probably being your best bet on Walley with a whopping 2,500,000 walley and Palo Duro reservoir had over 3,500,000 fry stocked.
TPWD is doing a little experiment there.WR has become over run with stunted (4-6")crappie the last few years.They are hoping the walley's will clear out a bunch of them !! The best tasting fish feeding on the second best tasting fish? Gonna be some delicious.
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