Chaumont Bay Walleye opener

[muskie magnet]

Last year I fished the opener in Chaumont and BRB. We did pretty good, all males with milt spewing out of them. As I recall it was a very cold winter and a late spring, giving the weather this year and the fact that the opener is a week later..what does everyone think about the conditions and bite on opening weekend....hope it's a good one !

[Chas0218]

Should be better than last year, it was still really cold in the bay last year's opener. Good luck out there!

[Rich D]

Going to be cold in the bar this yea too with all this north and east winds, will suck that ice water right in. Should keep the eyes in the bay longer, esp of the bait has not been in yet to spawn!! Good luck guys!!

Capt Rich

[walleyemagic]

Good luck this season boys. Get em

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[EsoxAC3]

Good luck. Cannot wait!! Hoping it gets off to a better start this year than it did last year. Chaumont was a bit slow to start. Tight lines.

[perchjerk.jb]

Tic tic tic tic. Boat is at hidden harbor all ready to go. Hoping for cheeks on the table Saturday night.

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[final flight]

Will be there , Tues.- Thurs. Hope we can find a few, if not there's plenty of browns to play with !!

[Chas0218]

I will be up this friday to button up some things on the boat, looking forward to fishing with my buddies. The anticipation is almost as bad as deer season opener, x-mas doesn't hold a candle to this!

[muskie magnet]

I'll be up there on friday night, fish Sat. , Sunday and monday until noon or so. Hoping for decent weather and good fishing.

[FleetTracker]

Will be there , Tues.- Thurs. Hope we can find a few, if not there's plenty of browns to play with !!

I wish there were plenty of browns to play with... has not been great on the NE End of the Lake for Spring Browns.

 

Best of luck to everyone and be safe this weekend.  

[final flight]

That's the beauty of henderson harbor area ... There is always something that's willing to play, even if it's Sheepshead !!!! I'm pretty sure we will catch something .....

[perchjerk.jb]

I saw bait blipping in front of my camp Saturday night. Hope this is an omen

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[bettieanne]

Good luck to all, yes better than opening day of deer season, no posted signs and all can play where ever!!! Should be good, anytime on the water up there is good! Be up Friday til Monday. Last yr, sat.  launched at 6 am and didn't get off the water till 11pm. Only a few trips a year without the wife and kids where I am able to do that. Hope the opener aint on mothers day next year also. If so she will get over it!!! Weather looking good for sat, sunday a lil soggy. Boats loaded and ready to troll!!!!  Some tuff bites but beautiful eyes!!!

[Chas0218]

T-Minus 2 days until I will be out on that water trolling for the elusive marble eye! Get ready boys she is almost here!! 

[guffins fisherman]

My heart is breaking. Looks like I will miss the opener. I just posted in This Old Boat. 'Nuff said.

[Chas0218]

Sounds like you have my luck...I responded you could check a couple things.

[muskie magnet]

Chas 0218 did you get out today on Chaumont... We caught bass and pickerel ... No walleye ... Did anyone get any walleye ? We are here for 2 more days and I don't know if there even still in the bay.

[guffins fisherman]

I got out early afternoon. Boated one.

[pete rajner]

We got 2 and a buddy of mine had 3. Saw some nets moving in other boats so they are there. Got ours in 20 ft on husky jerks

[EsoxAC3]

What were water temps out of curiosity???

[pete rajner]

I had 53-55

[fishon]

Fished sat. Never had a bite , mark some bait here and there , temps were 53-55 on top , little disappointed, but glad to be out, hope it gets better!

[Chas0218]

We ended the weekend with 2 eyes, 2 jack parch, and a 4.5lbs. bass. Fishing was tough but about the same as last year. I had some great screens in the 40-50 range just couldn't get anything going. First time I have ever saw a thermocline in the bay. That water down deep was COLD! I'll see if I can get a few of my screenshots loaded, there was some nice bait in the bay but hardly any arcs around the bait balls. The bait was comprised of perch mostly because shortly after going thru the bait we had perch on.

Edited May 11, 2016 by Chas0218

[Chas0218]

I forgot to mention that the fish are definitely reproducing in the bay one of the 2 walleye caught was a 15.5" little guy. Smallest I have ever caught in the bay, hopefully I will catch him when he is a few years older.

Edited May 9, 2016 by Chas0218

[Fisherman72]

I wasn't able to get out this weekend but a friend went to brb and caught a few small ones,other then that I haven't heard of much fish being caught