A Crappie Walleye Opener = Dreams From Shore!!!
Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 9:01 pm
I'm not big on walleye fishing early in the season as I'm still heavily into trout fishing at this time of year. I'm more of a fall walleye guy and I never made a point to fish walleye on opening day. Well all I have to say is this: What was I thinking??? My buddy Alex and I had a great fall night season last year so we decided to give walleye opener a shot this year to see if our luck would continue... We arrived at a new spot for both of us along the banks of the mighty Gatineau river. It was a gamble to try out a new spot on the opener as we had no clue if it would pay off... We began fishing at 4am. By 4:03 we had 2 keeper walleyes on the stringer.
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3942_zpsmz96lia5.jpg)
Then out of nowhere, Alex hooks into and lands a slab crappie! What? Crappies too?
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3947_zpsshzigehi.jpg)
And from then on, it was keeper walleye after slab crappie after keeper walleye after slab crappie.
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3959_zpswdh142oo.jpg)
A dream to say the least... We ended up catching 10 walleyes including 8 keepers and 10 slab crappies.
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3943_zpsuatlee4k.jpg)
We weren't even bothering with netting the crappies but if we had, we probably would've doubled the amount of slabs... Of course, we lost many walleyes as well...
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3951_zpsncsjfn8l.jpg)
It was one of those rare outings where you could do no wrong and you almost feel guilty for laying such a slaying.
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3961_zpsrlfdis25.jpg)
The thing is, I know that these special days are few and far between so I don't feel as guilty as I used to... It's just way too much fun to feel guilty!
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3944_zps6bqxdwh3.jpg)
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3942_zpsmz96lia5.jpg)
Then out of nowhere, Alex hooks into and lands a slab crappie! What? Crappies too?
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3947_zpsshzigehi.jpg)
And from then on, it was keeper walleye after slab crappie after keeper walleye after slab crappie.
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3959_zpswdh142oo.jpg)
A dream to say the least... We ended up catching 10 walleyes including 8 keepers and 10 slab crappies.
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3943_zpsuatlee4k.jpg)
We weren't even bothering with netting the crappies but if we had, we probably would've doubled the amount of slabs... Of course, we lost many walleyes as well...
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3951_zpsncsjfn8l.jpg)
It was one of those rare outings where you could do no wrong and you almost feel guilty for laying such a slaying.
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3961_zpsrlfdis25.jpg)
The thing is, I know that these special days are few and far between so I don't feel as guilty as I used to... It's just way too much fun to feel guilty!
![Image](http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/walleyemfishing/2016%20Fishing/IMG_3944_zps6bqxdwh3.jpg)