i caught 1 on sat morning and this is the 3 from sunday morning. i was pretty excited cause 2 of them were caught on jigs that i just made and painted. it is fun to catch walleye on something you make yourself

Very nice! Some smackin lips here!

walleye wonder its all open good luck

is it open up at jamestown and is the entire lake open?

The whole lake it not open yet.  There is still a ton of ice on the lake.  I'm thinking with this rain and warmer temps this week, by next week it should all be open.  I don't think it will be open by this weekend, but I could be wrong and we may luck out.

that isnt anything go on a saturday and see.  thats not even packed wait till the ppl are waiting in line for hours for a spot

or use alittle bit smaller of a twister tail so that more of the hook is showing

Ghey..... Just sayin'..........

ORIGINAL: pensfan1

Ghey..... Just sayin'..........

lol

pensfan1 sorrly some commom ppl who dont have boats get a good chance at some eyes and you say its not fishing.
that the only idiot i see

TT:

I would say that it is different b/c every echo on a fish finder isn't necessarily a fish. If someone was using one of those underwater cameras then your example would be more appropriate. Also, using a fish finder doesn't guarantee a bite but snagging a fish at the spillway is as close to a guarantee that there is in fishing. Now if you catch a fish at the spillway legally, by all means put it on your stringer. However, that's not the issue people have with the Linesville circus.

Here's a sampling of what irks people at the spillway:

1. Snagging fish rather than landing them legally
2. Guys catching a limit and leaving their buddy to hold their spot while they run the limit home so they can come back and keep fishin.
3. Local Yokels who think they own the spillway.
4. The occasional fist fight that breaks out when someone tries to be a hard @$$ there.

ORIGINAL: crappie guy

TT:

I would say that it is different b/c every echo on a fish finder isn't necessarily a fish. If someone was using one of those underwater cameras then your example would be more appropriate. Also, using a fish finder doesn't guarantee a bite but snagging a fish at the spillway is as close to a guarantee that there is in fishing. Now if you catch a fish at the spillway legally, by all means put it on your stringer. However, that's not the issue people have with the Linesville circus.

Here's a sampling of what irks people at the spillway:

1. Snagging fish rather than landing them legally
2. Guys catching a limit and leaving their buddy to hold their spot while they run the limit home so they can come back and keep fishin.
3. Local Yokels who think they own the spillway.
4. The occasional fist fight that breaks out when someone tries to be a hard @$$ there.

Through reading the boards it appears that the fish commission is more of a presence at the spillway this year. I'm not sure who posted that earlier in the thread but I read it. My cousin was there fishing (out in a canoe) and fish commish made him pull his walleye out of the water, put it next to a measuring tape, just to make sure it was at least 15, which it was. All this while the fish commish was on shore looking out with binoculars.

My honest opinion about the whole spillway area is this. There are people who are willing to put up with this so called circus to fish and catch their limit. Yes it may be easier but frankly I fish to catch fish. MOST people who say "I fish for the experience, not to catch fish" are lying and are full of pooo. The other side are the people who aren't willing, to old, or in a position where their bodies won't allow them to endure the conditions at the spillway so they use the boards to complain about it.

The way I see it is there are people who will put up with it and will go there and catch fish. EVERYONE has the exact same opportunity to show up, wait in line, or sit out there cramped up in a canoe. If that's not your idea of fishing then by all means do what makes you happy. However, that doens't give anyone the right to complain about others who do. As far as the snagging fish goes I don't do that at all. Sure there are people that do it but being that you don't like this type of fishing I'm willing to bet that you're just going off of what you read here or have heard, rather than sat down there and saw.

If what was going on there was really having an affect on the fish population the fish commish would surely have someone camped out there during this time of year. Personally I'd like to see that just so that the idiots that feel the need to throw punches might refrain from doing so.

Did they add a new boat launch at the spillway when they reworked that area? If so where's it at?
The gent that told me said spillway, maybe he meant causeway and just misspoke.
I knew they reworked the parking area but a new launch would only add to the MADDNESS.

Actually I have been there when fights broke out, and there was a bad fight there just last week or so.  I agree, if you don't like it don't go there.  I was there tonight and had some drunken belligerent lady drive her truck right up to the bridge and start mfing everyone.  she said that it wasnt fishing and she ice fishes and blah blah blah and everyone there was from Pittsburgh and she's local and won't even "stoop" to this level...needless to say, the state boys came and hulled her away...

So tuna, yes it's not as bad as most say, but I have seen the actually fist fights and pushing and shoving into the water.  Most guys are nice and will help you out or let you squeeze in...

Pachuckles, no they did not put a boat launch in.  only hand carried (canoes, rowboats and kayaks, ect) boats can get in there from the parking lot.

Fish update...I was there from 3pm till 830pm and saw 2 small walleye caught (3 guys on one side, 4 on the other and last count on the boats was 10 with 2-3ppl per boat).  guys off the wall fishing with worms and minnows picked up some perch and crappie, nothing to brag about and a 36" musky.  And of coarse lots and lots of carp...

not sure bings...looks like it was in the gill plate