35 incher in the Walleye Capital of the World, For Now

This has been an unbelievable year for walleye fishing in the Detroit River. Due to the weather it's been a later run compared to recent years but the fish are worth the wait. Big fish, that are maybe sticking around longer waiting for the water temp to be right before dropping their eggs. This one came into Dip Net in Ecorse it measured 15+ pounds and more impressive was 35.5" long. This was probably the biggest reported but there are so many that a bigger fish could have been caught and the old river rat just isn't saying anything.


  My son Justin caught his personal best and the largest in family history. This one measured 30.5 inches and weighed 10.6 pounds  

And my best for the year, a 28.5 inch male. Any of these fish would be fish of a lifetime if caught in other waters. Here in the Walleye Capital of the World they're caught on a regular basis in spring.

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