2 pig walleye Aug 9/10

[Jigman13]

Hit it around midnight. Bit downstream of my usual haunts. Started with 3.75" soft plastics. 5th or 6th cast I got bit. Def a good fish. Substantial amount of weight and head shakes. Get her to my feet and landed a 26+" pig eye. Sweet.

Threw soft stuff for an hour more with just some tail nibbles. Switched to larger plugs and casted for another hour with just a bump. Right before packing it in I wandered downstream with my head lamp on and spotted a big ol set of eyes in a shallow pool. Clicked off the lamp and lobbed my plug upstream of the fish. Few turns of the handle and WOMP! Fish thrashed in the shallows then darted into the deeper current upstream. Felt reaaaal good! Got her up to my feet and slid her up on some green muck. Thick thick fish with a massive head. She taped out around 27 and change. Awesome night with 2 quality fish.

I've gotten some really nice walleyes on the river this year...they're doing quite well, feeding and reproducing. Here's the porn fellas...

[bunker dunker]

nice fish!!!!!!! congrats

[NJSquatch]

Very Nice!

3am post...true creature of the night

[FASTEDDIE29]

Big big girls! Glad those fish dropped some of there BIG EYE eggs in the river! Nice plump Walleye dude! Beautiful fish! YEA BUDDY!!!:D

[Esox Luciano]

Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers!!! That was corny,lol.:p:p But damn dude, those are some plump eyes coming out of the river! Lake or river though... definitely some respectable catches right there. Nice job!

[JackStraw]

Nice walleyes....congrats.

[ScowardNJ]

Nice eyes Jigman! Quality fish!

[23cardinal]

Nice work-pretty fish

[Skunk City]

A 26" and a 27" Walleye 70+ miles from the nearest stocking location, got to love that!!!

[Jigman13]

It sure beat the skunking I got the last time I hit the river. Both fish took a min or two to revive but drenched me when they took off. Good things. Good things.

Hoping I get a 30" this fall on the river. Gonna keep at it. There's enough food for them to grow quickly in there that's for sure.

[Fred E. Goose]

Wow Jigman! Nice reward for the night effort. I'm curious, do you ever run into wildlife while shorefishing and trekking the river at night? Bears, bobcats, skunks, rowdy raccoons? I'd love to try it, but I'm sure I'd be jumping out of my skin every time I heard a squirrel kick up some leaves in the dark. I don't know how yous do it, especially alone. Again, wonderful reward for your efforts!

[JDTuna]

Trophy eyes on the night shift! Can't beat it!

[Mikey topaz]

The vampire strikes again!!! Good stuff buddy

[Jigman13]

Eh, I've grown used to the noises by now. A beaver scared the crap out of me about a week ago though. Tail slapped the water like 20 ft from me. Thought I got shot at hahaha... One fall night I had a rutting 8 pt buck approaching me on the river with zero fear. Luckily I heard his steps through the moving water. I clicked my head lamp on and he was CLOSE. Grabbed a rock and threw it in the water behind him and he took off.

No bears knock on wood. Foxes, coons, skunks, possum, deer, snakes, beavers, musk rats, various large birds. It's all good. Keeps my senses heightened!

[liveitup1.75liter]

Snakes.. I've stepped on some big ass water snakes and had hives for a month from the bite!! Nice job dude!!! Can't wait till u get ur 30+!!!!

[Jigman13]

Snakes.. I've stepped on some big ass water snakes and had hives for a month from the bite!! Nice job dude!!! Can't wait till u get ur 30+!!!!

Yikes! That's serious! There are some 3+ ft northern water snakes along the banks. I wear high boots to avoid bites up to my knee!

[Capspath83]

great Walleye!! do I have a shot of catching these guys at other times besides overnight trips? I would love to try my luck for a nice fish like this, but don't have the ability to leave my house at 10pm and stay out till 2am on a week night.

[Jigman13]

I have no idea. Never targeted them during sun light hours lol...maybe jigging big lakes in the fall?

[Capspath83]

I have no idea. Never targeted them during sun light hours lol...maybe jigging big lakes in the fall?

Ive been reading up on them as I would like to target walleye at some point. I read that choppy water and cloudy days would be my best bet, next to eddies and in the dam overflows, or a little further down by big boulders. Ill have to give it a shot someday and report back.

[Chrisper4694]

If it wasn't for the pics I'd just say you were hallucinating from lack of sleep.

Nice fish bro!

[icebadger]

as usual nice report and nice eyes both of you with glowing eyes.sight fishing for walleyes cool.have you ever run into a co(warden) at nite?:cool:

[XXlyakattacker]

Nice EYES! I can't catch eyes in the river for nothin.

[Eskimo]

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Great fish!

How do you know they are reproducing?
Sometimes when I fish the Delaware River at night, if I shine my headlamp at the river's edge, I can see the reflective eyeballs of baby walleyes reflecting back at me. It appears the baby walleyes move to water as shallow as their body is high to feed on the tiny creatures at the water's edge.

I haven't heard anything about walleye reproducing in the Delaware. I think the baby walleye are just walleye that were stocked really small.

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[Jigman13]

The population in this unstocked river appears to be flourishing. I've only been fishing the river going on 3 years and I've caught walleyes from like 8" to 28". While I do not have direct evidence they're reproducing the variation in size and increased numbers lead me to believe they are. I'm getting them, as skunk said, some 70 plus miles away from the Delaware. The river is getting healthier, forage is exploding and ultimately, nature finds away.

Maybe Mark B can chime in? I'm interested in his input/knowledge.

[Jigman13]

as usual nice report and nice eyes both of you with glowing eyes.sight fishing for walleyes cool.have you ever run into a co(warden) at nite?:cool:

Yep. In various locations. But mostly cops. They see someone covered up with a face and neck buff on at 2 am and get rightly suspicious until they see I'm not carrying a stolen flatscreen hahaha... Once they see the fishing rod and the bags of garbage I tend to collect they pretty much leave me be. Bringing the garbage of others out from a fishing area is sort of a pass in the eyes of some law enforcement officials.

[icebadger]

yea i always see rangers with binocs checking for licenses and booze.thanks for picking up after slobs.why do you wear all that head gear the moon and mosquitoes too much? besides a flatscreen tv might be a good thing to catch up on fishing shows just got to find a place to plug in haha:rolleyes:

[Jigman13]

Being bald and sweet blooded, the skeeters love me. The buff protects my neck ears and parts of my head my hat doesn't cover. I don't like messing with bug sprays if I don't have to.

[23cardinal]

Being bald and sweet blooded, the skeeters love me. The buff protects my neck ears and parts of my head my hat doesn't cover. I don't like messing with bug sprays if I don't have to.

Ah-men- buff is the best gift I ever got- no more burns or bugs

[NJSquatch]

Ah-men- buff is the best gift I ever got- no more burns or bugs

You guys have any recommendations on a brand/model? I am worried that they will be hot and uncomfortable in the heat

[23cardinal]

You guys have any recommendations on a brand/model? I am worried that they will be hot and uncomfortable in the heat

I go buff orginal(gift)- but I ve been eyeing up a uvx
http://buffusa.com/buff-products/men/masks/uvx-mask/pelagic-camo
Orginal is just fine- I have a 17 in neck- no issues

[Jigman13]

Madrone. Theyre better material than the buff brand plus they stand up way better in the wash. They don't get all pilly either. Less snug, better material. They brand is known mostly for their hats. Worth a look just a few dollars more.

[jimmythegreek]

awesome fish Jeremy, those are 2 pigs for Jerzey and back to back same night no less........you have evolved into a solid eyeball catcher, you got your A game on now for stripes and vamps. Beautiful fish, hope to see you break the 30" mark, Ive been trying for years haha.......but that spot has em for sure

[kcritch]

Congrats on 2 nice fish there brother...Nicely Done. But actually this is just expected from you now. :D!

[Jigman13]

Thx everyone. The kind words are appreciated. Ken, don't set the bar TOO high. Even a blind squirrel at 1 am finds trophy nuts (giggity) once in a blue lol.

Jimmy, was that eye you jigged up 2 seasons ago on the big lake with dale a 30" beast?? That fish was like 10 lbs lol!!!! F'n monstah.

[Bruce Litton]

Reproducing and taking over. I think it's an amazing story.