Where are the Walleye

[fish_B4_you_walk]

Hey I just moved up here in St Albans and I want to get some walleye fishing in before the ice thaws out.  All I want to do is catch a walleye I dont need to know where the hog walleye are or record walleyes.  I have never really caught walleye before since I came from a place where walleye fishing was scarce.  Any places to go ponds to try that would be cool.

[tench]

Carmi is pretty consistent all over the lake... Big perch too

[Nthaburgh]

x2. Carmi is your best chance. There's a slot, I think 17in to 19in must go back. You can keep up to 5 only 1 can be over 19in.

[fish_B4_you_walk]

So does that mean I can keep any size except 15 to 19 inches and only one fish can be over 19?

[Nthaburgh]

I believe you can keep 15-17 and 1 over 19.

[TRT]

Please check out the VT fish & wildlife digest, its a little tricky and
varies watershed to watershed. CT river slot limit is much different than
Carmi for instance..

[trout slayer 21]

Please check out the VT fish & wildlife digest, its a little tricky and
varies watershed to watershed. CT river slot limit is much different than
Carmi for instance..

that book is like a loose canon very tricky sometimes and many loop holes idk who makes that dang thing but they are over educated

[clydemarvin]

Every year it's a new floormat,....er, format. 

[Troutmagnet]

Every year it's a new floormat,....er, format. 

Nicely Said!

[gatorfisher]

  Carmi is a good bet for walleye. Limit 5 fish per day. 15-16.99'' are keepers. 17-19'' are slotters that have to go back. Only one over 19 can be kept.  A good spot is by the reef by the island or off to the right of the state park where the first field comes down to the lake.

[Vtgooseman]

Whats wrong with Champlain?  Its closer to.

[tench]

No 'eyes today off West Swanton, usually a good spot but it was slow for perch pike whites and smelt too... On Champlain try any place you can find a reef and run a foot or two off the bottom from shallow to deep... Take advantage of the 15 lines per person and spread them out, even though the walking is tough.

[fish_B4_you_walk]

Wow thanks guys for the help.  I got some tip ups just the other day so im gonna hook up some live bait to them and try those out.  I tried the georgia shore yesterday from 2 to 5 pm and got 4 dinks. 

[mempfree]

You can find the Reg's for Walleye fishing on Lake Carmi, on Page 93, of the Vermont Hunting, Fishing & Trap;ing LAWS and Guide, for Ice Fishing.

[David Vadnais]

Hi,

I have a question.
Why 1 walleye over 19" on Carmi?
I practice catch and release but why to keep a big walleye on Carmi? For trophy?
I am curious because in Quebec to keep big walleye is not legal. (Over 21'')

Thank's for your answer!

The Carmi is a beautiful lake.
March 2017

http://imgur.com/8SFDX8d

David