Lake Salem

[vtfish31]

I'm thinking of fishing Salem this weekend and I was just wondering how the fishing has been? Any Eyes being caught? Any help would be appreciated.

[vthonkerhtr]

i have heard they are getting some salmon up there but no reports on eyes!  as usual people are tight lipped about walleyes.  good luck

[walleyeicefisher]

As far as i know it has all been salmon and not much Walleye.  I usually here of some that are caught thru the ice as i know a bunch of people that fish it.
It is on the rebound though the eyes are starting to come back in there though. 
You can always try Island pond i hear they are doing alright for the eyes there.   

[jf5]

No expert, but allot of guys fish little salem for walleyes right off the mouth of the Clyde.

[johndeere540]

No expert, but allot of guys fish little salem for walleyes right off the mouth of the Clyde.

Where you refer to is known as the big hole to us that fish it. If your looking for perch its great but when you refer to eye's i'd say it is a has-been that is ten years gone by. Im sure they will come back in time but wouldn't be my first choice for walleye.

[vtfish31]

Thanks for all of the input guys. I had to work all weekend so I didnt make it out at all.

[Vtgooseman]

You can always try Island pond i hear they are doing alright for the eyes there.   

I was told that very few Walleye have been caught sense the state pulled hundreds out of there this fall.  Good to know if folks are still gettin em.  Goose

[jf5]

I was told that very few Walleye have been caught sense the state pulled hundreds out of there this fall.  Good to know if folks are still gettin em.  Goose

I think you have it backwards. They are pulling walleye from Salem to re-populate I-pond from what I udnerstood...

[Vtgooseman]

I was told the state was pulling Walleye From Island pond to get a good strain in Champlain again. But who knows.

[grasspikerel]

I checked on Island Pond walleye sampling earlier in the year as i've been curious about how walleye stokcing is going in the state.  In regards to 100's of walleye being taken by the state from IP,this is as accurate as the thread about the big browns being caught via electrofishing at Somerset. That is to say totally wrong by a quantity of 100's.

[Vtgooseman]

Maybe I was misinformed, but do you have a count of how many they took?

[grasspikerel]

Look, I'm feeling a bit like the bad guy who shot the horse pulling the bullcrap wagon.  I just want to be the guy who let a bit of air out of the tires.