walleye in James

[asselin24]

Does anyone target them or catch walleye in James for that matter? Never thought they were in there?

[Hack58]

I bass fish the James chain quite a bit and regularly catch pike while doing si but have never caught a walleye there. On crooked, clear, and sylvan we frequently catch walleye while throwing for bass so I would say that if James has walleye it must not be a large population.

[Stinkybaits]

James hasn't been stocked for years upon years with walleye. There's always some successful spawning but not enough to produce any kind of huge numbers. You hear of one getting caught from time to time. A 7lb eye came out of Snow last year while they were gill fishing. Bass guys get them on cranks occasionally too.

[angolajones]

About ten years ago I had an underwater camera down and a huge walleye swam by.   

But like others, I've never caught one there and they haven't officially stocked it for years. 

[dsqui]

ive heard the same about hamilton as well i think they were both las stocked in the early 70's

[Fish_Tko]

Never have targeted them, but there is a fair population in the whole chain

[CWlake]

DNR done a creel test there that I read some years ago, maybe 5or 6. They were very surprised to find a good population of walleye. I'm thinking it was 7-10 per acre. Average size was 5 lbs. with some 7 lbs. I tried looking for the report with no luck.

[river_scum]

last written stocking data, i have, is "04".  they stocked almost 123,000 fingerlings in james. also in "04" 48,000 released in jimmerson. bound to be some toads in there somewhere.

[mr.pike12]

Caught this one in the Chain ice fishing last year for them.[img][/img]

[Eye_Crosser86]

Now theres proof.... Mr. Pike your inbox is about to be full of pm's askin where you were at lol

[mr.pike12]

It's a secret spot. I will say I caught it on a tip up. Have not been up there yet this year because unsure if there is enough ice to get out there.

[Eye_Crosser86]

On a tip up in Otter lol

[levi]

my next door neighbor used to catch them.i know there in there but i have never fished them.

[Stinkybaits]

On the back flow of Nevada Mills. 

[WalterSobchak]

Dad and I will be looking this weekend....hope there is safe ice.

[taxi1]

I mounted one for Tri-State B &T that was speared in Little Otter. It was confiscated by a conservation officer by a kid whose dad made him turn himself in. At least that is what I as told.

IIRR the fish was 12 pounds.

I've done at least one out of James at 8 pounds.