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Author:
rvolkers
Date:
Jun 03, 2012
Subject:
Squantz Pond EYES
Message:
we have fished Squantz Pond many times this year - have caught LOTS of fish and all different species EXCEPT WALLEYES - what the heck is the secret? I have been fishing my whole life and (LOL) have never had such a problem catching a fish! PLEASE - I NEED HELP! (LOL) :(
Author:
NorthEastFisherman
Date:
Jun 03, 2012
Message:
The walleye there are eating huge alewifes and minnows. If you have a boat or kayak that goes on squantz at night you will notice little baby fish jumping for bugs, at first i thought it was a school of white perch but once i got closer i could see that they are alewifes. You can buy alewifes at candlewood bait and tackle its the first right once you get off exit 6. Its a nice little shop but i only go there for live bait. If you want to get a walleye on a retrieve i suggest maybe a rapala x-rap or deep diver, get either perch, silver minnow, or gold colors. Other colors may work but these are the colors i find to work for everything (bass, perch, walleye, trout). Recently ive been using nightcrawlers about 3 feet below a lighted bobber and ive been getting them but the bigger ones ive gotten were on minnows (i use minnows because they are more of a hardy fish). I did see a person off a huge dropoff fishing at night. 5 feet from shore it was about 10 feet deep but 10 feet from shore and it was about 40 feet deep. Maybe he knows something we dont or he is just trying a new spot? I was talking to a guy that just got in his truck from fishing from shore and he told me that he used to use 8 pound mono but he wasnt getting anything big (1-3 pounds) and the next night he went he used 6 pound mono and caught some walleye ranging from 4-8 pounds. One year when i went ice fishing i decided to take my underwater camera, auger, and a rod with some lures. I walked to spots where i would be fishing in the spring and used my underwater camera to check out the bottom and see if its sandy, rocky, or muddy. Id look for good cover for fish to hide in and id find spots where smaller fish would be in. One day when i was there we walked out to our spot and on the way we talked to people fishing and they said they were getting walleye after walleye so the next day we went back and drilled in there halfway frozen holes and used the camera. Where they were fishing was huge stumps with medium sized rocks and a sandy bottom, it was a perfect place for walleye and bass. When bringing the camera up to the hole to check other spots i saw a group of smallmouth watching my camera. Our tip ups were being mauled by bass. But since its the spring i suggest to do a little bit of everything. Have one pole with a minnow on bottom, one with a nightcrawler on bottom, one with a nightcrawler on bobber, and have one to cast different lures. The nightcrawler on bobber may even be taken by a trout! Squantz can be very frustrating especially in the fall and winter when water temps drop and fish activity decreases. So try any thing in your tackle box even those stupid lures that youve never used once. Maybe a few other guys on here could give some more info since i know there a few other people that get walleye constantly when they go out fishing. Hope that helps!
Author:
NorthEastFisherman
Date:
Jun 03, 2012
Message:
The walleye there are eating huge alewifes and minnows. If you have a boat or kayak that goes on squantz at night you will notice little baby fish jumping for bugs, at first i thought it was a school of white perch but once i got closer i could see that they are alewifes. You can buy alewifes at candlewood bait and tackle its the first right once you get off exit 6. Its a nice little shop but i only go there for live bait. If you want to get a walleye on a retrieve i suggest maybe a rapala x-rap or deep diver, get either perch, silver minnow, or gold colors. Other colors may work but these are the colors i find to work for everything (bass, perch, walleye, trout). Recently ive been using nightcrawlers about 3 feet below a lighted bobber and ive been getting them but the bigger ones ive gotten were on minnows (i use minnows because they are more of a hardy fish). I did see a person off a huge dropoff fishing at night. 5 feet from shore it was about 10 feet deep but 10 feet from shore and it was about 40 feet deep. Maybe he knows something we dont or he is just trying a new spot? I was talking to a guy that just got in his truck from fishing from shore and he told me that he used to use 8 pound mono but he wasnt getting anything big (1-3 pounds) and the next night he went he used 6 pound mono and caught some walleye ranging from 4-8 pounds. One year when i went ice fishing i decided to take my underwater camera, auger, and a rod with some lures. I walked to spots where i would be fishing in the spring and used my underwater camera to check out the bottom and see if its sandy, rocky, or muddy. Id look for good cover for fish to hide in and id find spots where smaller fish would be in. One day when i was there we walked out to our spot and on the way we talked to people fishing and they said they were getting walleye after walleye so the next day we went back and drilled in there halfway frozen holes and used the camera. Where they were fishing was huge stumps with medium sized rocks and a sandy bottom, it was a perfect place for walleye and bass. When bringing the camera up to the hole to check other spots i saw a group of smallmouth watching my camera. Our tip ups were being mauled by bass. But since its the spring i suggest to do a little bit of everything. Have one pole with a minnow on bottom, one with a nightcrawler on bottom, one with a nightcrawler on bobber, and have one to cast different lures. The nightcrawler on bobber may even be taken by a trout! Squantz can be very frustrating especially in the fall and winter when water temps drop and fish activity decreases. So try any thing in your tackle box even those stupid lures that youve never used once. Maybe a few other guys on here could give some more info since i know there a few other people that get walleye constantly when they go out fishing. Hope that helps!
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