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Post by afishinado on Aug 17, 2017 6:19:00 GMT -5
This message is copied and pasted here to get info for Mike Kaufmann, the PFBC SE Fisheries Manager about walleye fishing at Struble Lake. If you have any info, please post it in this thread or contact Mike directly at the email address provided.
Professionally speaking as the SE Pa Fisheries Manager for the PFBC, I am seeking info on your experiences over the past decade when you target walleye at Struble Lake. I am not interested in incidental catches unless they occur frequently. When targeting walleye there, the average number captured per trip would be most interesting, regardless of whether that number is five or zero. If you are reluctant to share this info here, you may email me at mkaufmann@pa.gov
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Post by duratechfa on Aug 17, 2017 11:44:24 GMT -5
I've targeted them several times and have yet to catch one. I did, however, see a dead one over there 3 years ago that was pushing 30"
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Post by icemole on Aug 17, 2017 12:21:26 GMT -5
Welcome to the club LOL... I've targeted them down there since the late 80's. Fishing mainly spring and fall while the water is semi clear. Never caught any... seen the truck stocking them a few times but that's as close as I've got.
I caught a few at some other lakes when they were still stocked.
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Post by cvllebanger on Aug 17, 2017 12:21:40 GMT -5
From what I know walleye are not really a summer fish. But the boat ramp comes out soon as walleye fishing starts getting good. And the bank access is horrible. So my suggestion leave the ramp in until at least Dec and make the edges more bank fisherman friendly
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Post by fishnmusicn on Aug 17, 2017 18:03:11 GMT -5
Walleye experience goes back too many years, around the same time there were still muskies in the lake. Nevertheless, walleye fishing was more consistent back in the late eighties, early nineties. A shame, don't get out to Struble much anymore. If they are still being stocked, it would be interesting to see how that has produced if anyone has caught some. I think they are more of a coldwater fish, but I can remember early June was good at night.
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Post by cvllebanger on Aug 18, 2017 9:14:19 GMT -5
According to game commission website at least 50,000 fingerling walleye have been stocked from 2000 until now. I agree when struble 1st open walleye fishing was very good. My family and I which back then I would say was 10 consistent fisherman caught many from shore. But now struble is really a boat only lake. You used to be able to bank fish almost the entire left side of the lake from the boat launch to the damn. That's almost impossible now
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Post by shellback on Aug 19, 2017 5:54:45 GMT -5
Seems like Struble is a forgotten lake by the Fish Comm. Except when they pull the docks just when the good fall fishing starts! I wouldn't mind missing the docks if they cleared off some of the shoreline to pull your boat up to. The dock, ramp and surrounding area rates about a 3 on the scale of 1-10. I can understand it sucks for shore fishermen too. I guess that's why it's more popular for ice fishermen, easy access to the whole lake. From the boat ramp left, they should clear and grade the shoreline for about 100 yards.
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Post by havnfun on Aug 19, 2017 7:37:49 GMT -5
I fish Canada for walleye and use every technique that works there at Struble. I target walleye as soon as the season begins and in the last 5 years I have caught 2. I troll, jig,live bait all for naught. Just wish Marsh Creek was getting those fingerlings.
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Post by duratechfa on Aug 19, 2017 9:15:06 GMT -5
I fish Canada for walleye and use every technique that works there at Struble. I target walleye as soon as the season begins and in the last 5 years I have caught 2. I troll, jig,live bait all for naught. Just wish Marsh Creek was getting those fingerlings. I kind of agree, but Marsh Creek is already too crowded
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Post by cvllebanger on Aug 19, 2017 9:37:53 GMT -5
There use to be walleye in Marsh Creek. I have seen my family catch many as a kid. Game commission said bass population is to overpowering and eat up walleye fry so they stopped stocking them
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Post by icemole on Aug 19, 2017 12:00:25 GMT -5
I'm not sure when the PFBC switched from stocking fry to fingerlings. I seem to remember that musky were the first ones to be switched in the early 90's and then walleye followed suit a year or two later. The reason was they could stock less numbers because the bigger fingerlings would survive better to adulthood in theory . I saw the stocking truck twice at Struble but it was earlier and they stocked fry.
I make it a point to fish the boat ramps at Blue Marsh when the musky fingerlings are stocked. The average size of those fingerlings stocked by the PFBC are 4-6" and for a week after the stocking it is a feeding frenzy(but you need to match the hatch). I know the musky club raises their fish to about 12-15" range IDK when they are stocked or which lakes get them - I believe they rotate stocking the different lakes.
Mike K. has said the bass tore up the walleye fingerlings he claims the fingerlings move shallow at night into bass territory. With bluegills, perch, crappie and shiners that are normal bass targets you would think some walleye would survive ?
So my thought is should they go back to stocking more numbers of fry as I caught them out of Marsh Creek in the 80's and it seems like many people did(It was sort of known for walleye). Some of you did good at Struble back then also(I must be cursed .. LOL). I did ask this of Mike K. on another forum but he did not respond. (he hates me LOL)
I would hate to see another lake dropped from the stocking list like they have for many of our lakes(mainly talking walleye and musky here however they don't stock much else) We here in the SE seem to be loosing fishing opportunities even though we probably have a higher density of fishermen than anywhere else in the state.
Sorry for the rant on top of all else I seem to be having a relapse of what put me in the Hospital a 2weeks back. Finally saw my Dr. more antibiotics and I get to go see the ear nose throat people next week.. The only plus is so far it is not quite as bad(no fever, clogged nose, red/watery eyes and my heart rate is only slightly elevated) FUN TIMES
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 12:48:18 GMT -5
I've tried. No luck. Multiple methods on a boat and through the ice. Would be great if it was worth targeting them.
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Post by cvllebanger on Aug 19, 2017 20:59:01 GMT -5
Yea icemole I tried my best to convince Mike K to think about walleye in chambers. Just think lots of deep water and rocks perfect walleye combo but I got the same speech about bass. Struble could be a good place if they made it more accessible. But in my opinion Chambers is the best walleye habitat lake. Reminds me of muddy run pump resivior which was awesome until Peco shut us out
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Post by fishnmusicn on Sept 8, 2017 16:06:53 GMT -5
Even though Marsh Creek is not the ideal habitat for walleye, I don't know why they can't stock them on an ongoing basis just like they do to supplement channel cats in other lakes where they don't reproduce well. I remember catching a few when they were there. Lots of deep water in that lake for holdovers and enough rock structure I think. It's a shame they take out the boat docks out early at Struble but it still leaves an option for us kayakers. Haven't been there probably in about 10 years. Here's a picture of some walleye I caught at Struble in the late eighties. Believe it or not, I had no depthfinder and just used a sinker on a line to find a submerged rockpile, and then jigged off the bottom. I'm a lot more conscious now about the fish I keep, as a matter of fact I'm all catch and release except for trout, but I would keep one or two walleye, that is if I could find them now, lol.
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Post by cvllebanger on Sept 8, 2017 18:38:15 GMT -5
My family method for catching walleye was actually just fishing for panfish. Top and bottom right 1oz sinker piece of night crawler. We would catch nice bluegill yellow perch lots of short walleye and 1 or 2 legal walleye almost every trip. Wasn't hard fishing at all.
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