Got the spring fishing report from Bubba up in Devils Lake, North Dakota and it sounds great. It took them some time to find the right fishing hole and the Doubletougher was gracious enough to let his friend do the navigating as they started out. “Pitched cranks in the shallows, went to Ford Bay, Doc Howard, everywhere….no fish”, he recounts. So Bubba, who readily claims not to be the Devils Lake expert his friend is but knows a thing or two about tossing lines around the Dakotas, suggested they “go pitch jigs at Mauvee Coolee brig.”
Reluctantly he said ok. So I started fishing a verticle jig and caught a nice 18″ ‘eye. We did that for a while and no more hits so Aaron said we should throw out a couple of slip bobbers and before you know it, the FISH ARE ON!!!
So the lake pro and Bubba are dancing around the boat grabbing nets and clearing space and as the fish rose to the surface, “I began to shake.” Bubba reported the fish weighed in at just shy of eleven pounds and measured 30 inches. Hoping to do their part for the Devils Lake fishery, they let the walleye back in the water as she was full of eggs. Bubba’s final words on the adventure, “North Dakota, greatest state in the upper 50!”
Yes Bubba, on that day I would have to agree.
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Very impressive fish indeed. thanks for sharing