Wire 23 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 Walleyes are a different story! There's no throwing them back for me, but I also don't fish them very often. Never liked them much as a "fighting" fish. Kind of like reeling up a big log. :) I'm almost exclusively a smallmouth and trout fisherman. I used to fish for smallmouth and trout in Allamakee and Clayton counties back when I lived in IA, but I don't like eating them, so I let them go. I grew up on the Cedar, and I fished for,everything as a kid. Like you, I really like eating walleyes, but I don't enjoy fishing for them so much, unless it's with other folks. Perch and crappies are good eating, too. Weird; aside from the fact that I didn't GROW UP on the Cedar, I could have almost written this post! I trout fish in those counties as well, but in Delaware county, more often than not. I also don't like eating any of them, mainly because I think I'm allergic to trout (and salmon). I pretty much live right on the Cedar-less than a mile away-so I do a lot of my fishing there, especially for smallmouth. In recent years, the Cedar, as well as the Shell Rock, have been producing some MONSTER walleyes; bigger than what you can even catch on the Mississippi. I have included a link to some pictures of them below. The first two pictures are of BIG Cedar River walleyes. And, yes, crappies are my favorite fish to eat, even slightly more than walleyes, believe it or not. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnrfishing/8233567872/ SO .. Mom and Dad grew up in Iowa, and Mom lived near the Cedar river. After College ( Iowa Teachers) they moved to the Seattle area, and bought 60 acres on ... (you guessed it) the Cedar River that dumps out eventually by the original Boeing plant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skikayaker 93 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 It seems completely odd to me that people actually see a duck walking through a back yard, and in a residential neighborhood no less, and find it entertaining to shoot it with anything other than a camera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alwayswrestling 227 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 Nice pictures the Cedar does have some nice fish in it. Great wrestling and fishing hunting in Iowa that is why I am disappointed in this act of poaching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headshuck 2,588 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 It seems completely odd to me that people actually see a duck walking through a back yard, and in a residential neighborhood no less, and find it entertaining to shoot it with anything other than a camera. Like generations before him, Ethan said he was hungry and was going to eat the duck. Residential neighborhoods didn't exist when the Lofthouse clan came to America. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wire 23 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 It seems completely odd to me that people actually see a duck walking through a back yard, and in a residential neighborhood no less, and find it entertaining to shoot it with anything other than a camera. Like generations before him, Ethan said he was hungry and was going to eat the duck. Residential neighborhoods didn't exist when the Lofthouse clan came to America. Did they come by boat, or did they use the land bridge up North? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headshuck 2,588 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 It seems completely odd to me that people actually see a duck walking through a back yard, and in a residential neighborhood no less, and find it entertaining to shoot it with anything other than a camera. Like generations before him, Ethan said he was hungry and was going to eat the duck. Residential neighborhoods didn't exist when the Lofthouse clan came to America. Did they come by boat, or did they use the land bridge up North? Excellent question. http://www.houseofnames.com/lofthouse-family-crest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AKHUNTER 316 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 lol...... I think he got ya there wire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grapplefan 2 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 It seems completely odd to me that people actually see a duck walking through a back yard, and in a residential neighborhood no less, and find it entertaining to shoot it with anything other than a camera. Maybe the last time you saw a duck was at a Chinese restaurant with hoisin sauce. Mmmmm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Husker_Du 838 Report post Posted October 10, 2013 you guys don't like eating trout? :? there ain't much better to me than eating a trout just after catching them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AKHUNTER 316 Report post Posted October 11, 2013 trout, yup, they are good bait up here.lol j/k kinda ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zelph 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2013 As someone who regularly shoots over 300 Geese a year, over 500 muskrats as well as a few hundred skunks, raccoons, gophers, squirrels and a few beaver - scattered among a few dozen coyote - what is the big deal about one damn mallard duck in a tame city setting? He probably did a big favor to the area in nailing the poop machine and is helping by being responsible enough to eat the thing afterward. Paranoia is rampant - hunting, shooting and just having fun is getting more difficult all the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,824 Report post Posted October 13, 2013 What are you, an animal control officer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ban_basketball 16 Report post Posted October 13, 2013 As someone who regularly shoots over 300 Geese a year, over 500 muskrats as well as a few hundred skunks, raccoons, gophers, squirrels and a few beaver - scattered among a few dozen coyote - what is the big deal about one damn mallard duck in a tame city setting? He probably did a big favor to the area in nailing the poop machine and is helping by being responsible enough to eat the thing afterward. Paranoia is rampant - hunting, shooting and just having fun is getting more difficult all the time. How do you shoot muskrat? That's quite the feat, one would guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plasmodium 2,232 Report post Posted October 13, 2013 As someone who regularly shoots over 300 Geese a year, over 500 muskrats as well as a few hundred skunks, raccoons, gophers, squirrels and a few beaver - scattered among a few dozen coyote - what is the big deal about one damn mallard duck in a tame city setting? He probably did a big favor to the area in nailing the poop machine and is helping by being responsible enough to eat the thing afterward. Paranoia is rampant - hunting, shooting and just having fun is getting more difficult all the time. Do you work the kill floor in a varmint packing plant? I didn't know such places existed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headache 149 Report post Posted October 13, 2013 As someone who regularly shoots over 300 Geese a year, over 500 muskrats as well as a few hundred skunks, raccoons, gophers, squirrels and a few beaver - scattered among a few dozen coyote - what is the big deal about one damn mallard duck in a tame city setting? He probably did a big favor to the area in nailing the poop machine and is helping by being responsible enough to eat the thing afterward. Paranoia is rampant - hunting, shooting and just having fun is getting more difficult all the time. Do you work the kill floor in a varmint packing plant? I didn't know such places existed! This is the guy who thinks frowning at a child is abuse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AKHUNTER 316 Report post Posted October 13, 2013 after seeing just a few of the things zelph has written....... I don't read ANY of his posts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
