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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

A giant goldeye

Well, not exactly a giant, but I caught a Goldeye that's 39 cm (15.5 in) long. I'll be applying for a Manitoba Master Angler Award. The minimum length to qualify for an award for Goldeye is 35.5 cm (14 in). This is the first fish I'll be registering. Many years ago I caught a Black Crappy that was 14 inches long. The minimum length for an award is 12 inches. Unfortunately, this fish was caught in Ontario and didn't qualify in Manitoba. I can still prove I caught the fish, because it is hanging on the wall on a plaque in my basement. I'm not having this Goldeye mounted, it is too expensive, but I'm happy to finally have caught a fish I can get an award for. Instead of a mounted fish I'll have a certificate I can hang on the wall. Besides, I can still smoke this one and eat it.

I took a picture of the Goldeye. It has already been gutted and scaled, but it still looks good.


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  1. DonAugust 29, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Congrats. very nice fish. We were down by the river last night. I got a small goldeye and Roger a small pickerel. There was five of us and fishing was really slow.

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