Fort Peck Walleye spawn

[Nemont]

Spent the morning with the guys from the FWP out at Nelson creek up the big dry arm for the annual walleye spawn.

Some huge walleyed are out there .

Putting in

Running to the traps

One of the fish

Another one

 

[belly-deep]

They harvesting eggs or what?

 

[Nemont]

Some scenery

Shore lunch

 

[shoots-straight]

Neat pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

[Nemont]

Spawning barge

Ripe female

Some video
Spawning barge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFxq5QRFZDE



Pulling a hoop net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&gl=US&client=mv-google&v=typmB_EHEFI&feature=plcp&nomobile=1




Off loading fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&client=mv-google&gl=US&v=t_266nPf8Vo&feature=plcp&nomobile=1

 

[Nemont]

They harvesting eggs or what?

yes they are collecting eggs for the hatchery

Nemont

 

[Bulldog0156]

I think you need a bigger bucket!