In article h3y0d.152598$9d6.36854@attbi_s54,
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I hope Kevin did better at Devils Lake.



Not really. We got in to the campground around 5, and by the
time we set up camp and had dinner, it was starting to get dark,
so I didn't fish on Friday. Saturday and Sunday, I inflated the
pontoon and fished in the flooded timber around the shoreline
and got thoroughly skunked. The walleye fishermen were doing
fine, fishing live bait on jigs or trolling with bottom bouncers
out in deeper water. There was always a crowd of people up at
the fish-cleaning station.

On Monday it was windier than hell (though not necessarily
windier than ND can get.) It was blowing steady at about 30mph
and there was about a 5 foot swell out in open water, so I
decided it was time to pack up the pontoon and fish from shore.
I went to the Railroad Tracks (Chas and Joel know what I mean).
Incidently, those tracks may not be there much longer -- the
ballast has almost completely washed out from underneath, and
the tracks have collapsed completely in some sections, and
in others, they are suspended in midair, about 3 ft. above the
water. Anyway, we had a social engagement back in Minot for
Monday evening, so we needed to be on the road by about 3:00.
At approximately 2:59, I caught my one and only fish for the
trip, a fat, round-bellied pike of about 6 pounds, which ran
and jumped like a baby tarpon.

So in answer to your question in another thread, Chas, the
average size of the pike in DL does seem to have increased
slightly. However, this conclusion is not based on a
statistically valid sample size.

Kevin