He should have kept his mouth shut…walleye are way better eating than trout and I wouldn’t call strawberry a trophy anything He also should have kept his mouth shut because he’s super annoying! “What the heck, what the heck” Shut up already
Half of the state is tuning into you and your find. What a great achievement for your channel. Your high pitched "What what" literally had me dying. Congrats dude and I can't think of another TH-camr that deserved that catch.
Amazing catch! I remember back like 3 years ago when you helped me (in person) catch some bluegill up at Layton Pond. Not just a great person on the channel, but kind and helpful in-person as well. You definitely deserved this catch!
I wonder if they have to consider poisoning the res again… I’d love to see Pilot Peak cutts in there! Since we already have the wrong strain of cutts for the drainage.
I'd be super surprised if they poisoned it again with how popular of a fishery it is currently. They are going to do some netting and DNA testing here in the next few weeks so we'll see what that leads to. Pilot Peak cuts would be sweet!
I have been anticipating this video. I am so happy your camera was rolling. Nobody would have believe you. Congrats being the one that caught the first ever walleye in Strawberry.
That's both awesome and sad at the same time. Hopefully these don't start causing issues with the trout. I'm an amateur fisher and fish at Strawberry quite a bit but didn't realize that walleye weren't supposed to be there, so it's good you knew that and didn't release it cause I might have. So with that being said, maybe someone else has caught one but just released it, or took it home but didn't realize that it should have been reported cause they didn't realize that was not good.
My mom sent me a link to this story on ksl news. I thought it was a crazy story at the time. But it's even crazier knowing that you were the one that caught it!!
Walleye are one of the coolest fish out there, but Strawberry is probably the best trout fishery I've ever been to. Trout are not as cool as walleye, but Strawberry needs to be walleye-less because of how unique it is for numbers of big trout. Trout can keep Strawberry, walleye can have their way with Starvation
thats incredible. and not any walleye, a big ass walleye! I hope you ate that bad boy! makes me wonder how many are in there. DWR better get some net surveys going soon!
@BackyardBoyTV oh yeah. Such an awesome catch. Hanging out right off shore too. Wicked sick. Check out some of my videos if you haven't! I do mostly trout fishing. But general outdoors survival, camping, Prepping kind of stuff.
Nice fish. I've been talking to my parents who are camp hosts there and they have been hearing stories for a while they said. Hopefully they won't have to poison the lake like they did in the early '90s. Can't wait to gor my summer visit to strawberry, I love it there
Super weird! Definitely wouldn't expect a walleye to be sitting that shallow in the middle of the day. I've seen a few of your videos and I've enjoyed them man! Thanks for watching! 👊
they can eat the chubs... but they will need to stock larger trout now. we may start catching trout with teeth scars. The berry was so good in the late 90's 20" bows and 24" cutts often.
I hate how everyone thinks that trout are not predators and are just as aggressive if not more aggressive than walleye. Look at the whole of the colombia river, trout bass perch salmon steelhead catfish and walleye all co-exist. And no the walleye don't eat all the trout fry any more than a perch or trout would eat a walleye fry. I think we need more walleye in trout waters 😂 and before any one comments I'm from Idaho and we are dealing with the same issue in our snake river and surrounding lakes/reservoirs. IDFW and Utah game and fish is going to do more damage to the fisheries as a whole trying to control and manage the walleye than if they just left them for anglers to harvest. They aren't the devil fish people make them out to be. trout are cool but walleye are cooler 😂
The only reason it's been made such a big deal is because of the harm walleye could cause in the future to the strawberry trout population. It's not a guarantee, but it's certainly possible that the addition of another predator could cause some issues. Which is the aftermath of a lot of illegal introductions. But I'm with you man! I'd be one of the last to complain about having more lakes to target walleye 😂 but, I don't love them enough to sacrifice one of the best trout fisheries in the state. If we could have a population of walleye in strawberry that isn't negativity affecting the trout populations that I'm all for it! And I'm honestly hoping that that's the result of this whole thing.
One person claimed to have seen one on an underwater camera while ice fishing a few weeks after I caught mine. I've also heard of a few people claiming to have caught one, or been with someone who caught one in the last few months, but none of these came with pictures/evidence so they aren't confirmed.
@BackyardBoyTV it's hard to believe fishermen and their fish tales 😆 But it doesn't appear to be any other evidence of anymore caught . At least I couldn't find any on social media with an actual catch.
Exactly, the DWR didn't find any in netting and other surveys. So we'll see if others turn up. I think I might have just been in the right place at the right time to catch the one walleye someone dumped in there 😂🤷
Utah is the only state that views Walleye as a trash fish. The bucket biology occurs because the DWR has created too many trout lakes and not enough opportunity for Walleye fishing. Trout and Walleye can coexist. Lets remember that most of these "lakes" are made man reservoirs with stocked fish. The Bear Lake Cutthroat trout are not indigenous to the rivers that feed strawberry and all of the rainbows are sterile.
I wouldn't say that Utah considers them as a trash fish at all, especially considering all the work and resources that have gone into managing the reservoir just down the lake for trophy walleye. Yeah, walleye and trout can coexist without issues, but adding the population of walleye to a reservoir that doesn't have any can also certainly cause problems. It's not guaranteed, but it's certainly possible. Why risk ruining the amazing trout fishing in Strawberry when there's amazing walleye fishing just down the road?
@@BackyardBoyTV I agree Starvation is a fantastic Walleye lake. Why are there not more reservoirs like it? I'm arguing if there were more lakes featuring Walleye then people wouldn't participate in bucket biology. You can introduce sterile Walleye to lakes the same way they do Rainbows. The DWR likes trout because they are easy to catch, and recently has been obsessed with adding Kokanee everywhere. Rockport is chock full of undersized perch why not put some Walleye in that lake? Why not put some in Jordanelle? The only reason they are in Deer Creek/Echo is because of bucket biologist. Clearly people want the opportunity to fish for Walleye or this wouldn't keep happening. I wish the DWR were more transparent on how they decide on which species they are going to stock in any given reservoir. I agree Strawberry is a premier trout lake and that's fine. Why not mix it up at some of these other reservoirs that are not blue ribbon fisheries. Walleye are delicious and are challenging/rewarding fish to catch.
If you think about it, there are a good amount of walleye lakes in utah. Willard, Starvation, and Powell are pretty consistent producers. As well as Big Sandwash, Lake Boreham, Echo, Deer Creek, and yuba bringing success to a lot of fisherman. Plus, the DWR has stocked sterile walleye in scofield in recent years. Considering we are in an area of the country that isn't known for walleye, I'd say we have plenty of opportunity for them. I am not a biologist however, so I obviously don't know all the logistics behind it. I'd assume it's expensive to manage the walleye we already have let alone adding more populations, but maybe that's not the case. Clearly the DWR has their reasons behind where or where they don't stock walleye and I'm happy to sit back and let them make that decision. And in all reality, bucket biology is something that will happen regardless of the density of a species in a state. For example: The green sunfish, bluegill and green sunfish that were illegally stocked in kolob reservoir. There's a lot of lakes with those species and someone still dumped them in kolob.
@@BackyardBoyTV You are able to name less than 10 lakes across the entire state that have Walleye. 2 of them Echo/Deer Creek they were introduced illegally. Now name all the lakes that are stocked with trout. We are in an area of the country that is now known for rainbow trout despite the fact that they are not native to Utah either. A few more Walleye lakes wouldn't hurt. After all these are man made lakes and the fish are stocked for anglers to enjoy.
The same way that idaho, colorado, Montana, and most of the other surrounding states are known for trout. I'm assuming the DWR is prioritizing trout because they're easier to manage. Now I love walleye as much as the next guy and would love to see them in more lakes. But clearly there's reasons why the DWR doesn't stock walleye in more of our lakes. And it is what it is.
As of right now, there's only been two sightings. There's definitely not big numbers in there. I guess we'll see how many show up during the spring spawn 🤷
Maybe it was introduced illegally by someone, or maybe it made its way through the Strawberry River all the way from starvation to Strawberry Reservoir.
He should have kept his mouth shut…walleye are way better eating than trout and I wouldn’t call strawberry a trophy anything
He also should have kept his mouth shut because he’s super annoying! “What the heck, what the heck”
Shut up already
Very sorry for doubting you on Facebook. Crazy story, handled very well. Good job!
No worries! If I wasn't there and hadn't seen the footage, I would have trouble believing the story myself!
Half of the state is tuning into you and your find. What a great achievement for your channel. Your high pitched "What what" literally had me dying. Congrats dude and I can't think of another TH-camr that deserved that catch.
Every time I watch the footage I can't help but smile. I was genuinely so surprised! 😂 Thanks skiddy!
Been waiting for this one, nice eye man! Hope to see you on the lake sometime.
So glad you got it on film man! Great video, put together well
Thanks bro! So glad the camera was rolling!
Thats very interesting Sam! Nice catch even though its not a good sign for the trout!
Thank you for reporting this and doing the right thing. Let's hope this doesn't become the norm.
That might be the most fishing video I've watched in a year! Love your energy and enthusiasm, what a fun vid. I hope you caught the one and only!
Thank you! And yeah hopefully there aren't too many more 🤞
Amazing catch! I remember back like 3 years ago when you helped me (in person) catch some bluegill up at Layton Pond. Not just a great person on the channel, but kind and helpful in-person as well. You definitely deserved this catch!
I remember that too man! Thanks!
I wonder if they have to consider poisoning the res again…
I’d love to see Pilot Peak cutts in there! Since we already have the wrong strain of cutts for the drainage.
I'd be super surprised if they poisoned it again with how popular of a fishery it is currently. They are going to do some netting and DNA testing here in the next few weeks so we'll see what that leads to.
Pilot Peak cuts would be sweet!
I have been anticipating this video. I am so happy your camera was rolling. Nobody would have believe you. Congrats being the one that caught the first ever walleye in Strawberry.
Thanks! Until I posted the footage there were a lot of people that didn't believe me 😂 such a crazy catch! So glad the camera was filming 🙏
Shoutout to your dad! Best seminary teacher I’ve had
Sam what a catch and discovery‼️Thank you for knowing your regulations, species, and how to handle the situation. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks man! 👊🤙
I thought that was you in the news, glad you are talking about it.
That's both awesome and sad at the same time. Hopefully these don't start causing issues with the trout. I'm an amateur fisher and fish at Strawberry quite a bit but didn't realize that walleye weren't supposed to be there, so it's good you knew that and didn't release it cause I might have. So with that being said, maybe someone else has caught one but just released it, or took it home but didn't realize that it should have been reported cause they didn't realize that was not good.
Can’t believe you did this AND had it on video 🙌
My mom sent me a link to this story on ksl news. I thought it was a crazy story at the time. But it's even crazier knowing that you were the one that caught it!!
Dude I still really can't believe it 😂
Apparently there is a major effort by someone to spread walleye fish from Utah Lake to the other reservoirs.
Great video thank you !!
Walleye are one of the coolest fish out there, but Strawberry is probably the best trout fishery I've ever been to. Trout are not as cool as walleye, but Strawberry needs to be walleye-less because of how unique it is for numbers of big trout. Trout can keep Strawberry, walleye can have their way with Starvation
Couldn't have said it better! Such an awesome fish but not in strawberry. Thanks for watching!
Nice catch! Hopefully the DWR doesn't do anything crazy with the Berry.
Knowing them if they find that they’ve spawned they’ll poison the whole lake😂
thats incredible. and not any walleye, a big ass walleye! I hope you ate that bad boy! makes me wonder how many are in there. DWR better get some net surveys going soon!
Oh heck yeah we are it! I know that the dwr is going to do some monitoring in the spring to see if any are coming up the rivers to spawn.
Bucket biologists strike again. Good job on reporting to DRW.
Wow nice trout. Love it. I'm 32 and I'd have the same reaction about the walleye lol.
Thanks! And yeah that walleye would leave a lot of people flipping out. 😆
@BackyardBoyTV oh yeah. Such an awesome catch. Hanging out right off shore too. Wicked sick. Check out some of my videos if you haven't! I do mostly trout fishing. But general outdoors survival, camping, Prepping kind of stuff.
Been waiting for this video.
Eat it? Good Hell I'd mount it! Great footage! Fish of a lifetime, for sure.
We ate it and it was very good! (as usual for walleye) It definitely would make a great mount!
Nice fish. I've been talking to my parents who are camp hosts there and they have been hearing stories for a while they said. Hopefully they won't have to poison the lake like they did in the early '90s. Can't wait to gor my summer visit to strawberry, I love it there
I'd be surprised if they did, especially after all the work they put in to make it the fishery it is now.
So weird to sight fish a Walleye like that. That's crazy.
Super weird! Definitely wouldn't expect a walleye to be sitting that shallow in the middle of the day.
I've seen a few of your videos and I've enjoyed them man! Thanks for watching! 👊
When are you going to do another Lake Powell video?? Also, great video as normal.
As soon as I can get back down there! Hopefully within the next year.
they can eat the chubs... but they will need to stock larger trout now. we may start catching trout with teeth scars. The berry was so good in the late 90's 20" bows and 24" cutts often.
I hate how everyone thinks that trout are not predators and are just as aggressive if not more aggressive than walleye. Look at the whole of the colombia river, trout bass perch salmon steelhead catfish and walleye all co-exist. And no the walleye don't eat all the trout fry any more than a perch or trout would eat a walleye fry. I think we need more walleye in trout waters 😂 and before any one comments I'm from Idaho and we are dealing with the same issue in our snake river and surrounding lakes/reservoirs. IDFW and Utah game and fish is going to do more damage to the fisheries as a whole trying to control and manage the walleye than if they just left them for anglers to harvest. They aren't the devil fish people make them out to be. trout are cool but walleye are cooler 😂
The only reason it's been made such a big deal is because of the harm walleye could cause in the future to the strawberry trout population. It's not a guarantee, but it's certainly possible that the addition of another predator could cause some issues. Which is the aftermath of a lot of illegal introductions. But I'm with you man! I'd be one of the last to complain about having more lakes to target walleye 😂 but, I don't love them enough to sacrifice one of the best trout fisheries in the state. If we could have a population of walleye in strawberry that isn't negativity affecting the trout populations that I'm all for it! And I'm honestly hoping that that's the result of this whole thing.
Cool vid! How do you get ur voice to squeak like that 😂
Pure excitement 😂😂
@@BackyardBoyTV its pretty impressive ive always wondered how monster mike done it but he is a little fella
Some one else got a picture at mud creek of one on a bobber cam....
Very strange!
kudos for some late season fishing when most guys are on the couch
Have any other walleye been showing up at Strawberry since your catch?
One person claimed to have seen one on an underwater camera while ice fishing a few weeks after I caught mine. I've also heard of a few people claiming to have caught one, or been with someone who caught one in the last few months, but none of these came with pictures/evidence so they aren't confirmed.
@BackyardBoyTV it's hard to believe fishermen and their fish tales 😆 But it doesn't appear to be any other evidence of anymore caught . At least I couldn't find any on social media with an actual catch.
Exactly, the DWR didn't find any in netting and other surveys. So we'll see if others turn up. I think I might have just been in the right place at the right time to catch the one walleye someone dumped in there 😂🤷
And the discussion posts did light on fire 😂
You can say that again 😅😅
Time to flood Strawberry with hidden trail cams
They need to that anyway with all the thieving going on up there recently
Crazy stuff! 😀
Oh please let the walleye thrive in Strawberry!!!
If there's a way for them to thrive without negatively affecting the other species, I agree!
Bro this video is crazy😂
It's been 6 months and l still can't believe it 😅
Subscribed because of this vid
Utah is the only state that views Walleye as a trash fish. The bucket biology occurs because the DWR has created too many trout lakes and not enough opportunity for Walleye fishing. Trout and Walleye can coexist. Lets remember that most of these "lakes" are made man reservoirs with stocked fish. The Bear Lake Cutthroat trout are not indigenous to the rivers that feed strawberry and all of the rainbows are sterile.
I wouldn't say that Utah considers them as a trash fish at all, especially considering all the work and resources that have gone into managing the reservoir just down the lake for trophy walleye. Yeah, walleye and trout can coexist without issues, but adding the population of walleye to a reservoir that doesn't have any can also certainly cause problems. It's not guaranteed, but it's certainly possible. Why risk ruining the amazing trout fishing in Strawberry when there's amazing walleye fishing just down the road?
@@BackyardBoyTV I agree Starvation is a fantastic Walleye lake. Why are there not more reservoirs like it? I'm arguing if there were more lakes featuring Walleye then people wouldn't participate in bucket biology. You can introduce sterile Walleye to lakes the same way they do Rainbows. The DWR likes trout because they are easy to catch, and recently has been obsessed with adding Kokanee everywhere. Rockport is chock full of undersized perch why not put some Walleye in that lake? Why not put some in Jordanelle? The only reason they are in Deer Creek/Echo is because of bucket biologist. Clearly people want the opportunity to fish for Walleye or this wouldn't keep happening. I wish the DWR were more transparent on how they decide on which species they are going to stock in any given reservoir.
I agree Strawberry is a premier trout lake and that's fine. Why not mix it up at some of these other reservoirs that are not blue ribbon fisheries. Walleye are delicious and are challenging/rewarding fish to catch.
If you think about it, there are a good amount of walleye lakes in utah. Willard, Starvation, and Powell are pretty consistent producers. As well as Big Sandwash, Lake Boreham, Echo, Deer Creek, and yuba bringing success to a lot of fisherman. Plus, the DWR has stocked sterile walleye in scofield in recent years. Considering we are in an area of the country that isn't known for walleye, I'd say we have plenty of opportunity for them. I am not a biologist however, so I obviously don't know all the logistics behind it. I'd assume it's expensive to manage the walleye we already have let alone adding more populations, but maybe that's not the case. Clearly the DWR has their reasons behind where or where they don't stock walleye and I'm happy to sit back and let them make that decision.
And in all reality, bucket biology is something that will happen regardless of the density of a species in a state. For example: The green sunfish, bluegill and green sunfish that were illegally stocked in kolob reservoir. There's a lot of lakes with those species and someone still dumped them in kolob.
@@BackyardBoyTV You are able to name less than 10 lakes across the entire state that have Walleye. 2 of them Echo/Deer Creek they were introduced illegally. Now name all the lakes that are stocked with trout. We are in an area of the country that is now known for rainbow trout despite the fact that they are not native to Utah either. A few more Walleye lakes wouldn't hurt. After all these are man made lakes and the fish are stocked for anglers to enjoy.
The same way that idaho, colorado, Montana, and most of the other surrounding states are known for trout. I'm assuming the DWR is prioritizing trout because they're easier to manage. Now I love walleye as much as the next guy and would love to see them in more lakes. But clearly there's reasons why the DWR doesn't stock walleye in more of our lakes. And it is what it is.
Let's gooooooooo🎉🎉
I saw this on the news thats awesome
Heck yeah! The story has been all over the place haha
Makes me want to get up there.@@BackyardBoyTV
Nice Eye.. Hope that's the only one that was in there !
As of right now, there's only been two sightings. There's definitely not big numbers in there. I guess we'll see how many show up during the spring spawn 🤷
none I hope ! knock on wood.@@BackyardBoyTV
Maybe it was introduced illegally by someone, or maybe it made its way through the Strawberry River all the way from starvation to Strawberry Reservoir.
Not possible due to the soldier creek dam. Definitely an illegal introduction.
I will only have one catch in this video. Continues to catch a cutthroat before the walleye lol😂
The Cutthroat needed some screen time too 🥲
@@BackyardBoyTV haha yep 😂
Yessir
Should get a mount. Being where it come from💪
I love walleye
I love them too! Especially when they're in the places there supposed to be 😅
So ten million people a day fish that lake and u r only on to catch a walleye amazing
Pretty much yeah 😂 so unbelievable.
Better get it mounted since it brought you your 6 seconds of fame ha ha
😂😂 it would definitely make for a great mount!
I doubted it as well but starvation feeds into strawberry and there are plenty of them there! Crazy bro!!! I guess one could make it down that far!
Strawberry actually feeds into starvation so they can't get in naturally. But there's definitely a bunch of them in there!
That is wild man thats a catch your going to remember for the rest of your life
Absolutely man. Still can't believe it happened