Fishing trophy walleye at Le Domaine Shannon

After a very successful fishing trip to Le Domaine Shannon A couple weeks ago, I headed back for another week of walleye and pike fishing on Lac Wahoo. This time, my good friend Jimmy came along, after I had briefed him on the outstanding quality of walleye fishing my son Eli and I had enjoyed on our trip (see: https://www.montreal-fishing.com/2025/07/best-walleye-fishing-at-le-domaine.html ).

Day 1:

We drove through the night to get to out cabin on Lac Wahoo bright and early. After breaking camp and getting the boat setup up with our add on electric motor, sonar, rod holders, and other accessories, we launched early in the day. Plan of action to start was a mix of trolling, and stopping to cast jerkbaits at spots where Eli and has success finding walleye. Fishing started off quite slow, but eventually, we managed to find a couple pods of walleye while casting, landing a few each, with a couple in the lower end of the allowable slot size.

Eventually, we trolled by a spot where I've run into better sized pike and walleye. Sure enough, on our first pass, my rod got hit, and I landed my first decent pike of the trip.

We turned around to try another pass, and I landed another one in the same size class. 

Not much else to report that day, other than my first ever perch on Lac Wahoo, was actually smaller than my lure.

Day 2:

After a very cold and windy night, we woke up to high winds and frigid temperatures, down to the single digits. Wearing thermal underwear and 2 hoodies, I managed to stay warm enough to fish all day. Most of the day was spent trolling due to the high winds, and fishing was slow. I manage a couple pike and smaller walleye, as did Jimmy. Eventually, we headed out for some evening casting, where we found a couple better fish,

I started off with a decent walleye:

Jimmy followed up with a pike:

That pretty much ended the day for us.

Day 3: 

With calm winds and sunny skies, we spent the morning casting and trolling, with only one tiny pike that I landed. By mid afternoon, the temperature had warmed up enough for me to head out in a t shirt for the first time all trip. Jimmy suggested casting a new spot, where we hadn't tried using jerkbats up until that point. Sure enough, there was a pod of walleyes waiting for us, and we landed 4 nice ones within a short 20 minute span.

Check out the blue dorsal fins on these walleyes:

We knew we had secured enough for more tasty walleye dinners, as usual, I took care of cleaning and cooking our catch.

After the bite at the spot died down, we did a lot more casting at a few spots we planned around the lake. Towards evening, our last spot paid off with a few more walleye, including my biggest of the trip, in the 4 lbs range.

A few casts later, another good hit, and I landed my biggest pike of the trip after a good battle.

After a few more keeper sized walleyes landed, we called it a day shortly before sunset.

Day 4:

Another cold night and early start had us out in hoodies again. We started off at the spot where we had success the previous afternoon, and sure enough, the first 4 cats, landed us 4 more walleyes.

When they stopped biting there, we headed off to cast another spot, out of the howling winds. Within minutes, Jimmy hooked into another seemingly decent fish. As is swam past me in the boat, I was the first to spot one of the biggest walleyes I've ever seen. My first reaction was to yell out "Huge Quinty walleye", referring to the giant sized walleyes that the Bay of Quinte in Ontario is famous for. I netted the trophy walleye for Jimmy, and both of us were in awe.

This was a very old walleye, likely over 25 years old. A huge head, but emaciated body with some strange looking growths, it measured 31 inches, but weighed only 8 lbs. 

My son Eli, actually had the lake record for walleye at 30 inches and 9 lbs. which he caught a few years ago. So Jimmy's fish is now the longest walleye known to be caught on that lake, Eli's is still the heaviest. I'm just happy I was there for both catches. I made sure to get her back in the lake in good shape after a couple minutes in the new cradle.

The day continued with a lot more walleyes landed, a good dozen or so between both of us. At some point, we noticed a couple eagles flying overhead, that were pecking at each other. We eventually found them perched in a couple trees, very noticeable with their big white heads as we trolled by.

One eventually flew off, and we spotted the other one a bit alter on.

Shot some footage, which I'll post later.

Day 5:

Only half a day planned to fish, as Jimmy had to leave earlier than planned. After casting a few spots without much success, we finally found a few more walleyes, not far for where we had seen the eagles the previous evening,

Shortly after noon, we decided to troll back to the cabin, and call it a trip. With my luck, my rod got hit again with less than 5 minutes left in the trip, and I landed another nice pike.

Perfect end to another perfect fishing trip. The cold weather kept most of the biting bugs away, and cool nights made for much better sleeping condition. While the pike were tough, I managed to catch a few nice ones, and as with last trip, the casting bite for walleyes was completely off the charts. Jimmy's new record trophy sized walleye was definitely the highlight of the trip. I'm glad my friend Jimmy came along, and that we got time to spend doing what we enjoy most. There aren't many people I'd rather fish with, and Jimmy's one of the few dedicated anglers that will put in the hours and work required to catch fish, no matter what the conditions.

Lastly, I'd like to thank Serge and all the crew at Le Domaine Shannon, for running a top notch outfitter operation. Though the lake I fished at (Lac Wahoo) is very remote, perfectly functioning appliances and motors are essential  to us being able to pull off these trips. 

Contact them about your next walleye trip by clicking: https://freshwaterphil.com/ledomaineshannon.cfm