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Walleye
Two dorsal fins separated into a spiny and a soft-rayed portion, cloudy eye, white tips on anal and lower caudal fins, canine teeth. Few fish match the walleye for the combination of recreational angling enjoyment and table fare. Walleye are the largest member of the perch family. They lack the distinctive vertical bar makings of the yellow perch and have fan-like canine teeth. These battling fish are exciting to catch, delicious to eat and because they feed actively all winter, they provide a fine year-round sport fishery. In spring and fall walleyes congregate in shallow bay waters of the great Lakes, where they seek out rocky areas and submerged bars. During the bright part of the day they retreat in schools to the shade of deep waters or submerged objects. In the summer, walleyes range into cooler, deeper waters. They prefer a water temperature of 55 to 68 degrees F and are seldom found in waters deeper than 50 feet. Walleyes are greedy predators. They eat small bass, trout, pike, perch and sunfishes. Prime feeding times are early morning and evening. Although in turbid waters walleyes are active throughout the day. Walleyes often associate with yellow perch, smallmouth bass, northern pike and muskellunge.
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April and May, walleyes spawn over rock shoals. Males mature at age
two to four years, females at three to six years. The average walleye
caught by anglers is three years old and weighs from one to three
pounds. Northern pike and muskellunge prey heavily on walleyes, while
yellow perch, smallmouth bass and lake whitefish compete with
walleyes for food. How To Catch Walleye Walleyes can be caught in numerous ways. Early in the season, fishing bottom with lead-head jigs tipped with minnows or with plastic grub bodies is the top technique, but as the season progresses, trolling with plugs (such as Rapalas and Wiggle Warts) or spoons or with spinners and crawler harnesses becomes the preferred method. two men walleye fishingSlow trolling baits at a variety of depths is important as, although walleyes are usually associated with the bottom, the most active fish are sometimes suspended in the water column. But walleyes can readily be taken on live bait; nightcrawlers drifted along the bottom, leeches suspended under a slip bobber or minnows fished on a tight line will all produce. In fall, jigging with spoons in deep water is a popular technique. Walleyes can be photosensitive. Fishing is often best early and late in shallow water, though that is less critical in deep water. But walleyes often move shallow to feed at night and casting with artificial lures or drifting with live bait will all produce walleyes after dark.
A close relative and look-alike of the walleye, the sauger shares habitat and, to some extent food sources with walleyes. Sauger are more adaptable to turbid water than walleyes are. Like walleyes, they are sight feeders which shy away from intense light, so they are most active at dawn, dusk and on cloudy days. Immature saugers feed on plankton and aquatic insects, while adults prey on small fish, insects, crayfish and leeches.
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