Walleye

Overview
Walleye are also called walleyed pike, pickerel, jackfish, dore, and ol’ marble eyes. The sides of the walleye are olive-green with gold flecks. The spiny dorsal fin lacks spots, but has a black rear base. The lower lobe of the tail has a white tip.

Strong fighters, walleyes stay deep and wage a determined battle. Walleyes are light sensitive. They have a layer of pigment in the retina of the eye called the “Tapetum lucidum”. Because of their light-sensitive eyes, they bite best around dusk and dawn, at night, or in cloudy weather. Popular baits and lures include minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches, jigs, spinners, and plugs, especially minnow plugs.

Most numerous in large, windswept natural lakes of moderate to low clarity. They can also be found in smaller lakes, reservoirs, and rivers and streams with moderate current. Walleyes prefer clean, hard bottoms and water temperature from 65 to 75 degrees F.

Eating Habits
Primarily fish eaters, walleyes also feed on immature and adult aquatic insects, leeches, crayfish, snails, and larval salamanders. Except in waters of low clarity, they feed most heavily in dim-light periods, especially when light levels are fading rapidly.

Age & Growth
Walleyes have been known to live as long as 26 years. Females typically grow much larger than males.

World Record
1960 – 25 pounds, caught in Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee.

Walleye Resorts
Manitoba

Big Whiteshell Lodge Ltd.

Northwest Territories

Hearne Lake Lodge

Ontario

Chapleau Lodge
Cianci’s Holiday North Lodge
Leisure Island Houseboat Rentals
Maynard Lake Lodge
O-PEE-CHEE Lake Lodge
Papa John’s Place
Sudbury Aviation Ltd.

Quebec

Wapoos Sibi

Saskatchewan

B & L Cabins and Outfitters Ltd.
Cree River Lodge
Minor Bay Camps Ltd.

Walleye Books
Walleye The reference for walleye. Learn about the fish itself, where it lives, and most important – its eating preferences and how to imitate and present what the fish enjoys most.

Walleye Patterns and Presentations A book that shows you how to find good structure, rig live bait, and catch trophy walleyes in lakes, rivers, and