- Average Weight: 1 to 3 lbs.
- Peak Weight: 25 lbs.
- IGFA Record: 25 lb fish taken from Old Hickory Lake in
Tennessee on August 2, 1960 by Mabry Harper
- Common Names: Walleye, walleyed pike, pike, jack,
jackfish, pickerel, yellow pickerel, blue pickerel, dore, pike perch
- Optimum Temperature: 67 degrees Fahrenheit
Habitat and
Distribution
The largest member of the perch family can be
found in most of Canada, and as far north as the
Great Slave Lake and Labrador. In the US, it is
limited to the northern states but stocking and
breeding has increased its presence in all of
the East and most of the far-west and south.
This perch loves clear, cold, deep waters in
lakes and rivers, but it prefers a sand, gravel,
or rock bottom. Walleyes are schooling fish, so
once you catch one, more are to follow. |
