Walleye Fishing Fun Interesting Facts

Walleye 

Bait for Bites

Both juvenile and adult Walleye fish almost exclusively eat yellow perch, moving onto bars and shoals at night to feed. Walleye also feed heavily on crayfish, minnows, worms and leeches.
Jigs are the most common lure that is used to catch Walleye.  They allow fisherman/fisher woman to reach the proper depth where most walleye are found.  When the water in the lake is colder you have to be slow, short and gentle moments work best.  In warmer lakes walleyes will become hyper and like a more intense motion.   
Cast out and let your jig sink to the bottom.  Start twitching and them jerk up in a twitching motion so the walleye can get a good site of the jig.  

Spinners are the oldest way to catch Walleye and used many times with lots of luck.  Try using a spinner with a worm on the end with the tail dragging

Length and Weight Limits
There are many length an weight limits set on these fish since they are so very popular. At many lakes in Colorado only Walleye above 18" can be kept.  
Walleye tend to feed more at dawn and dusk. On cloudy days when the water is choppy is perfect condition since they have such good vision.  

Walleye have teeth.......YIKES


Cooking: 
Heat the butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the walleye fillets into the pan. Cook until golden brown on both sides and the fish flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side.  I use bread crumbs Panko with oil.  


Interesting Facts: 
Walleye are a member of the perch family

Walleye Weights	Walleye Age
18" fish is 2.2 lbs.	5 Year old is 21 inches
19" fish is 2.5 lbs.	6 Year old is 22 inches
20" fish is 3.0 lbs	7 Year old is 23 inches
21" fish is 3.4 lbs.	8 Year old is 25 inches

Walleye is probably one of the safest fish to eat since they feed on other fish that will probably contain less cantonments then other fish.  

Walleye can live 15-20 years 

The biggest Walleye ever caught was measured 41 inches in length was caught by Mabry Harper in Tennessee in 1960. 

Reproduction: 

Walleye larva

In most of the species' range, male walleyes mature sexually between three and four years of age. Females normally mature about a year later. Adults migrate to tributary streams in late winter or early spring to lay eggs over gravel and rock, although open-water reef or shoal-spawning strains are seen, as well. Some populations are known to spawn on sand or vegetation. Spawning occurs at water temperatures of 6 to 10 °C (43 to 50 °F). A large female can lay up to 500,000 eggs, and no care is given by the parents to the eggs or fry. The eggs are slightly adhesive and fall into spaces between rocks. The incubation period for the embryos is temperature-dependent, but generally lasts from 12 to 30 days. After hatching, the free-swimming embryos spend about a week absorbing a relatively small amount of yolk. Once the yolk has been fully absorbed, the young walleyes begin to feed.