Description of Walleye
The walleye is a torpedo-shaped fish ranging from dark
olive-brown to yellowish gold, with brassy-flecked sides and a dark splotch at
the rear of a spiny dorsal fin. It has two separate dorsal fins and the lower
lobe of the tail is tipped with white. Its large, glassy eyes reflect light at
night.
Native to Canada and the northern United States, walleye have
been stocked in most states except a few in the far west and south. In North
Carolina, the Commission has stocked walleye in mountain and Piedmont
reservoirs. Walleye prefer clear, cool water and usually stay in deep water
during the day, moving to shallow waters at night.
Young walleye prefer to feed on fish but will eat crayfish, leeches,
mollusks, worms and insects. Adult walleye are large, visual predators and their
main diet is threadfin shad, although they will eat small bass, trout, perch and
sunfishes as well. They usually feed at night on or near the
bottom.
olive-brown to yellowish gold, with brassy-flecked sides and a dark splotch at
the rear of a spiny dorsal fin. It has two separate dorsal fins and the lower
lobe of the tail is tipped with white. Its large, glassy eyes reflect light at
night.
Native to Canada and the northern United States, walleye have
been stocked in most states except a few in the far west and south. In North
Carolina, the Commission has stocked walleye in mountain and Piedmont
reservoirs. Walleye prefer clear, cool water and usually stay in deep water
during the day, moving to shallow waters at night.
Young walleye prefer to feed on fish but will eat crayfish, leeches,
mollusks, worms and insects. Adult walleye are large, visual predators and their
main diet is threadfin shad, although they will eat small bass, trout, perch and
sunfishes as well. They usually feed at night on or near the
bottom.
Walleye
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This Walleye was caught in Lake James in NC, I dont really remember the bait that was used but I think it Was a Rapala Jig