The Walleye By Ethan Lansing

Scientific Name and Description The scientific name is Sander Vitreus Walleyes can grow up to 42 inches and weigh up to 25 pounds

Where they are found Walleyes can be found in North America Mainly in the Midwest and across the East Coast

Population The Population varies place to place certain lakes they’re everywhere and other lakes they’re no where to be found

Proper Names for Walleye Basically its accepted in the Walleye world that a male Walleye is called just that and it goes the same way for a female.

Spawning season It normally occurs in the Spring or or beginning of Summer The eggs will hatch anywhere from 12-18 days later A Female can lay up to 500,000 eggs at a time

Life of a Walleye On average walleyes live to be about 7 years old The oldest one ever recorded lived to be 29 years old

Habitat Walleyes live close to shore during dusk and dawn and feed and during the day they will hang out in dropout away from the sun They will also use weed beds, submerged trees as cover also

A Walleyes Diet Walley’s will eat smaller fish like perch when they get big Otherwise they will eat leeches, insects, crayfish, snails, and mudpuppies

Where is the Walleye on the Food Chain Walleyes are kind of right in the middle Their main predators are humans and bigger fish

3 unique facts about Walleyes In Canada, walleye are called pickerel, jackfish or dore´ If the water is clear and there is no shade in the shallows, walleye will go as deep as 40 feet to escape the penetrating rays of the sun. Walleyes are called Walleyes because of the way their eyes are pointed

Sources http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/documents/species/walleye.pdf http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Sander_vitreus/