1. The Walleye
By Ethan Lansing

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. Sources http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/documents/species/walleye.pdf