Walleye (Sander vitreus) is a freshwater, brackish species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 0–27 m. The main season in the United States runs spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Scientific name: Sander vitreus · Water: Freshwater, Brackish · Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Size: 25–75 cm
Weight: 0.2–8 kg
Walleye, the state fish of Minnesota, has reflective eyes adapted to low light and favors deep structure in large lakes and rivers. Its native range is North America, in the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Arctic and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to the Northwest Territories and south to Alabama and Arkansas, possibly also the Mobile Bay basin, and it has been widely introduced elsewhere in the United States. It feeds best in spring and autumn, and ice fishing for it is popular in winter. Its delicious flesh makes it a highly valued freshwater target.
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