| Walleyes have some unique features and habits | | | | These dark-colored fish have a lighter-colored |
| about them that definitely make them stand out | | | | belly and a tail that is forked. They can be found |
| from other fish. In order to successfully catch | | | | in both rivers and lakes, although they will mostly |
| these fish, it is necessary to have a good | | | | spawn in rivers if they can. They are a mobile |
| understanding of what makes this type of fish | | | | fish; they congregate in certain areas for a brief |
| different from all the others. | | | | amount of time and then move to a different |
| The walleye's most unique physical feature is its | | | | locale. Favorite locations for walleyes are weed |
| eyes. They are incredibly dark and glassy, and are | | | | beds, rock beds, and creeks feeding into lakes. In |
| light sensitive. There is a pigment on their eyes | | | | the summer time they do not move around |
| called tapetum lucidum that aids them in seeing in | | | | nearly as much as during other times of the year. |
| dark conditions. While they may be able to see | | | | As previously mentioned, due do their light |
| well at night, their special eyes cause them to be | | | | sensitivity, walleyes will avoid sunshine and will |
| sensitive to bright lights, such as the sun. If you | | | | gather in deep waters to stay protected from |
| have ever tried walleye fishing in the middle of a | | | | the sun. Fall walleye fishing affords the angler |
| sunny day, you may not have had a lot of luck. | | | | more versatility in terms of when they can fish |
| Walleyes will hide out during the day to stay | | | | because the sun is not directly overhead during |
| away from light; nighttime walleye fishing is | | | | the day as it is in warmer months, so the |
| generally the most productive. | | | | likelihood of catching a walleye during the day in |
| Walleyes are a member of the perch family; their | | | | autumn is greater than during the summer. |
| nickname "walleyed pike" is technically inaccurate. | | | | |