Walleye is a fish which is seen in the clear and cool large waters which contain the substrates of soil and gravel. This is one among the most common fishes for which people go for fishing in Canada. Walleye can be seen in the regions which lie in Central North America starting from Rocky Mountains and extending to the mountain chains of Appalachian. These can also be found in Arkansas, Alabama as well as Mississippi. The Mackenzie River, Slave Lake as well as Peace River which lies in the northwest parts of Canada contain the Walleye fish in large numbers.
The name of the Walleye fish has been derived from the large opaque as well as blind looking eye, these Canadian fish have. The eyes possess large reflective surfaces that provide the walleye with the advantage of sight over other fishes. These enable the predators for finding their preys even in the dark regions. The back of this Canadian fish is olive green or dark green in colour. The sides are brownish yellow where as these Canadian fish possess bellies which will be white. There will be narrow bands across the back of this Canadian fish which may be somewhere between five and twelve. Two dorsal fins which are separate containing a single dark spot at posterior base of first dorsal fin can be seen for this Canadian fish. This Canadian fish is a carnivore and so we can see the teeth in jaws as well as on roof of their mouth.
The Canadian walleye belong to the family of perches and is the biggest Canadian fish of this family. These have a size which is more than 30 inches in length and a weight which is above ten pounds. The life span of this Canadian fish is around 7 or 8 years when they reach a weight of the range between 12 pounds and 15 pounds. But the individual Canadian fish that are in the mid of their teens weigh the highest and these possess a world record of about twenty five pounds.
The Canadian Fish walleye normally takes its food during dawn as well as during the dusk. These love to feed on emerald shiners, spot tail shiners as well as yellow perch which are some among the favourite food. The other foods which are used by the walleye are bluegills, bull heads, crappie as well as crayfish. The young ones of these Canadian fish feed mainly on the zoo planktons, invertebrates which are aquatic in nature as well as on small fishes which are juvenile.
Here are some of the tips which prove to be effective while fishing for this particular Canadian fish:
The Walleye Canadian fishing will be most productive if it is done during the evening with the usage of jigs or lures of minor types. The fishing must be done closer to bottom over the rock piles. This Canadian fishing can also be done around the edges of the beds of the weeds. Live minnows as well as nigh crawlers work very slowly. But these are also very good producers. This Canadian fish is one among the freshwater fishes which possesses a great taste.
