What Walleye Eat (Not for the faint of heart!)

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What Walleye Eat (Not for the faint of heart!)

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Hi all,

Last winter I found myself looking for what the Ottawa Walleyes are eating and discovered the following....

Perch....
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Sunfish...
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Looks like mudpout...
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It's amazing what one fish will eat. Last summer I filleted a walleye that was 19" and it had 5 small minnows plus a 7" walleye in it's stomach. I also filleted a bass one year(gill hooked it, had to keep it :? ) and when I cut it open it had 5 crawfish in it plus it hit my tube. Can you imagine how much they eat in a year :shock:
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Post by jammer »

Always interested to see whats been on the menu if i keep fish...

Have caught a 10lb pike threw the ice that had 3 8"perch in its gut
Rainbows and Browns that you couldn't fit another shiner in and still smash a roe bag...

My son also gets a kick out of it.... Always helps with the cleaning and the forensic examination... :D
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walleye diet

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That walleye probably chowed the news paper by accident with the great looking Nanaimo bars showing up at a pretty good price.

BIG~~~~~~~~~~~~~off to eat'
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It would seem the Cat doesn't digest as easy..Must be that leathery skin. :shock:
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Post by Rob »

Alway's a good idea to find out what there chowing down on ... I never knew that Walleye ate Catfish :o

(Big Jim) M&M's put out some pretty good fudge brownies also :wink: Them there vitals is good eatin :)
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Post by Relic »

Always interesting to see what the are feeding on. That last one looks more like a ling or mudpuppy by the shape of the tail?

I only fish wally's early season and they are always full of perch, cept last year they were stuffed!!!! with white dragonfly nymphs.

Think I'll keep a few muskies next year for closer inspection :shock: Kidding :lol:
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Big Jim wrote:That walleye probably chowed the news paper by accident with the great looking Nanaimo bars showing up at a pretty good price.

BIG~~~~~~~~~~~~~off to eat'
:lol: :lol: :lol:

still laughing.....
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Relic wrote: That last one looks more like a ling or mudpuppy by the shape of the tail?
Might be a puppy, kinda looks like some legs at the back end.
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MMMMMMMM, Nanaimo bars. I love them.
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:oops: :oops: :oops: :mrgreen:


Not very discriminating, ...are they? .......yuck :lol: :lol: :wink:
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Post by Muskiemagnet »

I was thinking ling also. It could be a mudpuppy and have its legs tucked in.

We caught dozens of big mudpuppies last year in the shack. We measured one in at 13" :shock: Eating champs and minnows.
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Thx for posting those pics....I always find it neat to see what they are snaking on.
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Post by joco »

HI CRAWLER

wallleye can realy eat big stuff,,,,,,,

i caught 2 walleye this year one BIG musky bait,,,,,10 inch topwater lure,, :shock: ,,,,,,,,,,,so they must be in top 3 off the food chain,,,,,,, :shock:

last summer me and peppino,,we went for musky on the rideau,,,and we found a dead,,walleye ,a nice 5 to 6 pound,,,,and he had a big rock bass in is mouth,,,stuck there,,,,to big to swallow,,, :shock: ,,,so he died,, :? ,,

so they attack all kind fish or animals,,,,,

there was a great article,,,,,about falls walleye and the frog migration to there winter spots,,,,in magasine last month,,,,,some place,,,,will try to find it,,,




by the way i love the picture and the subject,,,,,,,, :wink:

joco :)
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Good Gutting!!!

Post by dana »

Perch i bet are No.1 food for game fish..
yes that does look like a mud puppy
good pics..!!
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