Very true man ...but some reports are based on science and some are not...I'm voting for the science.
MNR (not American) has lots of documented articles that are based on science and not personal beliefs.
Enjoy
BIG JIM~~~~~~~~out'
Aug. 7th - 28 Inch Blue Walleye
A 13lb Blue caught from a northern Qc. lake
The eyes of a Blue
A Yellow
2 Pickerel - Yellow and Blue?
Chain Pickerel
In the end, they all taste the same!
When I caught the 13lb der, I spoke with the Qc. ministry and they said that they do not consider a Blue as a different species. They did say however, that they are unique to certain bodies of water. So who is right? The Americans or the Qc.'s, or the Northern Ontarians?
My Blues, hit harder, fight longer and are just plain Blue Pickerel.
The eyes of a Blue
A Yellow
2 Pickerel - Yellow and Blue?
Chain Pickerel
In the end, they all taste the same!
When I caught the 13lb der, I spoke with the Qc. ministry and they said that they do not consider a Blue as a different species. They did say however, that they are unique to certain bodies of water. So who is right? The Americans or the Qc.'s, or the Northern Ontarians?
My Blues, hit harder, fight longer and are just plain Blue Pickerel.
A Fish a Day, will keep the Blues away!
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Blue Walleyes
Hi i caught some dark yellow walleyes up north and in the winter
you can see the blue ink in the snow.....Nice catch chumy.....Wally
you can see the blue ink in the snow.....Nice catch chumy.....Wally
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Walleye caught at same spot
Here is a walleye I caught at the same spot. This is why at first I thought it was a Blue Walleye cause of the greyish-blue tint and the one I caught recently had the golden-black tint to it.
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Where the fish don't stop biting
Where the fish don't stop biting
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They were both caught in the last month! Been catching alot of walleye lately.Daner wrote:That could very well be a Blue. They are out there!
Nice catch by the way!
The only way to really know if it is, is to invite me.
Was that fish caught recently?
Daner
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Where the fish don't stop biting
The Blue Walleye caught in Northern Ontario and Quebec are not the same fish as the "blue walleye or blue pike" of the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes "Blue Walleye":
"The blue pike (Sander vitreum glaucum) was abundant in the commercial fishery of the Great Lakes. It was historically found in Lakes Erie and
Ontario, and in the Niagara River. ~ 1915, population levels began a cycle of extreme fluctuation caused by over-fishing, leading to the eventual collapse in 1958.
The FWS listed the pike as endangered under the ESCA in 1970. suggesting that introgressive hybridization with walleye may have caused the final disappearance of
the stock. A survey by the Blue Pike Recovery Team in 1977 found no individuals. In 1983, the EWS declared the blue pike extinct and removed it from the
endangered species list (48 FR 39942)."
The blue walleye caught in the north are a colour variant of the yellow walleye ((Sander vitreum vitreum):
"Blue walleye of Canada are genetically different than the extinct "blue pike" of Lake Erie. They are albino for yellow color and have blue color in the mucous of their skin. The blue color forms on the dorsal (upper) part of the body and is particulary noticable in the two dorsal fins and the upper part of the tail."
Check out the link: http://wayneschaefer.blogspot.com/
As someone mentioned FishFinder's "light coloured" walleye is common for walleye caught in turbid waters. I've caught a bunch of very little coloured, washed out walleye in the fast flowing murky waters of several rivers in SW Ontario.
Anyways nice fish no matter what the colour.
JimW
Great Lakes "Blue Walleye":
"The blue pike (Sander vitreum glaucum) was abundant in the commercial fishery of the Great Lakes. It was historically found in Lakes Erie and
Ontario, and in the Niagara River. ~ 1915, population levels began a cycle of extreme fluctuation caused by over-fishing, leading to the eventual collapse in 1958.
The FWS listed the pike as endangered under the ESCA in 1970. suggesting that introgressive hybridization with walleye may have caused the final disappearance of
the stock. A survey by the Blue Pike Recovery Team in 1977 found no individuals. In 1983, the EWS declared the blue pike extinct and removed it from the
endangered species list (48 FR 39942)."
The blue walleye caught in the north are a colour variant of the yellow walleye ((Sander vitreum vitreum):
"Blue walleye of Canada are genetically different than the extinct "blue pike" of Lake Erie. They are albino for yellow color and have blue color in the mucous of their skin. The blue color forms on the dorsal (upper) part of the body and is particulary noticable in the two dorsal fins and the upper part of the tail."
Check out the link: http://wayneschaefer.blogspot.com/
As someone mentioned FishFinder's "light coloured" walleye is common for walleye caught in turbid waters. I've caught a bunch of very little coloured, washed out walleye in the fast flowing murky waters of several rivers in SW Ontario.
Anyways nice fish no matter what the colour.
JimW