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spinningchain1
08-13-2012, 11:19 PM
What is the different's between a sauger (don't know if thats the right spelling) and a walleye?

Thanks guys
pickrel pat
08-13-2012, 11:34 PM
sauger have black dots on the dorsal(top) fin, they lack the white spot on the bottom of the tail, and have a faint vertical striped pattern on the body...., ussually smaller than walleye in general and for some reason their heads look flatter than a walleyes.
Gust
08-13-2012, 11:34 PM
Slimmer with darker markings down thru the tail,, I have yet to hold one side by side with a walleye to really compare,, I could google it and im sure someone will post a pic. Catching a 5lb sauger is unlikely butcha never know out there, ya never know????
fishman
08-13-2012, 11:45 PM
Sauger doesn't have the milky eye that the walleye has
YeeHaw
08-13-2012, 11:46 PM
sauger have black dots on the dorsal(top) fin, they lack the white spot on the bottom of the tail, and have a faint vertical striped pattern on the body...., ussually smaller than walleye in general and for some reason their heads look flatter than a walleyes.

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spinningchain1
08-14-2012, 01:38 AM
I had a walleye the other day I should have snapped a few pics of it since it was about 20'' long, I just didn't want to take the chance that it wasn't a legal fish to keep so I threw it back.

My dad told me that was a small one is that true?
NSR Monger
08-14-2012, 10:44 AM
hope this helps, 1st pic is a sauger from the nsr........20 is decent, but personally I think the weight matters more, you can have some skinny's or fatties at that length

also sauger are smaller then walleye
spinningchain1
08-14-2012, 03:05 PM
Can you keep sauger because I don't see anything for any streams that talk about them?
ice
08-14-2012, 03:14 PM
Can you keep sauger because I don't see anything for any streams that talk about them?

Also if you can keep them do they taste like walleyed?
Mountain Guy
08-14-2012, 05:57 PM
sauger are the walleyes' ugly cousin...
Speckle55
08-14-2012, 06:11 PM
Hope this helps
David:)

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/WildSpecies/Fish/PerchRelated/Sauger/Sauger.aspx


http://www.srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/WildSpecies/Fish/PerchRelated/Walleye/Walleye.aspx