Sylvan Walleye

[dothepuff]

Been out on the North end a few times catching a few. Has anyone else noticed that the walleye have huge heads compared to their bodies and we had a few come in and they also look really pale for walleye.

[dshot]

The walleye are a bit stunted, the population has grown extremely fast over the last decade with little increase in forage.

That being said, it is only about a month after the spawn, the fish will start to bulk up a bit through the end of the summer.

[Kurt505]

It’s their post spawn body, some take longer to recoup than others. Give it a few weeks. The bite will slow down as they get back to their normal size but they will be bigger. It’s like that on all the lakes right now.

[Munchymoo]

Was there last weekend. The fish in Sylvan look quite stunted as compared to Gull. Noticeable difference. Not sure if this is a normal or not.

[Poppa]

While there are certainly some bigger 'Eyes in Sylvan, it really is famous for "eater" sized walleye. So many 15-18"-ers in there. Would give anything for more 25"+...

[DiabeticKripple]

This is why they opened the lake to retention. Too many walleye so they aren’t growing. Thin them out a bit and hopefully we will see some bigger ones in the next 5 years.

[Coiloil37]

That lakes been overpopulated with stunted walleye for 20 years. In the thousands I’ve caught since the turn of the century I can’t remember more then one that was over 18” long.

[pikeman06]

Yup good job for the government taking a proactive approach to certain lakes that have unbalanced predator-prey fisheries. They don't just fix themselves. Eat em up.