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Blue Walleye?
Was out fishing tonight just slaying Walleye and my partner landed 1 about 50cm and it was very blue. Anyone else come across this?
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Google is your friend
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I seen that but didn't really say to much about them being in Alberta
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Used to be fairly common out east. Especially one of the Great Lakes.
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Out east it's actually considered a different species of walleye. Blue pickerel or blue walleye. What your buddy caught was most likely a genetic variant and has been known to happen.
The blue walleye in eastern Canada are considered extirpated by most but there are always rumours of people catching one (though it's most likely just a regular walleye with the genetic variation). Ever heard of blue lobsters being caught? Same deal. tl;dr your buddy caught a walleye with a genetic variation that makes it blue |
Nice, thanks
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Blue Pickeral
Used to be fairly common in Lake Erie's western basin that runs from about Ort Stanley down to Detroit.
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Did you snap a picture? That would be cool to see come out of a lake out here. I'm guessing that's pretty rare out west.
I read (somewhere I can't recall) that there are 3 color variations and pigmentation variants that happen in walleye. Gold, Blue and Greens. The Greens are common in Manitoba, Blue in the Erie basin, and Golds out west here. |
I have caught a few at the lodge I guide at in Ontario. Have never caught one in Alberta though. The blue fins are definitely different.
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Ive caught one outta iosegun
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Just a couple of days ago on a Manitoba forum a guy caught a blue walleye. He posted a picture of it beside a regular walleye and it definitly was blue.
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Some pics off the net... Perch also have the variation.
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It's probably GMO. If you eat it your d*&k will fall off. :)
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Yup looked like that just a tad bigger, I used to catch a odd blue perch out of Hastings when I was a kid.
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