FROM KEY 4
Family Fishing Night at Holmes Lake in Lincoln.
ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND
WALLEYE
Stizostedion vitreum
IDENTIFICATION
White margins on lower
lobe of tail fi n. Greenish
gold color with irregular dark patches.
Similar to less-common sauger
Stizostedion canadensis.
INFORMATION
Average size:
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Average adult size is 12–20 inches. A master angler is 24 inches or 8 lbs. The Nebraska state record is 16
lbs, 2 oz.
Habitat:
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Does best in cold and cool water environments but will tolerate and do well in warmer lakes and
reservoirs.
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Usually found along the bottom in open water but will congregate along rocky shorelines while spawning
in spring
Range:
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Found naturally in the Missouri and other rivers. Stocked extensively in lakes and reservoirs statewide.
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