Photo courtesy Camp Quetico
The greedy gobbler who may find its way on to an angler’s line in pursuit of a juicy minnow, is usually over the age of three years.
The walleye’s ability to consume vast quantities of food is a life long practice, as the fish needs to maintain its size and continues growing throughout its lifetime.
The Walleye eats actively throughout the summer months. In clear waters, they feed from top to bottom only between sunset and sunrise because their eyes are very sensitive to light and they shy away from daylight.
However, Walleye are more often found in darker, murkier waters where they actively feed along the lake bottom during the day. Their main competitors for food supply are yellow perch, sauger and smallmouth bass.
While the Walleye may be fearsome foe in the underwater world, it too has predators. The most dominant of these is the Northern Pike which devours Walleye, especially the young fry.
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