The Walleye has yellow-olive coloring with a brassy cast. The sides of the fish are brassy-yellow with dark mottling. The belly is white. You will find a dark spot at the rear of the spiny dorsal fin. The Anal fin and lower lobe of the tail fin are white.
Eyes are opaque-silver in color.
Moderate canine-like teeth. Walleye are bottom oriented fish, due to their sensitivity to light, preferring to stay in deep water during the day, moving to shallow waters during the night. Spawn in spring, in relatively shallow water, over clean gravel or rocky bottoms. Walleye prefer fish but will eat crayfish and worms. Effective lures and baits include, minnows, nightcrawlers, jigs, spinners and minnow imitating plugs.