For those not familiar with the walleye but know a yellow perch when they see one, they are looking at a miniature walleye minus the perch's bright colors. The walleye is a longer and slimmer fish than the perch. Large glassy eyes give it its name, Needle sharp teeth with long incisors give it a fierce appearance to match its attitude when feeding. Walleyes can reach a weight of many pounds with the record catch a 25-pounder from a lake in Tennessee. However, most catches range from 2 to 10 pounds.
Walleyes are a school fish and catching one probably signifies that there are more in the same area.
Also walleyes feed the year round. Thus they are a popular target for ice fishermen in lakes with walleye populations. Minnows are a prime ice fishing bait for this type of fishing. Walleyes will also hit a variety of deep running lures of various styles. The walleyes are spring spawners and scatter their small eggs over rocky bottoms.