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Wow, that is a huge walleye! Do you know the weight and length of this fish? The official Michigan state record walleye weighed 17.19 lb. and measured 34.5".
I’ve caught a few walleyes - but nothing that large. Yes, they taste great - a lot like yellow perch. Not sure what happens when they get that large. Some fish taste better small. Unlike most trout and fresh water run salmon, walleyes frequent shallower warmer waters. That looks like Michigan. Ground still white in the northern reaches.
Thanks. AFAIK we just call them size limits not slot limits.
But they are distinct. I've heard the term before, referenced in the booklet you get when you pay for your license in Connecticut. A guide to species and regulations. There was a no-account, stinky little urban pond just over the border from Massachusetts where I had such fun, catching the channel catfish which the State was good enough to throw in there every year. My wife was funny, all the while she was cleaning them for cooking. She hated the sliminess of the skin, rather than scales.
@Crash is correct - there is a distinction between size/slot limits. I think the following info should be true for most states but some states may use different terminology. A size limit means that fish need to be larger than a certain size (e.g., 24") to be legally kept. A slot limit means that only fish between certain sizes (e.g., 16" - 24") can be legally kept.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources posted the following comments on Facebook beside the photo in the OP. The fish's weight and length were not mentioned but I don't have a Facebook account and couldn't view all subsequent comments.
"Now that is a walleye! This beauty was captured during egg collection efforts this week on the Muskegon River."
"Our fisheries staff collect 26 million eggs from the Muskegon River in the spring to produce walleye to stock in waterbodies throughout Michigan. (more eggs are collected elsewhere)" "These efforts help continue to make our fishing opportunities some of the best in the country, and we thank anglers for their support through fishing licenses."
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Do you know the weight and length of this fish?
The official Michigan state record walleye weighed 17.19 lb. and measured 34.5".
Anglers couldn't keep any fish shorter than 16" or longer than 24".
I think the following info should be true for most states but some states may use different terminology.
A size limit means that fish need to be larger than a certain size (e.g., 24") to be legally kept.
A slot limit means that only fish between certain sizes (e.g., 16" - 24") can be legally kept.
the photo in the OP. The fish's weight and length were not mentioned but I don't have a Facebook account
and couldn't view all subsequent comments.
"Now that is a walleye!
This beauty was captured during egg collection efforts this week on the Muskegon River."
"Our fisheries staff collect 26 million eggs from the Muskegon River in the spring to produce walleye
to stock in waterbodies throughout Michigan. (more eggs are collected elsewhere)"
"These efforts help continue to make our fishing opportunities some of the best in the country,
and we thank anglers for their support through fishing licenses."