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Apr 11, 2024 02:39:07   #
Fish-N-Fool Loc: N. Idaho
 
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stops at the lake to try for pike off the bank. I didn't get any hits from pike, but I did catch 3 of what I think are Walleye fry. They were all about 2" long. I snagged them with a jerkbait. There must have been hundreds of them right next to shore. I would have thought if these were from last year they would be a lot bigger than this. As most info says 1 year old eye's are from 4" to 6" and I don't see how these are this years hatch as the lake water temp is still in the low to mid 40's. Anyone here know walleye spawning habits?



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Apr 11, 2024 04:00:14   #
1Oldboat42 Loc: Kearney, Nebraska
 
Fish-N-Fool wrote:
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stops at the lake to try for pike off the bank. I didn't get any hits from pike, but I did catch 3 of what I think are Walleye fry. They were all about 2" long. I snagged them with a jerkbait. There must have been hundreds of them right next to shore. I would have thought if these were from last year they would be a lot bigger than this. As most info says 1 year old eye's are from 4" to 6" and I don't see how these are this years hatch as the lake water temp is still in the low to mid 40's. Anyone here know walleye spawning habits?
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stop... (show quote)


The game warden at the local lake we fish most often here in Nebraska said that the walleye spawn should be in full swing next week. The prime spawning areas are restricted from being fished from sunset to sunrise the first two weeks of April every year. The water temp on Tuesday of this week was 45° on average.

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Apr 11, 2024 05:39:57   #
Doug Lemmon Loc: Rochester Mills, PA
 
Mid March to May. PA closes Walleye season during this time for the spawn.

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Apr 11, 2024 06:27:25   #
Fish-N-Fool Loc: N. Idaho
 
Are these for sure Walleye? and could they be from this year?

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Apr 11, 2024 06:47:31   #
Doug Lemmon Loc: Rochester Mills, PA
 
Fish-N-Fool wrote:
Are these for sure Walleye? and could they be from this year?


Your pic actually looks like a Perch fry with the vertical black stripes

Walleye fry
Walleye fry...

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Apr 11, 2024 07:51:24   #
Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio
 
Fish-N-Fool wrote:
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stops at the lake to try for pike off the bank. I didn't get any hits from pike, but I did catch 3 of what I think are Walleye fry. They were all about 2" long. I snagged them with a jerkbait. There must have been hundreds of them right next to shore. I would have thought if these were from last year they would be a lot bigger than this. As most info says 1 year old eye's are from 4" to 6" and I don't see how these are this years hatch as the lake water temp is still in the low to mid 40's. Anyone here know walleye spawning habits?
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stop... (show quote)


That looks like a yellow perch to me 🤔

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Apr 11, 2024 07:51:57   #
Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware
 
Doug Lemmon wrote:
Your pic actually looks like a Perch fry with the vertical black stripes


I was thinking the same thing. Perch do spawn earlier than lot of others.

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Apr 11, 2024 08:04:18   #
The Outcast Loc: NE Michigan
 
Fish-N-Fool wrote:
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stops at the lake to try for pike off the bank. I didn't get any hits from pike, but I did catch 3 of what I think are Walleye fry. They were all about 2" long. I snagged them with a jerkbait. There must have been hundreds of them right next to shore. I would have thought if these were from last year they would be a lot bigger than this. As most info says 1 year old eye's are from 4" to 6" and I don't see how these are this years hatch as the lake water temp is still in the low to mid 40's. Anyone here know walleye spawning habits?
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stop... (show quote)


Perch!

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Apr 11, 2024 08:54:54   #
Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.
 
Whitey wrote:
That looks like a yellow perch to me 🤔


I agree Jimmy, yellow perch.

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Apr 11, 2024 12:27:17   #
sawheeler52 Loc: Escondido, CA
 
Fish-N-Fool wrote:
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stops at the lake to try for pike off the bank. I didn't get any hits from pike, but I did catch 3 of what I think are Walleye fry. They were all about 2" long. I snagged them with a jerkbait. There must have been hundreds of them right next to shore. I would have thought if these were from last year they would be a lot bigger than this. As most info says 1 year old eye's are from 4" to 6" and I don't see how these are this years hatch as the lake water temp is still in the low to mid 40's. Anyone here know walleye spawning habits?
So on my way home a few days ago I made a few stop... (show quote)


lens.google.com suggests something like a Volga Pikeperch.
A handy site that attempts to identify any image in a photo.
I uploaded your image.

https://lens.google.com/search?ep=subb&hl=en&re=df&p=AbrfA8o6wJQx8T-cLEmg60-Xez9UyKj1DrUYI9ZdBrRyZlslmdEuBmyjfReWACk6LhMhTrmdN-8NzyHd5Ywq9iYLezPoUQunvhA5uNb_1nsywWJFdzfNigfLZ6KnvOWwD8ACeZopKk2xxtHm1u1ddiizZaYp6K5Xbj3U1IaOwpgGc_TJaB77nDTUBJYXe4Ax4fbvxycuAQD_jWNydA%3D%3D#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKR00yTXpnNFlXRTVMVFEzWm1NdE5EZGxPQzFoWkdJNUxXSXpNMkV4TlRkaU9HVXdOQklmZDNkS1UxZEVaVk5CTUc5alZVTm1hVWxtYTFwaVJFUmtWbGczWmpkQ1p3PT0iXQ==

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Apr 11, 2024 12:59:39   #
Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.
 
sawheeler52 wrote:
lens.google.com suggests something like a Volga Pi... (show quote)


Unfortunately we don't live on the same continent that the Volga Pikeperch do Stephen. I'm sticking with Yellow Perch.



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Apr 11, 2024 13:25:19   #
NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey
 
Yellow perch



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Apr 11, 2024 14:58:46   #
Bassthird Loc: Private Idaho
 
Last year, I found a couple of things that looked just like that. Really close in size at Anderson ranch, way south of your hood. There’s no history of walleye in that reservoir. On first inspection, I wondered if they might be walleyes.
I’m not sure I’ve seen yellow perch that looked like that but that’s what swims there.
I think we just need to ask, they apparently are perch, but we really need to ask how they identify. They may insist they are tarpon and who are we to judge?
Howdy from the big bassthird south of you.
While I’m at, thanks for your informative posts!

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Apr 11, 2024 18:00:19   #
Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio
 
Bassthird wrote:
Last year, I found a couple of things that looked just like that. Really close in size at Anderson ranch, way south of your hood. There’s no history of walleye in that reservoir. On first inspection, I wondered if they might be walleyes.
I’m not sure I’ve seen yellow perch that looked like that but that’s what swims there.
I think we just need to ask, they apparently are perch, but we really need to ask how they identify. They may insist they are tarpon and who are we to judge?
Howdy from the big bassthird south of you.
While I’m at, thanks for your informative posts!
Last year, I found a couple of things that looked ... (show quote)


Hey welcome to the stage Bassthird I haven't seen you before 🤪. I don't know but If the state stocked walleye out there they probably did yellow perch also.

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Apr 11, 2024 23:24:54   #
Bassthird Loc: Private Idaho
 
Thanks for the welcome, very kind of you. However I have been offending the good folks on this site for a while now. I’m still pretty sure they were perch but when I first saw them I was thinking walleye?
I can understand why F&F might have wondered. You know they say great minds think alike, on a different note, so did ours.
Thanks again.

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