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Here's a couple of photos of Walleye that was caught by a good friend of mine in France when he managed to get away from his job at Mepps..
He tells me that they're a great fighting fish and that these two are just a couple of small ones... these were both taken in Lakes one in France and the other In Spain..
cheers
Adrian

meppstas wrote:Here's a couple of photos of Walleye that was caught by a good friend of mine in France when he managed to get away from his job at Mepps..
He tells me that they're a great fighting fish and that these two are just a couple of small ones... these were both taken in Lakes one in France and the other In Spain..
cheers
Adrian

Jean-Luc Faure with a Walleye.. (Large).jpg

Jean-Luc Faure. with a walleye..jpg

I am no expert on this , but i suspect they maybe Zander. A close to relative of the Wall-eye (their north american counter part)
I have caught a small Zander on a lure while bait fishing for Wels Catfish on the river Ebro in Spain , Dropped it while trying to take a pic :rofl:


Thank fully didnt drop the catfish while taking the picture.

I have no idea as I'm just going by what he told me he caught... perhaps the bottom ones a Zander as it does look a little different in colour..
Perhaps they're stocked in the rivers & lakes in Europe now.. I know they're a native of Canada & North America & a close relative to the European Zander.. but that's all I know about them.. did find the following on line..

http://www.chicagolandfishing.com/forum ... lleye.html

cheers
Adrian

Heard of and seen Zander before but not a walleye.
They look decent size but they are small ones? Wonder how big a big one is then? Interesting looking fish, first time I’ve heard of this species.

Solid fish

They are some good fish, so when's the trip there haha?

Whats the story witg them meps..do they fight well ??

Bm

They are an interesting looking fish. A cross between a big whiting with a trout head.

Would be nice to have a trip there and get into a few LINwAd...

Very good fighting fish from what he told me BM..

I thought the same thing when I firsts saw the photo, has that look of a KG whiting shaped head & a lot like a brown trout head as well Boonanza..

Are you sure they are walleye and not zander? Walleye are native to Canada and the USA, while zander are native to Europe. I didn't think Walleye were in Europe, but I could be wrong. Walleye and zander are in the same genus (Walleye = Sander vitreus; zander = Sander lucioperca) and they look very similar. I've caught Walleye in the states, they pull hard and eat anything you toss at them. Very cool fish.