Fish Biology\Anatomy - Understanding The Walleye

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My passion for Fishing and learning about every species of fish finally takes me over the edge to build a full 30 minute video on Fish Biology and Anatomy. This is my first episode in my Fish Biology\Anatomy series. This series gives me the opportunity to learn as much as possible about a specific species of fish. In this episode we talk about the Walleye and we focus on the biology, anatomy (internal and external body parts), where the Walleye lives, how it operates and what it likes to eat. This video is meant to help other fisherman learn something new about Walleyes. I put a ton of time into the research for this episode and i hope that you learn something new about Walleyes. If not, use this as a book report for school!

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@chrisnolan8382 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Ryan! I’m a former fishing guide in Ontario, Manitoba and Alaska (licensed). Here’s a tip for LARGE walleyes FYI: When fishing with a spinning reel and a worm harness or minnow (common in Canada) get the bait to the bottom, ultra slow drift preferred, then open bail and let line, keeping your tip up, from rod tip to water, lay loose on top of surface. As soon as the line tightens, set hook immediately. So why do BIG walleyes like it? As a walleye grows it becomes much more sensitive to vibration of ANY KIND, and is “spooked” away. Even if you set a rod down in the boat against a gunnel, the BIG ones feel it 25 feet below. I had two Canadien walleye records (19.3 lbs. & 21.2 lbs) by age 16. I and was taught to fish at age 12 by Cree Indians from N. Ontario, they are amazing walleye fishermen!

@canadianhunter4574 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris Amazing Advice and tips ! i live close wondering if you still do and guiding in Ontario as im interested and send me message and let me know thanks :)

@chrisnolan8382 2 жыл бұрын

@@canadianhunter4574 Hi there! I’m just replying back. Thanks for the message, I’m grateful. If you’re ever willing to fly me up there to fish, teach and show you about how to get big walleyes, I’d come nearly anytime. In my experience early spring and late summer are the best times in general. I do get invited to speak at outdoor sporting shows and have done many guest appearances on TV as well as advised authors of Walleye fishing books. Wish I were a skilled writer myself. Walleye and Eastern Brook Trout (aka/ “specs”) are my focus. I’ve been fishing them for over 65 years now. I was fortunate to have some real expertise teach me the skills I’m certain are not fully understood by many anglers including those who also fish these species regularly. I think the old knowledge of the native or indigenous people has been, for the most part, lost. I now realize I was one of the lucky ones getting the close attention and teachings at a very early age. Good fishing. P.S. I’m living in Mexico and learning salt water fishing, but I’ll take fresh water Canadian fishing ANY DAY over salt water fishing. (Fun fact: I even learned (from my Cree indian mentor) to get, gentle lay, but quickly coming up to the moose, then jumping off the gunwale on to the shoulders and ride the back of a cow moose when she is swimming across a bay. I used to make BIG tips (relatively speaking) from my guest fisherman so they could take movies of me doing it. I used to get $12.00/day guiding when I started, so I found I could get a $20 tip for “Moose Jumping” Haha!

@thatswildokay 11 ай бұрын

I caught a 28 incher in NY, he must have been an older guy.

@stunandi 4 ай бұрын

This was really useful, thank you!!

@DoubleDamDirty 3 жыл бұрын

I'm here in Saskatchewan and the walleye fishing is amazing

@fdyhdfhy 3 жыл бұрын

Me tooo 🇨🇦🇨🇦

@benjaminyoung9694 2 жыл бұрын

That fish poster looks awesome. Fish grow up a lot slower than I thought. Very humbling

@diaryofagoat-lass1023 2 ай бұрын

Since this video conclusively proves that Walleye are related to perch and NOT Pike, can people please stop calling them pickeral? Chain/grass pickeral and pink pickeral are small cousins of the Northern Pike and Musky. The lure set up may be called a pickeral rig and it indeed catches walleye, but that does not excuse the linguistic misnaming and abuse of the walleye. Thank you, signed a irked Canadian. P.s. love this video! Hope there is one for the pike as well.

@codyprice1987 3 жыл бұрын

I’m still catching 24” walleye in 6 ft of water off a rock point entering a river from a lake. Still catching them from shore. Whitefish Lake Manitoba. Last walleye caught was July 26/2021

@keiththomas3141 2 жыл бұрын

Walleye are my favorite fish to eat. Better than most saltwater fish. Virginia spots are good and so is perch, but walleye is my favorite.

@puprilla 3 жыл бұрын

I caught a 20 inch 2.11lb walleye today. Badass fish

@strahinjacelarevic3432 3 жыл бұрын

Two pound?

@puprilla 3 жыл бұрын

@@strahinjacelarevic3432 yes 2lbs 11oz

@thienthaitran 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy for the awesome info.

@user-uj4nl2sx2l 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. You did a wonderful job!

@fishing7370 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for the goldmine of information

@bigxphish958 3 жыл бұрын

The whitish glimmer of a walleyes eye has nothing to do with pigmentation, or colors. Walleye have a tapetum lucidum, just like cats and other nocturnal predators. It reflects incoming light back through the eye of the fish, like a little mirror behind the retina. I think it's super cool that this feature occurs over so many different animals. It's obviously super advantageous if its evolved alongside so many mammals and fish alike.

@patrickvang2608 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite fish to catch

@gabefoltz7762 4 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel and it looks amazing! This was just the video I was looking for. I hope that you post more videos like this. I am going to college next year to become a Fisheries Biologist. I live in York County PA.

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man , that’s my goal is to post one on every species in PA. It’s allot of research but I love doing it.

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 4 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention , fisheries biologist is my dream job , that’s so awesome! I hope that it works out for ya! Send me a friend request on FB or Insta and we cat talk more about it!

@daveagar5594 Жыл бұрын

Dude ...excellent info. Thx

@tw4552 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I really think you did a great job of explaining the walleye species. Please continue on this subject, I see big things ahead. For example, Tom Boley may learn a thing or two from you. Lol.

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 4 жыл бұрын

I love doing these , research really helps you learn more about the fish. I have plans to do videos on every species of fish but man it takes time. I haven’t had much time to focus on youtube this year , hope to find time to do more!

@lukegarcia684 2 жыл бұрын

Superb info!!!!

@suljo23 4 жыл бұрын

That was very cool! Thanks for the info man!

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man no problem , I’m going to do more of those this winter , it just takes allot of time lol

@stephenrenner3039 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video it was amazing

@russellcowher3877 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know about the weight of this fish but I'm quite sure I saw a 29" walleye come out of Prompton Dam, in Wayne county, in 2000. I had caught several 26 inchers from this dam in the past, and this particular fish, caught on a large Rapala plug, dwarfed the fish I had caught. Unfortunately this reservoir was ruined by 3 floods in 5 years, and the feeder fish have apparently not returned. I'm going to give it a try soon and find out if it may be recovering but I have little hope.

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment! My best walleye is a 28, but I have seen multiple 30’s caught myself , all of which were big fish but not near the record. I appreciate the reply, I hope that the prompton dam recovers for you, and I hope the fish return so you can hammer them!

@jasalvatorekestrazzanti2715 3 жыл бұрын

Have greater hope!

@koheikubota5114 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!! Which method would you recommend for shore fishing walleye in June? also what time of the day? Thank you

@coreyfischer8634 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 5 жыл бұрын

Corey Fischer , thanks for the comment and the feedback! Hopefully you learned something new! I just learned about the Otolith bone in the walleye and the process for aging the fish! Pretty cool stuff!

@coreyfischer8634 5 жыл бұрын

Always good to learn. Helps catch more lol

@jphaworth15 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, will you be doing a similar one for Musky

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, i am going to try! I had to start with Walleye first and Musky is number 2 on my list!

@nakinajay 3 жыл бұрын

You ever catch a blue walleye with all its blue slime that makes everything it touches blue. They are rare up here in northern Ontario. One lake that I know of on my trap line off the Ogoki River

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 3 жыл бұрын

I have not , they sound interesting!

@Draven-tc3mn 3 жыл бұрын

Bowfin get blue goo in there mouth during spawning season maybe that's a similar thing

@bigxphish958 3 жыл бұрын

@@Draven-tc3mn i didn't know that. thank you

@nakinajay 3 жыл бұрын

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@Alexkk47 3 жыл бұрын

I was with my friend when he caught a blue walleye in Northern Quebec. Super cool looking fish.

@derektorres4825 3 жыл бұрын

I’m in Ontario close to Toronto about half an hour North I can’t seem to find anywhere to shore fish for walleye I wanna catch one so badly :(

@notcomputernerd52 3 жыл бұрын

Try rivers and shallow lake spots in the spring but when it gets hot you might want to invest in a boat. They are very finicky and sensitive to light/temperature

@MJZ13 2 жыл бұрын

41inch or 104cm is probably far away from world record. Plenty of meter+ caught in Europe(Netherlands, Finland, Sweden,Norway). US world record is probably in US only. Nice video tho

@matthewjacobs141 2 жыл бұрын

Can you recommend any soft baits

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Soft baits? Senko is all you need!

@matthewjacobs141 2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingPAwithRyanRead Thanks

@FishingPAwithRyanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly , there are like 100s of soft baits out there , the mr. Twister tails are always one of my favorites but you just gotta try them and get confidence , allot of them work in given situations and once you have confidence in the plastic , you will stay with it and catch. The Wyandotte worm is great too.

@DresDEAD617 3 жыл бұрын

So basically: Lake Barricuda?

@lexsper 3 жыл бұрын

I think you have the pectoral and pelvic fins the wrong way around.

@nathaniellarson8 3 жыл бұрын

That old world record is not documented enough to stand and the pictures aren't convincing at all. Consider that there are only 3 state records(besides the "world record" that are over 20lbs and that the next closest one is over 2lbs lighter than that Tennessee "world record", I think we can take it off the books and consider it a "legend". There are also 4 between 18lbs and 20 lbs, two 18's and two 19's. It's not even that fat of a fish, compared to the Greers Ferry fish, it just looks like a pretty standard built BIG walleye, maybe 32-34" or something. Still huge, but not 25lbs.