Got a few long line drifting

[strmwalker]

Nice catch, what kind of fish is that right behind the filet knife?

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I would say those 2 fish are walleyes , because of the white blotches on the tails !!!

[CrappiePappy]

I would say those 2 fish are walleyes , because of the white blotches on the tails !!!

White tail tips are present on Saugeye, seeing as how the female Walleye passes that trait on .... and Walleye don't have the black blotches all down their sides, like Sauger & Saugeye do.

Here's a pic of me holding a Saugeye, and you can see the white on the tail :

[strmwalker]

White tail tips are present on Saugeye, seeing as how the female Walleye passes that trait on .... and Walleye don't have the black blotches all down their sides, like Sauger & Saugeye do.

Here's a pic of me holding a Saugeye, and you can see the white on the tail :

I was only going by this ;
Do you know the difference between a walleye and sauger?
Here’s how:

1. The dorsal fin (spiny fin on top of the fish) on a sauger has black spots. A walleye does not, and the pieces of skin in between the last 2 spines are solid black .

2. The tail of a walleye is white on the lower fin. A sauger does not have that.

3. Saugers are typically smaller than walleye. A 16 inch sauger is considered big.

4. Lastly, a mature sauger is “blotchy” with shades of black. Walleyes are more consistent and “gold”, not “blotchy”.



but I do see what you mean by the blotchy shades of black !!!!

[CrappiePappy]

I was only going by this ;
Do you know the difference between a walleye and sauger?
Here’s how:

1. The dorsal fin (spiny fin on top of the fish) on a sauger has black spots. A walleye does not, and the pieces of skin in between the last 2 spines are solid black .

2. The tail of a walleye is white on the lower fin. A sauger does not have that.

3. Saugers are typically smaller than walleye. A 16 inch sauger is considered big.

4. Lastly, a mature sauger is “blotchy” with shades of black. Walleyes are more consistent and “gold”, not “blotchy”.



but I do see what you mean by the blotchy shades of black !!!!

Understood .... and you know, the more I look at his picture, the more I think the bigger fish IS a Saugeye (seeing as how it does have a white tipped tail, which Sauger do not have).