Help identify

[Jdkxtreme]

Caught mid lake in OHL today

[XxthejuicexX]

looks like a sauger or walleye.

[Jdkxtreme]

looks like a sauger or walleye.

I was thinking walleye. I thought sauger had big black spots and was more round.

[XxthejuicexX]

Most do but I have seen pictures of sauger without the spots. I am not a walleye or sauger expert by any means.


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[Adrian]

Sauger

[MNfisher]

Sauger. A walleye has a relatively clear dorsal fin with no spots. Sauger has the spotted dorsal like in the pic.


Mike

[agelesssone]

That fish typifies a "saugeye", a hybrid of sauger and walleye mix. Has the indicators of both fish, the spots on the dorsal fins and the relative coloration of a walleye.
I side photo of the fish would help.

[Travis C.]

Compare to this:

http://www.tnfish.org/FishIdentificationID_TWRA/TWRA_Walleye_Sauger_Saugeye_Pikeperch_Identificati on_Key.htm

Definitely not a walleye.

If dorsal was spotted its a sauger. If it was streaked its a saugeye.

[thehick176]

Sauger

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Wallersaugereye 100%

[XxthejuicexX]

That ain't no Catfish.

[Alphahawk]

While I can't make a judgement without seeing a side shot I could however put a tape on it and if I did not know if it was walleye or sauger I would know the minimum length legal for both, and if that joker met those requirements it would be going home to the skillet....LOL.


Regards

[BigCat]

I can't tell until I taste it!

[StriperFan]

Sauger. A walleye has a relatively clear dorsal fin with no spots. Sauger has the spotted dorsal like in the pic.


Mike

I second not a walleye, they also have a white spot at the base of the second dorsal and on the tip of the tail. I vote a sauger or saugeye.

[Transplanted Sportsman]

I agree with Merv and Alpha!!