Walleye
Sander vitreus
Also called walleye, pickerel, marble eye
A popular freshwater gamefish known for its excellent eating quality and challenging fight. Walleyes have large, glassy eyes and olive-green coloration with darker bars.
Walleye at a glance
- Scientific name
- Sander vitreus
- Typical size
- 16-28 inches
- IGFA world record
- 25 lbs
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Lakes and rivers with moderate clarity. Low-light feeders with excellent night vision. Prized table fish.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a walleye through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for walleye
The lure classes that produce for walleye, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Walleye questions people ask
Walleye is Sander vitreus. Anglers also call it walleye, pickerel, marble eye.
A typical walleye runs 16-28 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 25 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every walleye you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Lakes and rivers with moderate clarity. Low-light feeders with excellent night vision. Prized table fish. It is a fresh water species, filed under freshwater in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record walleye weighed 25 lbs.
Jigheads, jerkbaits, crankbaits and blade baits all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
Tomorrow morning starts tonight
Set your home water, pick a drive radius, and wake up to a plan.
Android coming soon
iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Setup takes about a minute.