Walleye or Sauger?

[christensonjes]

Hey Guys.

Caught this on Sunday 24'']

Is this a walleye or a Sauger?

And how come it looks so much different to most walleyes that I have seen?

[fishwater]

Walleye. I get them all the time with the dark splotches out of the river.

[River Dan]

saugeye I call them

[SpitnArgueDuckClub*]

Yipper skipper, Saugeye it is we see alot of those here on the river. Nice fish by the way!!!

[hunterjoe]

Looks like a walleye to me. Has the white tip on its tail. From what I understand, saugers don't have the white tip on the tail. I too have seen walleye with the dark spots on them. I can't see the fins, but I assume there's no spots on them.

[Morneau132]

Saugeye (Stizostedion vitreum x S. canadense)Google it....

[hunterjoe]

Saugeye's don't have a white tip on the tail either. I still vote walleye.

[River Dan]

Saugeye are a hybrid produced by interbreeding male sauger and female walleye. As would be expected of a hybrid, saugeye have some features of both parent species. The body of the saugeye is tubular and elongate and the tail fin has a white border on the lower end, like a walleye.

[Moses2531]

Walleye

[PDOGG]

100% grade A choice Walleye!

[paceman]

another vote for walleye. They do vary quite a bit in colors. From vary dark to really golden....

[christensonjes]

A buddy of mine said it looks different because it is a weed walleye. So it is kinda like its camo.

[whitetail_freak]

no doubt its a walleye

[ranger20]

walleye but nice fish

[james_walleye]

I would say walleye as well, what body of water did it come from if i may ask?

[baitshopboy]

walleye. saugeyes have way bigger blochs usually and the gold walleye tint to them

[Branta Bros.]

Walleye....

[panthrcat]

he looks like a walleye to me too! he's a dandy size!!!

[Arctic Cat Pete]

Walleye,Nice fish!

[jigginjim]

I would call it a walleye, But the dorsal fin wold also have more spots in it. The anal fins looks to have white ends to it. The pelvic fins seem to be missing some of the white you may find on them. It could be a cross of saugeye and walleye. again?

[riverrat56]

I think saugeye's are infertile jigginjim so that couldn't happen, my vote goes to walleye as well.

[wind1]

eye...nice fish...

[broken_line]

wallfish! nice fish and nice boat!!

[youngie22]

saugeye would need to have black speckes on dorsal and also one black spot in the very back of dorsal correct?

[Fish&Fowl]

100% grade A choice Walleye!

You got it.