Walleye Standards?

[Sam Smith]

15-19 inches I eat. Over 20+ gets released. 30+ inches makes the wall. If the DNR won't give us a slot we make our own.

[BartmanMN]

Sounds pretty good to me, but I'd take measurements of the 30+ for a replica and put her back.

To each their own. I just like the longevity and looks of the replicas out there and plus someone has a chance at her.

[Chaws]

Same here except I'd go replica as well. Those larger fish have the genetics to produce fast growing big fish and typically anything above a 24" fish is a female. As females age, they produce more eggs and then eventually fewer eggs but the success rate of hatch is higher from older females as well.

[dan z]

15-22 go in my belly. I don't catch many so if I do catch I wanna eat em, I primarily chase pan fish

[iffwalleyes]

Depends where I catch it what I do. 14-19 are my eaters. 30" is my mark for mounting. As far as a replic or real it would come down to a decision at the time of the catch for me. I couldn't make that decision till I was holding it. Like I say it would depend where I caught it too.

[mrklean]

Im the same 30 replica

[creepworm]

14-19 for eaters. 20-29 I throw back. 30 plus it would depend, if someone is with me to take a good picture I would throw it back and get a replica, if I am alone it will go on the wall.

[CrewJones]

im the same, i caught a 31" walleye in Sugar lake (mcleod cty) that was 2 years ago, she is still swimming. I went on an online resale site and found many used mounts. in 3 days i picked up a nice 30" skin mount done very well for 150 bucks. talk about having her up on the wall quickly best thing I ever did. Never going to kill a big fish again

[BobT]

15-19 inches I eat. Over 20+ gets released. 30+ inches makes the wall. If the DNR won't give us a slot we make our own.

Pretty much the same for me except I might even release them over 18" and I might keep them down to 14" depending on how fishing has been. I won't put one on the wall but then I have never caught one that big so who knows?

[walleyeking19]

I'm in the same boat as most of you. 15-19.5" go in the livewell, 20-29" goes back. and anything bigger gets a replica of it slapped up on the wall

[slammer]

15-18 here. Dont have anything on the wall yet so would CPR & replica one between 9-10#.

[Nhamm]

12-16" for eaters, everything else is getting released. I like the lil ones.

[WARRIOR 2090]

15-18 eaters if I want to eat a few otherwise they all go back 32 plus to go on the wall it would only bea replica unless she didn't revive I have had severly to 31.5 but can't brake 32 yet still trying thought

[Esox_Magnum]

14-17 are eaters the rest go back

[WalleyeChaser]

15-19.9" see the fry pan for me unless on a lake with a slot that doesn't allow this. If bigger fish have to be kept it is fewer than the allowed limit.

[Rick G]

14-18 the few times a year that I do keep a couple. I won't keep another big one unless it's over 33in.

[scott b]

Depends on the water but most is a 23" limit for my boat. ALL OTHERS GO BACK! Prefer smaller but I'm not too proud to beg for a meal. (And tell the truth) State allows one over 20.

It better be 30+" for someone in my boat to put it on the wall. (Unless they begged, In witch I would make fun of them.)

[otterman91105]

13-20'' otherwise most the time i will throw them back.

[ice_medic]

For me it is 14 to 17 anything bigger gets its picture taken and released and anything smaller gets tossed back right away

[TrophyEyes]

I keep only enough to feed the group with 15-18" fish. I had two fish mounted (killed) 25 years ago, and now I would never think about killing a big fish. My dad and friend just about fell out of the boat as I released a 33 1/2" Walleye. I wouldn't keep any fish that wouldn't be a state or world record.

[minnesotathorn]

14 to 17 here also. can't beat the little guys for eating. always said my first 10 pound fish would get mounted . caught 2 of them on same day & were so ugly they got released.