They say that experts believe Holloway Reservoir in Genessee County holds the most walleyes per surface acre of any lake in Michigan. We found a nice list of the top 10 walleye lakes in Michigan. Northern pike and muskellunge prey heavily on walleyes, while yellow perch, smallmouth bass and lake whitefish compete with walleyes for food. The average walleye caught by anglers is three years old and weighs from one to three pounds. Males mature at age two to four years, females at three to six years. In April and May, walleyes spawn over rock shoals. Walleyes often associate with yellow perch, smallmouth bass, northern pike and muskellunge. Although in turbid waters walleyes are active throughout the day. Prime feeding times are early morning and evening. They eat small bass, trout, pike, perch and sunfishes. These battling fish are exciting to catch, delicious to eat and because they feed actively all winter, they provide a fine year-round sport fishery.
They lack the distinctive vertical bar makings of the yellow perch and have fan-like canine teeth. The Michigan DNR page on walleye (Sander vitreus) explains that they are the largest member of the perch family: Make sure you’ve purchased a new fishing license for this season, click here to buy one if you haven’t yet.Walleye season opens today in Michigan (May 15 – March 15), so here’s a little bit about this tasty sport fish. Clair River is remaining at six fish through April 30, 2023. The daily possession limit for walleye caught in Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St. The catch-and-immediate-release season for largemouth and smallmouth bass is open all year on nearly all waters (unless otherwise closed to fishing). Clair River and the Detroit River, which open June 18. The possession season for bass opens statewide May 28, except for Lake St. Catch-and-release fishing for muskellunge is open all year. Michigan’s muskellunge possession season on all Great Lakes, inland waters, the St. In the Upper Peninsula, walleye and northern pike possession seasons open May 15.
The trout opener and the Lower Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike seasons open on April 30. The DNR is letting anglers know to get their fishing gear ready because several season openers are approaching.
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