Fun Fish Facts

Release ALL Walleye
over 18 inches

Female Walleyes can produce on average 26,000 EGGS PER POUND of body weight. (That means that one 24 inch - 5.1 lb. Female Walleye can have over 130,000 eggs each year for spawning)

1% or less of all Walleye eggs hatch to become an adult Walleye. (Doing the math: One 5lb Walleye hatches Approx. 130,000 eggs of which 1% or less survive. That means 1300 WALLEYES could survive. This is why all or our lodge owners encourage Catch & Release!

Walleye, when young, live almost exclusively on insects. Most Walleye switch to a minnow type diet by the time they are in their second summer
It is believed that Walleye can 'hear' a school of baitfish from quite a distance away using the hearing sense on the lateral line.
Walleye have their 'taste buds' in their lips - thousands of them
World record Walleye is 25 lbs. from Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee 1960.

Release all Northern Pike over 27.5"

Female Northern Pike can average between 50,000 to 225,000 eggs for spawning.

Northern Pike get its name from its resemblance to the pole-weapon known as the pike.
Typical Canadian name for a Northern Pike is 'Jackfish'.
Spawned eggs attach to vegetation, and then depending on temperature (40-45° F), can take up to 2 to 4 weeks to hatch.

Smallmouth Bass

Female Smallmouth Bass deposit 7,000 - 8,000 EGGS PER POUND of body weight.

Smallmouth Bass is actually a member of the Sunfish family
During spawning, the male Smallmouth Bass make nests with their tails in about 3-8 feet of water.
Spawning temperatures of Smallmouth Bass is typically 50-55° F.

Release all Muskie

Female Muskies can release between 18,000-200,000 Eggs during spawning.

Muskie spawning differs from Pike in that fry do not attach to vegetation for support. Instead they fall to the bottom of the spawning area.
Muskies spawn in 1 to 3 feet of water when the temperature is between 49-59° F
A Tiger Muskie is a cross between a Northern Pike and a Muskie.

Use discretion in keeping perch- only keep what you will eat, and we recommend releasing perch smaller than 9" and larger than 12"

An adult Perch produces approx. 4,000-40,000 eggs during spawning.
Perch spawn during evening hours when the temperature reaches between 44-55° F
Perch are related to the Walleye & Sauger but are not related to the White Perch.

Look at these Growth Charts for age of different fish species

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