Walleye vs sauger
Walleye have a white tip on the lower lobe of the tail and a dark blotch at the back of the spiny dorsal fin. Sauger have no white tail tip, rows of distinct black spots across the dorsal fin, and darker saddle-shaped blotches on the body. Saugeye, the hybrid, shows a mix of both.
Marks to check
- Tail: white tip on the lower lobe for walleye; none for sauger.
- Spiny dorsal: one dark blotch at the rear on walleye; rows of round spots on sauger.
- Body: golden and fairly plain on walleye; brassy with dark saddles on sauger.
Saugeye
Saugeye are stocked widely in Ohio, Oklahoma, Kansas and other states. They usually have the sauger’s spotted dorsal fin and some of the walleye’s white tail tip. Several states write separate rules or combine all three into one limit, so the label you give the fish matters.
Questions & answers
What is a saugeye?
A walleye-sauger hybrid, widely stocked in reservoirs. It mixes features from both parents.
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