: a pike perch (Sander canadensis) of Canada and the U.S. similar to the walleye but smaller
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In addition, sauger numbers remain at a high level of abundance, the report indicated.
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
The major sport species caught by anglers here include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, catfish, white crappie, black crappie, sauger, and white bass.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
And more recently the the Winnebago system adopted a three walleye/sauger daily bag limit.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
On the Rainy River, anglers are catching a mixed bag of walleye, sauger, smallmouth bass, northern pike and sturgeon.
—Joel Rippel, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
The major sport species caught by anglers here include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, catfish, white crappie, black crappie, sauger, and white bass.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
And more recently the the Winnebago system adopted a three walleye/sauger daily bag limit.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
On the Rainy River, anglers are catching a mixed bag of walleye, sauger, smallmouth bass, northern pike and sturgeon.
—Joel Rippel, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
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“Sauger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sauger. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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