Definition of walleye
1a : an eye with a whitish or bluish-white irisb : an eye with an opaque white cornea
2a : strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the noseb : an eye affected with strabismus of this type
3 : a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish (Stizostedion vitreum) that has large opaque eyes and is related to the perches but resembles the true pike —called also walleyed pike
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A dam project from the late-1920s created a flowage that gained a reputation for staggering walleye numbers.
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Shoefly Public House: Walleye Taco: Carribbean grilled walleye with honey cider slaw.
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The lake contains bluegill/sunfish, carp, largemouth bass, crappie, bullhead, northern pike, and walleye.
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials who manage the pikeminnow bounty fishery told Thomas the walleye bycatch during pikeminnow fishing season more than doubled in 2016.
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Specialty suppers from chimichurri pork chops to horseradish walleye.
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KA: During the past few years, has the population of game fish, such as bass and walleye, increased, decreased, or remained the same in sections of the Potomac River which have snakeheads?
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Outlook: Coffey County reports: Smallmouth bass excellent; white bass and largemouth bass good; crappies, drum, walleye and channel catfish fair to good.
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For anglers plying the upper Niagara and Lake Erie, the predominant sportfish are smallmouth bass, walleye and muskellunge.
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Origin and Etymology of walleye
back-formation from walleyed
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: a large North American fish that lives in fresh water and that has large eyes
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: a large North American freshwater fish that has large glassy eyes and is caught for food and sport
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