How to Use walleye in a Sentence

walleye

noun
  • Catch trout, salmon, walleye, pike, and more.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
  • Or, stick to the shore and fish for bluegill, walleye, or pike.
    — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This has been an off year for walleye, Jones said.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In many parts of the ice belt, walleye rule – and for good reason.
    — Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Try for walleye by trolling crank baits over flats that are 25 feet deep.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Channel cats were biting the best, but quite a few walleyes were caught as well.
    — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 11 July 2018
  • Over 6 million walleye fry were stocked in the lake this spring.
    — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 2 May 2018
  • As apex predators at the top of the food chain, walleye keep the food web in check.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • As apex predators at the top of the food chain, walleye keep the food web in check.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • Pike, unlike walleyes, prefer to stay above the bottom of a lake.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • Stan got to be quite expert at dredging up large walleyes from a couple of deep holes.
    — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • The lake is home to brown trout, walleye, northern pike, bass and panfish.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
  • Live shad will also elicit strikes from walleyes, crappies, and bass.
    — Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
  • The odd non-targeted species of fish that turn up in the nets, such as walleye, are not kept.
    — Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2011
  • The 600-square-mile area is renowned for walleye and musky fishing.
    — Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY, 29 June 2018
  • Fischer sliced open the dead walleye and plunged his hand into its flesh.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Fischer tossed the balls and walleye filet padding out of the fish.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Thousands of green sunfish and a few dozen walleye also turned up in nets.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Leave the panfish wands and the walleye sticks at home when chasing lakers.
    — Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2019
  • The walleye fishing has been good on the south end of Lake of the Woods.
    — Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
  • But the challenges of walleye fishing are well worth taking on.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 June 2024
  • The average walleye caught by anglers is five years old and weighs from one to three pounds.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
  • In that stretch, northerns clamped onto smaller walleye at the side of the boat five times.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022
  • However, the lake's walleyes are dwarfed in number by bass and panfish.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2018
  • The off-shore nets also tend to produce larger walleyes than the nets set closer to shore.
    — Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
  • On Lake of the Woods, though, there’s always the chance of a big walleye.
    — Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
  • But August is a lousy month for northerns and — in the border lakes — for big walleyes.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
  • All walleyes from 19 ½ to 28 inches must be released.
    — Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Friesen’s third net near the dam on that June day contained one 15-inch walleye.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022
  • There are plenty of little walleyes, but the big ones strike earlier and later.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026

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