skinny Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) ok I get told these are the same and I get told they are different walleye and pickeral someone please clear this up for me Edited December 30, 2010 by skinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 ok I get told these are the same and I get told they are different walleye and pickeral someone please clear this up for me They are and they aren't 'pickerel' is another name for 'walleye' in some parts. Pickeral is also a type of pike......'Chain Pickeral' Google chain pickeral to see one, they are smaller than northern pike with distinct 'chain' like markings. So....like i said, they are the same and different depending on who you speak to and where you speak to them. I also find that people who are a little longer in the tooth refer to walleye as pickerel more often than the younger anglers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 potatoe/ patatoe tomato/tamato canadians say pickeral, americans say walleye. i say mmmmmmmmmmmmm gooood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Pickerel, Walleye and Yellow Pike are the same fish (meal)..Blue Pike are extinct but a cousin of the Yellow Pike ..now chain pickerel is different as already explained here....but what about galvanized pike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) Man.. is it this time of year again??? lol When they are small and nice eating size.. they are PICKERAL ! When they get a little bigger they are Pickeraleyes When they are 14lbs in the Bay of Quinte.. they are Walleye.. Edited December 30, 2010 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Man.. is it this time of year again??? lol When they are small and nice eating size.. they are PICKERAL ! When they get a little bigger they are Pickeraleyes When they are 14lbs in the Bay of Quinte.. they are Walleye.. true dat I start calling them walleye at 8lbs and south of scugog walleye north of scugog pickeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Walleye always have been always will be Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyejack Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Here Walleye Walleye Walleye,dinner time .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 walleye or pickeral? That's too confusing..... we call them doré up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 My daddy taught me how to fish for pickerel, so they are pickerel cause dad's are always right, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 My daddy taught me how to fish for pickerel, so they are pickerel cause dad's are always right, right? Joey, you got that one RIGHT....Remember the show "Father Knows Best" HAPPY NEW YEAR...wait, do you guys celebrate New Years in Canada... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Joey, you got that one RIGHT....Remember the show "Father Knows Best" HAPPY NEW YEAR...wait, do you guys celebrate New Years in Canada... Bob Yup. We call it "Canadian New year". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governator Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Unless someone specifically says Chain Pickerel, then it's safe to assume they are referring to walleye when they say just pickerel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 ok I get told these are the same and I get told they are different walleye and pickeral someone please clear this up for me They are the same fish. They are actually even pronounced the same the only differce is the spelling. Pickeral is pronounced ˈpɪk ər əl, or ˈpɪk rəl and Walleye is also pronounced ˈpɪk ər əl, or ˈpɪk rəl. (unless you are American) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 They are the same fish. They are actually even pronounced the same the only differce is the spelling. Pickeral is pronounced ˈpɪk ər əl, or ˈpɪk rəl and Walleye is also pronounced ˈpɪk ər əl, or ˈpɪk rəl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Put 7 of them on a stringer and go into your local MNR office. The word pickerel won't appear anywhere on the ticket they will give you. You will be charged for keeping over your limit of walleye. It's not an American/Canadian thing it's a "my gramps incorrectly called them pickerel so I incorrectly call them pickerel too" kinda thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 They are the same fish. They are actually even pronounced the same the only differce is the spelling. Pickeral is pronounced ˈpɪk ər əl, or ˈpɪk rəl and Walleye is also pronounced ˈpɪk ər əl, or ˈpɪk rəl. (unless you are American) That's right......if American from the west coast you first say "Dude"...from the south it's "Cousin"... and from the Buffalo area, it's (_________) fill in the blank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Find some old reg books.. they'll be called pickeral/pickerel, as they still are in current Ontario Parks documents. Pull up a Provincial Park like Finlayson in Temagami and see what species of fish the lake has to offer.. http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/finl-multiple.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Let's all call them "zander" and be done with it. Personally, I prefer the word "pickerel" but I call them "walleye" for the board.. Or let's all go to the Latin names for fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thanks Irishfield. I looked on your link and found this page for cool water species. Pickerel doesn't appear on the list but walleye and sauger do. http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/2ColumnSubPage/248438.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I think Jacques has is right. Dore (don't kow how to write an e accent aigu) Forget that. Too much work to insert the e accent aigu. Lets just call them "Food" or "Dinner" Had a nice day out there. Caught me 3 nice dinners and and a couple of bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thanks Irishfield. I looked on your link and found this page for cool water species. Pickerel doesn't appear on the list but walleye and sauger do. http://www.mnr.gov.o...age/248438.html What? No saugeyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Oh yeah, I almost forgot about pikeperch I think I will call them that from now on. PIKEPERCH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) This is the problem with common names and is the reason why the only true and correct way of identification of any species is through the use of Linnaean Taxonomy which uses latin (a dead language) to classifiy all species. So walleye/pickrel/zander etc. the only true name is Sander vitreus. But what ever the locals want to call them, they are delicious. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Actinopterygii Order:Perciformes Family:Percidae Genus:Sander Species:S. vitreus Edited December 30, 2010 by Old Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 This is the problem with common names and is the reason why the only true and correct way of identification of any species is through the use of Linnaean Taxonomy which uses latin (a dead language) to classifiy all species. So walleye/pickrel/zander etc. the only true name is Sander vitreus. But what ever the locals want to call them, they are delicious. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Actinopterygii Order:Perciformes Family:Percidae Genus:Sander Species:S. vitreus aka pickeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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