are these the same fish

[skinny]

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

[limeyangler]

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.

[skeeter]

potatoe/ patatoe

tomato/tamato

 

canadians say pickeral, americans say walleye.

i say mmmmmmmmmmmmm gooood

[Billy Bob]

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...

[irishfield]

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

[Terry]

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

[spinnerbaitking]

Walleye always have been always will be

Richard

[walleyejack]

Here Walleye Walleye Walleye,dinner time ....

[Leecher]

walleye or pickeral? That's too confusing..... we call them doré up here

[Joey]

My daddy taught me how to fish for pickerel, so they are pickerel cause dad's are always right, right?

[Billy Bob]

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

[Rod Caster]

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".

[Governator]

Unless someone specifically says Chain Pickerel, then it's safe to assume they are referring to walleye when they say just pickerel.

[Cudz]

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)

[irishfield]

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.

 

[jediangler]

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.

[Billy Bob]

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...

[irishfield]

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

[Roy]

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.

[jediangler]

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

[Cudz]

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.

[Roy]

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?

[Cudz]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about pikeperch

 

I think I will call them that from now on. PIKEPERCH!!

[Old Man]

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

[Cudz]

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