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Walleye fingerlings are available around the last week of June or the first week of July and should be ordered early in the year. In April, eggs are collected from broodstock. Genetics are outstanding as many of the large females weigh over 15 lbs.  Eggs are removed and fertilized, then placed in hatching jars for incubation.  Newly hatched fry are placed in plankton enriched rearing ponds.  Eight weeks later they have grown to 2" - 3".  Fish are delivered or picked up, (small orders can be picked up.)  Fish are placed in plastic bags with oxygen at this time. 

The young walleye must be moved out of the rearing ponds within a week or two, otherwise they will be lost through cannibalism, (fingerling density in the rearing ponds is extremely high).  A few walleye are left in and fed minnows.  These fish will be available in September/October at 4" - 8". Reserving these fish before the end of June is strongly recommended but not always necessary.


Seining one of the many rearing ponds.

Almost any pond or lake will be suitable for walleye as long as it's not subject to winterkill.  Winterkill usually only happens in very shallow weedy water bodies.  As weeds die under ice, they consume oxygen and a layer of snow prevents sunlight from penetrating and creating new oxygen.  So when oxygen crashes the fish die off.  If the pond or lake is devoid of all fish life, it may be subject to winterkill.  Although some minnow species can live through very low oxygen levels.


Hand counting a customer order.

Newly stocked walleye will be looking for small minnows, crustaceans and plankton to eat.  If minnows are stocked into a pond they will provide an excellent source of food, (mud minnows spawn 4 to 5 times a year) for the young walleye.

Growth depends on a lake or pond's fertility but typically 6" the first fall and 12" by the second fall.  Walleye live for about 15 years and may establish themselves well and naturally reproduce.


Exceptional growth of minnow fed
fall fingerlings.

Price depends on size and quantity, please phone (613) 396-5490

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