Pickeral or Walleye?

[Slimshady]

I once went on a fishing trip to Shoal Lake in Canada, which is north of Minnesota. We asked what the locals were catching and they said that the pickeral were really biting well. So we spent a whole day throwing large spoons and tandem spinners for what we thought were Northerns, only to find out we should have been fishing for Walleyes. Good news is, we actually caught quite a few large Northerns.

[Water Wolves]

In Canuckia, the natives often refer to the pike as a pickerel. But the two fish are different. Pickerels have somewhat of a chain-type pattern in their markings. Doubtful they were referring to walleye.
Good to hear about your 'northern' success!

WW

[fishandhunt]

Actually in Canada the locals refer to walleye as pickerel. In fact in many US restaurants, if you see pickerel on the menu it is actually walleye. When I'm in Canada fishing and want to find out where the walleye are, I ask them where can I find some pickerel.

Maybe it's code so we can't find the 'eyes.

[Fried Fillets]

fishandhunt is correct.

[Steely-Head]

Yes, many restaurants refer to Walleye as Pickerel.

[goosewa]

I have even heard of the the Canadians Referring to Walleye as "Walleyed Pike".

-Goosewa

I have heard people refer to both Walley and Pike as Pickerel. My dad use to tell me that Pickerel is a little different from a Pike. He said that they were a little smaller. So when I saw you guys debating this topic, I thought I would do some research to settle it, and so far, I am more confused. Below is a few web pages that describes a Walley, Pike, Chain Pickerel, and a Redfin Pickeral. Guess what? They are all referred to as Pickerel. I am going to continue to do more research, but I think it just matters where you are at and how you were brought up.


http://www.espn.go.com/outdoors/gene...c_Walleye.html

http://www.espn.go.com/outdoors/gene...thernPike.html

http://www.espn.go.com/outdoors/gene...nPickerel.html

http://www.espn.go.com/outdoors/gene...nPickerel.html

Here is another web site.

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/d.../piketext.html

I concluded that my Dad was right. But everything I read gave all these fish a similar name. Thus, who really knows what someone is referring to when they say Pickerel.

[Canadian Hunter]

Pickeral: a tasty toothy fish!

Same thing as a walleye, just like steelhead arent called steelhead they are called bow's.

[sfw1960]

DOH!!
Callin' STEEL , 'Bows??
That's gunna start up somethin' with the
'Trout & Salmon' purists!!!!!!!
Yikes!!

LOL

[Canadian Hunter]

Yeah you try living in Windsor fishing for eye's er I mean pickeral, I swear the name changes in the middle of the trenton channel. Then go fish for steelies in the grey bruce peninsula in Ontario where steelie's are called bow's, then head to eireau where bow's are called steelie's. Got you confused yet????

[Mags]

Canadian terminology, rules and regs probably authored by Sir Red Green, Minister of Confusion, eh? Can we swap nephew for Freddy Trost, plus one draft pick?