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Walleye
Discusses the behavior and habitats of walleyes and offers advice on how to locate and fish for walleyes
160 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1986
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February 25, 2015
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Tawsha Wohlrabe
Genre: Non-Fiction
Walleye
By: Dick Sternberg
I really fancied reading “Walleye” by Dick Sternberg because the book contains so much alluring information that it had left me wanting more when I was finished. I had thought that I knew a lot about walleye`s but once I was finished reading the book, I found out that there was more to walleye`s than I had known of. I was very amazed when I realized how much my awareness of walleyes had increased after I read this book. I knew that the weather had impacted walleyes, but what I did not know was that during a calm, sunny day in a clear body of water, walleyes will stop consuming their food earlier than usual in the morning and start their food consumption again later than usual in the afternoon. One thing that really spiked my curiosity was that I had found out that the tapetum lucidum allowed walleyes to see well in dim light, while their prey cannot.
The two types of walleyes that have been classified in North America are the yellow walleye and the blue walleye or blue pike. I was kind of taken aback when I had found out that there is two different types of walleyes in the world. The yellow walleye is most commonly known as a walleye. They are not superb fighters and they do not jump. I had established that it was hilarious when I had found out that walleyes are not exceptional combatants. They shake their heads in battle refusing to be pulled from their deep water. I grasp their actions too because if someone was trying to catch me I would try my very best to not be caught by that person as well. Walleyes can recognize color with the help of two types of color discriminating cells which are red-green cells and blue- yellow cells. I had found this very intriguing because I had never known that walleyes had two types of color discriminating cells. The problem is that walleyes have blue-yellow color blindness due to them lacking the blue-yellow cells. I personally do not think that I would be able to handle having any type of color blindness because I really love to look at the beauty of the world. As a result of this walleyes can only see the colors red or green. I had never even known that walleyes could see color, but I had presumed that in order for them to be a great predator they had to have some type of advantage in the field. Saugers are frequently mistaken by fishermen as a Walleye. Walleyes and saugers sometimes hybridize by producing a fish called the saugeye.
The yellow walleye was primarily called the Stizostedion vitreum vitreum and the blue walleye or blue pike was originally called the Stizostedion vitreum glaucum. Walleyes belong to the perch family. Yellow walleyes have an olive-green back, golden sides and a white belly. Blue walleyes have a steel-blue back with silvery sides and it accommodates larger eyes than the yellow walleye. Saugers have noticeable black spots on their dorsal fin. Their pectoral fins have a dark spot on the base and they have a grayish to brownish complexion with dark blotches on them as well. Saugers have no white spot on the bottom of their tail and they are slimmer than a walleye. They do not grow as large as walleyes do, they have a spotted dorsal fin, and their sides are tinged with gold and black blotches. The tail also does not have a white spot on its lower lobe as well. Walleyes are related to a European zander which is a pike-perch. The difference is that walleyes distribute their eggs randomly while zanders build a nest for their eggs.
Walleyes were found in a triangular area extending across Canada and south to Alabama but know they are found in almost every state and province due to widespread stocking.
I would suggest this book to fifth graders and up who are fascinated in walleyes. It is a very good book to read and to gain a great deal of knowledge from. I would recommend this book to teenagers and adults because it contains a lot of information that would be useful for someone to know in their life. It gradually takes you through the information of walleyes from the past and to the future. Once you start reading you will not want to put the book down.
Tawsha Wohlrabe
Genre: Non-Fiction
Walleye
By: Dick Sternberg
I really fancied reading “Walleye” by Dick Sternberg because the book contains so much alluring information that it had left me wanting more when I was finished. I had thought that I knew a lot about walleye`s but once I was finished reading the book, I found out that there was more to walleye`s than I had known of. I was very amazed when I realized how much my awareness of walleyes had increased after I read this book. I knew that the weather had impacted walleyes, but what I did not know was that during a calm, sunny day in a clear body of water, walleyes will stop consuming their food earlier than usual in the morning and start their food consumption again later than usual in the afternoon. One thing that really spiked my curiosity was that I had found out that the tapetum lucidum allowed walleyes to see well in dim light, while their prey cannot.
The two types of walleyes that have been classified in North America are the yellow walleye and the blue walleye or blue pike. I was kind of taken aback when I had found out that there is two different types of walleyes in the world. The yellow walleye is most commonly known as a walleye. They are not superb fighters and they do not jump. I had established that it was hilarious when I had found out that walleyes are not exceptional combatants. They shake their heads in battle refusing to be pulled from their deep water. I grasp their actions too because if someone was trying to catch me I would try my very best to not be caught by that person as well. Walleyes can recognize color with the help of two types of color discriminating cells which are red-green cells and blue- yellow cells. I had found this very intriguing because I had never known that walleyes had two types of color discriminating cells. The problem is that walleyes have blue-yellow color blindness due to them lacking the blue-yellow cells. I personally do not think that I would be able to handle having any type of color blindness because I really love to look at the beauty of the world. As a result of this walleyes can only see the colors red or green. I had never even known that walleyes could see color, but I had presumed that in order for them to be a great predator they had to have some type of advantage in the field. Saugers are frequently mistaken by fishermen as a Walleye. Walleyes and saugers sometimes hybridize by producing a fish called the saugeye.
The yellow walleye was primarily called the Stizostedion vitreum vitreum and the blue walleye or blue pike was originally called the Stizostedion vitreum glaucum. Walleyes belong to the perch family. Yellow walleyes have an olive-green back, golden sides and a white belly. Blue walleyes have a steel-blue back with silvery sides and it accommodates larger eyes than the yellow walleye. Saugers have noticeable black spots on their dorsal fin. Their pectoral fins have a dark spot on the base and they have a grayish to brownish complexion with dark blotches on them as well. Saugers have no white spot on the bottom of their tail and they are slimmer than a walleye. They do not grow as large as walleyes do, they have a spotted dorsal fin, and their sides are tinged with gold and black blotches. The tail also does not have a white spot on its lower lobe as well. Walleyes are related to a European zander which is a pike-perch. The difference is that walleyes distribute their eggs randomly while zanders build a nest for their eggs.
Walleyes were found in a triangular area extending across Canada and south to Alabama but know they are found in almost every state and province due to widespread stocking.
I would suggest this book to fifth graders and up who are fascinated in walleyes. It is a very good book to read and to gain a great deal of knowledge from. I would recommend this book to teenagers and adults because it contains a lot of information that would be useful for someone to know in their life. It gradually takes you through the information of walleyes from the past and to the future. Once you start reading you will not want to put the book down.
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