Walleye
Sander vitreus
No minimum length, but only two of the 5-fish daily bag can be under 16 inches in length.
Identify your catch
Two separate dorsal fins; the forward fin is spiny. Yellow-brown to greenish body with darker mottling and a pale belly. Lower tail lobe has a pale tip; teeth are conspicuous.
Habitat on Meredith
Steep rock, ledges and drop-offs dominate; upper water is turbid while lower water is clearer.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD recommends slow, light-tackle walleye presentations using small jigs with minnows or nightcrawlers near rock and drop-offs. Smallmouth bass use rocky shoreline structure.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
Adults: At most 2 meals per month; 8 oz per meal. Children: At most 2 meals per month; 4 oz per meal.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Adults mainly eat fish. Walleye are most active at night and spawn in early spring, scattering eggs over suitable substrates.
General Walleye profile →Sources & lake evidence
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗