06-06-2009, 01:18 AM
i could be wrong but i think that they are in the 12 inch range by there 3rd year which would be the year after they are planted. I know they grow fairly fast. I agree though they do have a over sized head on a snakey body up there. while the onces below are much thicker.
I found this "Walleye fry will live to be 3 years old. Young Walleyes grow at a remarkable rate, by late Spring the fry will grow to be 1.5 to 2 inches and by the end of the Summer they will have grown to be 4 to 6 inches long. 1+ year old fish were 11.8 inches. 2+ year old fish were 17.9 inches, a 3+ year old fish was 20.1 inches and five 4+ year old fish were from 18.9 to 21.8 inchesWalleyes tend to grow at a remarkable rate for thier first four years of age and then their growth rate is at a much slower rate and because the females tend to grow much faster then the males, there could be 3 to 4 inches difference between a 4 year-old male and female walleye of the same year class. the walleye fry become 2-inch fingerlings in 40 days." that came from. [url "http://www.kneedeepclub.org/Species/walleye.html"]http://www.kneedeepclub.org/Species/walleye.html[/url]
But i did read alot saying cold waters slow the growth rate while warm waters speed it.
The thing i couldnt believe was how fast they hatch it said 13 days.
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I found this "Walleye fry will live to be 3 years old. Young Walleyes grow at a remarkable rate, by late Spring the fry will grow to be 1.5 to 2 inches and by the end of the Summer they will have grown to be 4 to 6 inches long. 1+ year old fish were 11.8 inches. 2+ year old fish were 17.9 inches, a 3+ year old fish was 20.1 inches and five 4+ year old fish were from 18.9 to 21.8 inchesWalleyes tend to grow at a remarkable rate for thier first four years of age and then their growth rate is at a much slower rate and because the females tend to grow much faster then the males, there could be 3 to 4 inches difference between a 4 year-old male and female walleye of the same year class. the walleye fry become 2-inch fingerlings in 40 days." that came from. [url "http://www.kneedeepclub.org/Species/walleye.html"]http://www.kneedeepclub.org/Species/walleye.html[/url]
But i did read alot saying cold waters slow the growth rate while warm waters speed it.
The thing i couldnt believe was how fast they hatch it said 13 days.
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