Species
Walleye
Sander vitreus · family Percidae
Live · updated
Maryland's premier cool-water gamefish. Deep Creek Lake is the flagship fishery; also found in the non-tidal Potomac and the Youghiogheny River. Low-light feeder — dusk, dawn, and overcast/windy days are prime. Jigs, crankbaits, and nightcrawler harnesses are standard.
Preferred conditions
- Water temp
- 50–72°F (ideal 62°F)
- Tide
- either
- Moon
- new
- Depth
- 10–40 ft
- Active months
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
Best walleye conditions today
Detroit River (Wyandotte)
Sandusky River (Fremont)
Lake Minnetonka
Leech Lake
Lake St. Clair (Metropark)
Lake Powell (Bullfrog)
Lake Oahe (Oahe Downstream, Pierre)
Spirit Lake
West Okoboji Lake
Milford Lake
Tuttle Creek Lake
Wilson Lake
Lake Francis Case (Chamberlain)
Lake Sharpe (Pierre)
Lewis and Clark Lake
Ludington State Park
Lake Winnebago (Menominee Park, Oshkosh)
Carlyle Lake
Lake Memphremagog (Newport)
Boysen Reservoir
Mille Lacs Lake
Port Crescent State Park
Maumee River (Side Cut Metropark)
31st Street Beach (Margaret T. Burroughs Beach)
Marquette Park Beach (Gary, Miller Beach)
Washington Park Beach (Michigan City)
Bay de Noc (Escanaba)
Canyon Ferry Lake
Lake Sakakawea (Fort Stevenson State Park)
Devils Lake (Grahams Island State Park)
Selkirk Shores State Park
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Harlan County Reservoir
Lake Audubon
Lake of the Woods (Baudette)
Lake Pueblo
Cherry Creek Reservoir
Chatfield Reservoir
Horsetooth Reservoir
Boyd Lake
Glendo Reservoir
Peninsula State Park (Nicolet Bay Beach)
Mississippi River (Clinton)
Jennings Randolph Lake
Truman Lake
Oneida Lake
Green Bay (Bay Beach, Green Bay)
St. Lawrence River (1000 Islands)
Saginaw Bay
Deep Creek Lake
Potomac River — Williamsport
Tims Ford Lake
Lake Cumberland
Mississippi River (Grafton)
Lake Anna State Park
Claytor Lake
Summersville Lake
Cheat Lake
Dale Hollow Lake
Sturgeon Bay (Door County)
Rainy Lake (International Falls)
Lake Champlain (Burlington)
Kentucky Lake
Bull Shoals Lake
Catawba Island State Park (Port Clinton)
Lake Champlain
Beaver Lake
Potomac River — Point of Rocks
New River (Thurmond Gorge)
Presque Isle State Park
Edgewater Beach (Cleveland)
Sims Park Beach (Euclid)
Lake McConaughy (Ogallala)
Lake Vermilion
Table Rock Lake
Fort Peck Lake
Connecticut River (Bellows Falls)
Conowingo Dam Tailrace
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Regulations by jurisdiction
Maryland (non-tidal)
Stale: last verified 51 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 5
Statewide: 15-inch minimum, 5 per day. Deep Creek Lake has an 18–21 inch protected slot (all fish in slot must be released) AND is closed March 1–April 15. Potomac River has a 20-inch protected-slot provision Jan 1–Apr 15 in some sections. Verify water-specific regulations before keeping any fish.
Source · verified 2026-04-22
Waters with special regulations in this jurisdiction
Virginia (non-tidal — VDWR)
Stale: last verified 51 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 18"
- Creel
- 5
Non-tidal VA: 18-inch minimum (higher than MD's 15-inch), 5 per day in aggregate with saugeye. Special regulations on the flagship waters: Claytor Lake and the New River (upstream to Fries Dam) are limited to 2 per day, and no harvest of fish 19–28 inches (protected slot). Primary fisheries: New River, Claytor Lake, Smith Mountain Lake, South Holston.
Source · verified 2026-04-22
OH
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
great lakes
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 6
Lake Erie: 15" minimum, 6/day.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
PA
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
great lakes
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 6
Lake Erie: 15" minimum, 6/day.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 6
15" minimum, 6/day. Closed Mar 15–first Saturday in May.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
WV
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 8
8/day (15" minimum on most waters).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
TN
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 16"
- Creel
- 5
16" minimum, 5/day (with sauger).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
MO
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 18"
- Creel
- 8
18" minimum, 8/day (walleye & sauger combined).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
MN
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 6
6/day statewide; Mille Lacs and many lakes carry special slot/limit rules — confirm the lake.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
OK
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 14"
- Creel
- 6
14" minimum, 6/day (some reservoirs 16–18").
Source · verified 2026-05-29
KY
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 16"
- Creel
- 5
16" minimum, 5/day (walleye & hybrids).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
AR
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 18"
- Creel
- 4
18" minimum, 4/day.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
NY
Stale: last verified 14 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 5
15" minimum, 5/day (Oneida and most waters).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
great lakes
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 5
Lake Ontario: 5 walleye/day, 15" minimum.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
NTCO
Stale: last verified 11 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 5
Statewide: 5/day, 5 in possession. Several Front Range reservoirs are more restrictive (an 18" minimum).
Source · verified 2026-06-01
Waters with special regulations in this jurisdiction
NTMTC
Stale: last verified 11 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 5
Central District: 5 walleye and sauger daily (only 2 may be sauger), 10 in possession (only 4 sauger).
Source · verified 2026-06-01
NTMTE
Stale: last verified 11 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 5
Eastern District: 5 walleye daily and 10 in possession.
Source · verified 2026-06-01
NTWY
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 6
Wyoming: 6 walleye/day (Boysen Reservoir and most waters); sauger share the limit on some waters.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
MI
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
great lakes
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 6
Michigan Great Lakes (Lake Erie, Detroit River, St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair): 6 walleye/day, 15" minimum. Michigan resets bag limits every May 1 — confirm the current rule.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
WI
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
great lakes
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 5
Wisconsin Great Lakes / Green Bay (Lake Michigan): 5 walleye/day, 15" minimum.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
NTND
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 14"
- Creel
- 5
North Dakota: 5 walleye and sauger combined per day (no size limit on most waters; a 14" minimum applies on the Missouri River system — Lake Sakakawea — and Devils Lake).
Source · verified 2026-06-03
NTSD
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 4
South Dakota: 4 walleye/day, 8 in possession statewide (Lake Oahe). Lake Sharpe and some other Missouri River reaches add a 15" minimum (waived in July–August) and a one-over-20" rule — confirm the water.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
NTNE
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 4
Nebraska: 4 walleye/day, 15" minimum, no more than one over 22" (Lake McConaughy and most reservoirs).
Source · verified 2026-06-03
NTVT
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 18"
- Creel
- 3
Lake Champlain: 3 walleye/day, 18" minimum. Season May 1–Mar 15.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
NTIA
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 3
Iowa: 3 walleye/day. Mississippi River pools carry a 15" minimum and release of all fish 20–27" (1 over 27"); the Iowa Great Lakes use a 19–25" protected slot.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
Waters with special regulations in this jurisdiction
NTKS
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 5
Kansas: 5 walleye/day, 15" minimum on most reservoirs (Milford, Tuttle Creek, Wilson).
Source · verified 2026-06-03
IL
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 14"
- Creel
- 6
Illinois: 6 walleye/sauger per day, 14" minimum on most waters.
Source · verified 2026-06-03
NTNM
Stale: last verified 9 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 5
New Mexico: 5 walleye/day; some waters add a minimum size.
Source · verified 2026-06-03