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
Ludington State Park
Table Rock Lake
Truman Lake
Lake Champlain
Mississippi River (Grafton)
Port Crescent State Park
31st Street Beach (Margaret T. Burroughs Beach)
Marquette Park Beach (Gary, Miller Beach)
Washington Park Beach (Michigan City)
Bull Shoals Lake
Lake St. Clair (Metropark)
Green Bay (Bay Beach, Green Bay)
Spirit Lake
West Okoboji Lake
Milford Lake
Tuttle Creek Lake
Wilson Lake
Cheat Lake
Carlyle Lake
Lewis and Clark Lake
Harlan County Reservoir
Bay de Noc (Escanaba)
Oneida Lake
Connecticut River (Bellows Falls)
St. Lawrence River (1000 Islands)
Lake Memphremagog (Newport)
Saginaw Bay
Peninsula State Park (Nicolet Bay Beach)
Mille Lacs Lake
Lake Minnetonka
Leech Lake
Lake McConaughy (Ogallala)
Lake Francis Case (Chamberlain)
Maumee River (Side Cut Metropark)
Detroit River (Wyandotte)
Mississippi River (Clinton)
Lake Pueblo
Cherry Creek Reservoir
Chatfield Reservoir
Horsetooth Reservoir
Boyd Lake
Fort Peck Lake
Canyon Ferry Lake
Lake Powell (Bullfrog)
Boysen Reservoir
Lake Winnebago (Menominee Park, Oshkosh)
Lake Sakakawea (Fort Stevenson State Park)
Lake Audubon
Rainy Lake (International Falls)
Sturgeon Bay (Door County)
Conowingo Dam Tailrace
Presque Isle State Park
Selkirk Shores State Park
Lake Champlain (Burlington)
Jennings Randolph Lake
Devils Lake (Grahams Island State Park)
Lake of the Woods (Baudette)
Beaver Lake
Catawba Island State Park (Port Clinton)
Potomac River — Williamsport
Tims Ford Lake
Kentucky Lake
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Sandusky River (Fremont)
Lake Oahe (Oahe Downstream, Pierre)
Lake Sharpe (Pierre)
Glendo Reservoir
Lake Vermilion
Lake Anna State Park
Summersville Lake
Sims Park Beach (Euclid)
Lake Cumberland
Potomac River — Point of Rocks
Deep Creek Lake
Edgewater Beach (Cleveland)
Claytor Lake
Dale Hollow Lake
New River (Thurmond Gorge)
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Regulations by jurisdiction
Maryland (non-tidal)
Stale: last verified 81 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 81 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 44 days ago.
great lakes
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 6
Lake Erie: 15" minimum, 6/day.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
PA
Stale: last verified 44 days ago.
great lakes
- Min size
- 15"
- Creel
- 6
Lake Erie: 15" minimum, 6/day.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
Stale: last verified 44 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 44 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 8
8/day (15" minimum on most waters).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
TN
Stale: last verified 44 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 16"
- Creel
- 5
16" minimum, 5/day (with sauger).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
MO
Stale: last verified 44 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 44 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 44 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 44 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 16"
- Creel
- 5
16" minimum, 5/day (walleye & hybrids).
Source · verified 2026-05-29
AR
Stale: last verified 44 days ago.
non tidal
- Min size
- 18"
- Creel
- 4
18" minimum, 4/day.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
NY
Stale: last verified 44 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 39 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 41 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 41 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 41 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 5
Eastern District: 5 walleye daily and 10 in possession.
Source · verified 2026-06-01
NTWY
Stale: last verified 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 days ago.
non tidal
- Creel
- 5
New Mexico: 5 walleye/day; some waters add a minimum size.
Source · verified 2026-06-03