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Is there a big difference? #7514296 03/01/22 11:39 PM 03/01/22 11:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois I il.trapper OP trapper
il.trapper OP trapper I Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois	As table fare between walleye and sauger?

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7514303 03/01/22 11:49 PM 03/01/22 11:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 21 Minnesota M Mnsnowcat trapper
Mnsnowcat trapper M Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 21 Minnesota	Nope..

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7514310 03/02/22 12:00 AM 03/02/22 12:00 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 4,040 ND grumley701 trapper
grumley701 trapper Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 4,040 ND	Nope, sauger run smaller is about it. Pure Blood

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7514327 03/02/22 12:28 AM 03/02/22 12:28 AM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,588 MB J Jurassic Park trapper
Jurassic Park trapper J Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,588 MB	A 12” Sauger tastes better than a 20” Walleye. Sauger is my favourite fish to eat. Cold as ice!

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7514329 03/02/22 12:29 AM 03/02/22 12:29 AM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,588 MB J Jurassic Park trapper
Jurassic Park trapper J Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,588 MB	Also sauger is the easiest fish to fillet too! Cold as ice!

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7514746 03/02/22 01:17 PM 03/02/22 01:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,130 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,130 Minnesota	None NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7514752 03/02/22 01:21 PM 03/02/22 01:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 335 edwardsville,IL stoke trapper
stoke trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 335 edwardsville,IL	Zero

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7515039 03/02/22 05:40 PM 03/02/22 05:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois I il.trapper OP trapper
il.trapper OP trapper I Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois	Thanks for the info guys. I have a fella who is supposed to know how to catch a bunch of sauger. Guess I will find out.

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7515054 03/02/22 05:57 PM 03/02/22 05:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,063 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,063 St. Louis Co, Mo	I don't think Mo differentiates between the 2 in the fishing regs anymore. Might be considered the same species. Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7515648 03/03/22 08:36 AM 03/03/22 08:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,219 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,219 Manitoba	Studies done back tracing heavy metals in fish put sauger 50X higher than walleye of the same size range. Remember that a 12 inch sauger can be 10-12 years old vs walleye @ 3-5 years.

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7515734 03/03/22 09:53 AM 03/03/22 09:53 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,527 Wi. D Diggerman trapper
Diggerman trapper D Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 6,527 Wi.	I think in Wi. if there are spots in the dorsal fin they are considered Sauger.

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7516823 03/04/22 08:40 AM 03/04/22 08:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,219 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,219 Manitoba	it is all about that rear spot in the last two rays in being black on the dorsal rays for a walleye ID minnow barring can happen into the third year in walleye so those spots can occur

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7516925 03/04/22 10:33 AM 03/04/22 10:33 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	I am an equal opportunity eater of both because they taste great! “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7516936 03/04/22 10:39 AM 03/04/22 10:39 AM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,624 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,624 Green County Wisconsin	I can't tell the difference the few times I had them side by side on a plate America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7516958 03/04/22 10:53 AM 03/04/22 10:53 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,453 Missouri ol' dad trapper
ol' dad trapper Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,453 Missouri	Hard to tell the difference. You're not far from a great place to catch sauger. The Kaskaskia river tailwaters. ol'dad "I season my food with hunger"

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7517159 03/04/22 02:31 PM 03/04/22 02:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois I il.trapper OP trapper
il.trapper OP trapper I Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois	Ol dad, that is one of his best spots!!! The other being the chain of rocks. He also fishes above or below several islands in the Miss. river. We are supposed to be going here in a few days.

Re: Is there a big difference? [Re: il.trapper] #7517246 03/04/22 03:38 PM 03/04/22 03:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,063 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,063 St. Louis Co, Mo	Stop it, you're killing me! Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

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