Walleye in France..

[meppstas]

My good friend at Mepps in France sent me a couple of photos of a fish called a Walleye that they catch in Lakes & rivers Europe.. These are just a couple of smaller ones that he's caught.
It was nice to see that he finally managed to get some time away from the company to wet a line, even better that he caught a few fish as well..

cheers
Adrian

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This one was taken in Spain..
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This was caught in France..

[reddory]

I only just spotted this post, Adrian - can't imagine how I missed it originally! A couple of decent fish for your mate there.  Don't they also fish for walleye in north America?  Are they the same fish, I wonder?

[meppstas]

I only just spotted this post, Adrian - can't imagine how I missed it originally! A couple of decent fish for your mate there.  Don't they also fish for walleye in north America?  Are they the same fish, I wonder?

Yes Paul they originate in Canada & North America & they're the same fish as far as I know..I think they were stocked in the rivers in several European countries.   
More than likely have hatcheries in Europe now I'd think as they've been catching them there for a very long time now, some say they're really Zander which look similar.
But Jean-Luc told me what he's caught is Walleye.. Found the following site which is in the USA and it more or less says that Walleye can be caught in Europe..

http://www.chicagolandfishing.com/forums/55-walleye/78379-european-walleye.html

cheers
Adrian