Apparently Canadian anglers have been catching some blue colored walleye with an ‘erie’ blue glow.Over the past 6 years Dr. Wayne Schaefer has been studying these blue walleye that are occaisionally being caught in the Towns of Ear Falls and Armstrong in Ontario. Now anglers are catching them in Minnesota. Read this interesting article that explains more about this blue fish and its biology. A portion of the article says:
Since December, Minnesota ice anglers have landed at least four yellow perch, a common panfish species, that aren’t yellow at all. These are bright blue with an iridescent glow. Startled anglers who have caught the mysterious fish have been sent scrambling to the Internet or the Department of Natural Resources for answers.
The trail eventually leads them to Dr. Wayne Schaefer, a University of Wisconsin-Washington County professor who has been studying blue-hued walleyes in a remote region of Canada since 2000.
The article was written by, Chris Niskanen, of the Pioneer Press in St. Pauls, MI. Read it here.
One Word: COOL.
Bill Anderson
Muskoka Outdoors
