Walleye are also related to the Sauger

Speaking of Walleye, I'm about 30 minutes from thre border of Mexico and there's a restaurant here that serves Walleye. This fish really only exists up in N Az where the OP caught his. Makes me wonder if its really Walleye and just how fresh it is.I've never eaten Walleye, so if I ordered it, I probably wouldn't know if it actually was Walleye.

Probably farm raised in Europe. There is little to no commercial walleye fishing in the U.S. and Canada. Finding fresh walleye even up north is a rarity.

Probably farm raised in Europe. There is little to no commercial walleye fishing in the U.S. and Canada. Finding fresh walleye even up north is a rarity.

 

The Canadians commercially fish The Great Lakes, Lake of the Woods, Lake Nippegon and Eagle Lake among others.

Probably farm raised in Europe. There is little to no commercial walleye fishing in the U.S. and Canada. Finding fresh walleye even up north is a rarity.

My dad was in the fish business for 30 years in Detroit, one of the best selling fish was lake Erie pickerel (walleye) netted commercially from Canada.  Another very popular over the counter fish was Lake Superior whitefish commercially caught. Off the top of my head I can't think of any other fish as popular as those 2 for purchase at a fish market in our area of the country.

nice catch, looks clean as heck. I see why people eat them

It's a Walleye, my suggestion would be with a fillet knife! I have been killing them for the past week off Lake Erie in the Maumee River, this is their annual run and the Jacks that size are the best eating you will find. I prefer 19" to 23"  as the best for the skillet! I usually catch 20 to 60 a day this time of year, I am only allowed 4 a day but by the first week of May I will have the freezer full and other than a few Bluegill and a couple Pike, Yellow Perch are the only fish I will keep the rest of the year, but nothing eats better than Walleye and Yellow Perch.

It's a Walleye, my suggestion would be with a fillet knife! I have been killing them for the past week off Lake Erie in the Maumee River, this is their annual run and the Jacks that size are the best eating you will find. I prefer 19" to 23"  as the best for the skillet! I usually catch 20 to 60 a day this time of year, I am only allowed 4 a day but by the first week of May I will have the freezer full and other than a few Bluegill and a couple Pike, Yellow Perch are the only fish I will keep the rest of the year, but nothing eats better than Walleye and Yellow Perch.

Bad thing is that there is a mercury warning in Lake Mary right now 

Best eating freshwater fish I've ever had. Its one fish I really wish we had in FL.

 

The only fish I will keep if I catch them, worth it for 2 or 3 to make some dinner, besides perch I can't think of anything else around here that is as good....maybe crappie or bluegill