Editing Walleye (section)

==As food==
[[File:Okacic.jpg|thumb|Fresh walleye being cooked over a fire<ref name="Freshwater Fish, recipe book">{{cite web |title=Freshwater Fish, recipe book |url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/ocped-ffmc/CC194-1-2011-eng.pdf |access-date=21 October 2024 |pages=198 |date=6 January 2011 |quote=Walleye’s firm and lean white-fleshed meat delivers a mild and sweet flavor and is available through Freshwater Fish in whole, filleted, portioned or minced form. Walleye is delicious served pan-fried, deep-fried, broiled or baked.}}</ref>]]
The walleye is considered to be a quite palatable [[Fresh water|freshwater]] fish, and consequently, is fished [[Sport fishing|recreationally]] and [[Fishing industry|commercially]] for food.<ref name=DNR>{{cite web|title=Walleye, Sander vitreus|url=http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10364_18958-45694--,00.html|work=Department of Natural Resources (DNR), State of Michigan|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> Because of its nocturnal feeding habits, it is most easily caught at night using live minnows or lures that mimic small fish. Most commercial fisheries for walleye are situated in the Canadian waters of the [[Great Lakes]],<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.seafoodsource.com/seafood-handbook/finfish/walleye |title=Walleye}} Retrieved 25 April 2022. ''Seafood Source''</ref> and fried walleye is considered a staple of [[Canadian cuisine]].<ref> {{cite web |url=https://cook.me/recipe/best-fried-walleye/ |title=Best Fried Walleye|date=6 May 2019 }} Retrieved 25 April 2022. ''Cook Me''</ref><ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/223227/best-fried-walleye/ |title=Best Fried Walleye}} Retrieved 25 April 2022. ''All Recipes''</ref> In [[Cuisine of Minnesota|Minnesota]], the walleye is often fished for in the late afternoon on windy days (known as a "walleye chop") or at night. Often served as a sandwich in Minnesota's pubs where the fish is very popular, deep fried walleye on a stick is a [[Minnesota State Fair]] food.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PK8wIfd19s0C&pg=PA32| title = Field and Stream July 2005| date = July 2005}}</ref>